Online Teaching Certification
Certification, Resources, & Support

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If you are a faculty member that has been assigned or would like to be assigned a Distance Learning (Hybrid or Fully Online) Course at LBCC then you are required to have completed our Online Teaching Certification by completing two components (in either order):  1) Canvas LMS certification & 2) Online Teaching Pedagogy Certification. These two combined make up our LBCC Online Teaching Certification.
 

LBCC Online Teaching Certification 

1) LBCC Canvas LMS Certification

  • LBCC Introduction to Teaching with Canvas - A self-paced training course for LBCC Canvas. Requires login to the Viking Portal. 
  • Note: As of March 1, 2022 this course has replaced “Growing with Canvas”. If you have already completed “Growing with Canvas” then you meet the Canvas LMS certification and do not have to complete this new course. 

2) LBCC Online Teaching Pedagogy Certification 

Certification Waivers:  If you have completed Online Teaching Certification and/or Canvas LMS Certification at another institution you may complete our Online Teaching and Canvas Certification Waivers (online submission). 

First, please self-enroll in our Online Faculty Learning & Development course: Enroll in Online Faculty Learning & Development.

Then, choose from the following options to submit your waiver(s). 

Online Teaching Certification Deadlines

Faculty who are assigned or would like to be assigned a fully online or hybrid course, are required to be Online Teaching Certified. Below are the deadlines to complete the certification based on semester of assignment:

  • November 1st – Winter & Spring 
  • April 1st  – Summer & Fall

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

LBCC Online Teaching Recertification

In accordance with collective bargaining agreements, faculty members assigned to teach online courses are required to maintain their online teaching skills by completing the Online Teaching Recertification (OTR) training course.

The OTR is designed to help instructors:

  • Stay current with college policies and procedures.
  • Maintain compliance with state and federal requirements, as well as accreditation standards and regulations.
  • Strengthen their ability to effectively engage and support students in the online classroom.

The OTR is a six-hour, self-paced training course completed entirely online.

Recertification Requirement

Faculty must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Have completed the LBCC Online Teaching Certification program, or
  • Have an Online Teaching Certification waiver on file with OLET.

Prerequisite

  • Completion of LBCC Certification program OR
  • Online Teaching certification waiver on file with OLET

Recertification Completion Deadline

Faculty members who received their online teaching certification or certification waiver prior to or during 2023 must complete the OTR by November 1, 2027.

Please note: Enrollment in the OTR is currently limited to faculty members who completed their initial online teaching certification or received a certification waiver prior to or during 2023.

Additional Information

For more information about online teaching recertification, please self-enroll in the Online Faculty Learning & Development.

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Questions or Support

For questions or support on our LBCC Online Teaching Certification process contact:

  • Melvin Cobb, Online Education Faculty Coordinator
  • Hussam Kashou, Dean, Online Learning, Educational Technology, & Learning Resources