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QOTL 1 & 2

Quality Online Teaching & Learning (QOTL) 1

Quality Online Teaching and Learning

 

The Quality Online Teaching & Learning Training, or QOTL, is an in-house certification program for SMCCCD faculty to learn how to teach online and/or hybrid courses. QOTL 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 QOTL are outlined below.

At the completion of QOTL, participants will be able to:

  1. Design an accessible online or hybrid course in Canvas while applying the OEI Course Design Rubric.
  2. Assess new or existing course materials for accessibility and revise as needed.
  3. Construct a course that meets the needs of online or hybrid students, specifically in the area of Regular Effective Contact.

QOTL 1 Sample Syllabus & Schedule

Over 100 Cañada faculty have completed QOTL!

Are you interested in the next QOTL training?

Faculty providing online courses (including synchronous, asynchronous, hybrid and multi-modality) 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 SMCCCD district colleges as proof of current preparation (and may be recognized by other schools and colleges).  Prior training at other districts may be considered equivalent to QOTL in the SMCCCD.  If you have any questions about QOTL or other training programs you are interested in completing, please contact Nada Nekrep (nekrepn@smccd.edu).

Upcoming QOTL 1 Offerings

  • Fall 2024: September 23 - November 4

Please email DE Coordinator Nada Nekrep (nekrepn@smccd.edu) to sign up for an upcoming QOTL 1 offering.

Quality Online Teaching & Learning (QOTL) 2

QOTL 2

About the Training

QOTL 2 is an advanced online teaching training that builds off of QOTL 1 and goes beyond the content in that course. The goal is to invite faculty to look at one of their existing courses and re-imagine any components that they feel could be improved upon and/or enhanced. And we want this training to fit the needs of our faculty, so we’ve designed it to be a Choose Your Own Adventure format. The course begins with a Module 0 that everyone completes, followed by the three modules that faculty participants get to choose, and concludes with a final activity.

Faculty participants get to choose which modules they work through based on the topics that they’d like to dive further into. They get to choose one module from each category to make up their own QOTL 2 Adventure. Here’s an outline of the topics faculty can choose from:

  • Category A – Course Structure & Navigation (choose 1)
    • Content Delivery
    • Course Facilitation
    • Visual Interest
  • Category B - Interaction & Communication (choose 1)
    • Student Interaction
    • Instructor Interaction
    • Honoring Student Voice
  • Category C - Assessment (choose 1)
    • Authentic Assessment
    • Active Learning
    • Grading & Feedback

Upcoming QOTL 2 Offerings

We are currently inviting faculty who have completed QOTL 1 three or more years ago to participate in QOTL 2.

  • Fall 2024: September 9 - October 14

Please email DE Coordinator Nada Nekrep (nekrepn@smccd.edu) to sign up for an opcoming QOTL 2 offering.