Quality Online Teaching and Learning
The Quality Online Teaching & Learning Work Group, or the QOTL Work Group, is an in-house certification program for Cañada faculty to learn how to teach online and/or hybrid courses. The QOTL Work Group was first offered in the Summer of 2017 and will be offered three times each year--once during the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. The course is offered 100% online and the objectives of the QOTL Work Group are outlined below.
At the completion of the QOTL Work Group, participants will be able to:
- Design an accessible online or hybrid course in Canvas while applying the OEI Course Design Rubric.
- Assess new or existing course materials for accessibility and revise as needed.
- Construct a course that meets the needs of online or hybrid students, specifically in the area of Regular Substantive Interaction.
QOTL Work Group example Syllabus
Over 100 Cañada faculty have completed the QOTL Work Group! Check out our QOTL certification
lists by division to the left to see who's been certified.
Are you interested in the next QOTL Work Group training?
Faculty providing online courses (including hybrid, online synchronous and online
asynchronous) are required to be trained in online course development and delivery
per Title V regulations, and we recommend that instructors get re-certified every 3 years in order to stay
current in this ever-changing environment. QOTL training is recognized in all SMCCD
district colleges as proof of current preparation (and may be recognized by other
schools and colleges). Prior training at other districts or through providers such
as @ONE may be considered equivalent to QOTL. If you have any questions about QOTL
or other training programs you are interested in completing, please contact Online
Instruction Coordinator Nada Nekrep (nekrepn@smccd.edu). If you're interested in signing up for a future QOTL training course, please fill
out the sign-up form below: