Online Instruction
Before teaching online, please review the current faculty collective bargaining agreement, which outlines negotiated requirements to help ensure online courses meet district, state, and federal regulations.
Required Online Training
Review Article 19H to learn more about training requirements for teaching online. Options include:
- Complete LPC's Online Course Development Program (OCDP).
- Ideally, the OCDP is taken before teaching online for the first time; if needed, it can be started the first day of classes and completed it during the current semester.
- Submit the Exemption from District Sponsored Online Instruction Training form if you have completed an equivalent training.
- Note: the CVC@ONE Certificate in Online Teaching and Design is a popular option, especially for part-time instructors who teach at multiple campuses, as it is typically accepted as an equivalent training across districts. CVC@ONE courses are free to California Community College instructors - and some have an option to pay a small fee and earn credits, which may help some instructors advance on the salary schedule.
- Instructors who don't complete the OCDP or equivalent training must complete a DE Committee Course Review with a member of LPC's Distance Education Committee before the end of their first
term teaching online.
- Please reach out to the DEC Co-Chairs to request this option, if desired.
No matter which option you choose, you are welcome to use LPC's optional templates for online courses:
DE Minimum Standards
Article 19E outlines key minimum standards for distance education instruction.
Required Evaluation
The first semester you teach online, you will complete an online course evaluation, in accordance with Article 19F.
Required HyFlex Training
Instructors choosing to teach a HyFlex course must complete a required HyFlex training (Article 19I) and are welcome to utilize LPC's optional HyFlex templates:
Optional POCR Training
Experienced online instructors are encouraged to complete the Peer Online Course Review training to align their online course to the high-quality standards outlined in the CVC Online Course Design Rubric. (See Article 19G for more details.)
Other Optional Training
Even on-campus instructors typically use many of the same instructional technologies that online instructors use, like Canvas - our Learning Management System. That's why all instructors will find optional, but highly recommended courses on your Canvas Dashboards, including our self-paced "Intro to Canvas" and "Web Accessibility" courses.
You also have the opportunity to participate in workshops offered throughout the year to refresh your skills and explore the latest in course design and instructional technology.
Extra Support
You'll also receive ongoing email communication from your Instructional Technology team, including reminders about: