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Certificate in Online Instruction

Online Instruction is the fastest growing education medium in North America. Millions of adult learners in colleges, universities, and industry regularly enroll in online courses!

This certificate program will equip you with the skills to:

  • plan online education
  • design eLearning activities
  • develop an online course
  • create online lessons
  • create eLearning objects
  • conduct eLearning
  • assess and evaluate eLearning

Who Takes This Certificate?

The Certificate in Online Instruction is designed for educators and trainers who plan to enter the world of eLearning and:

  • are eager to implement online instruction
  • are highly motivated to learn eLearning tools
  • enjoy dynamic project-based learning activities that are relevant to delivering successful online courses
  • have some understanding of online education by lack practical implementation of skills

What Will I Learn?

There are three courses in this certificate program:

  • Principles and Processes of eLearning (ED 4150)
  • Design and Develop Interactive eLearning (ED 4151)
  • Design and Develop an Online Course (ED 4152)

Pre-requisites

  • Experience as an educator or trainer
  • Ability to create webpages
  • Knowledge of course design
  • Comfortable with common computer applications

How is the Program Offered?

Each course is 10 weeks long and delivered entirly online. See the course schedule PDF Document for more information.

Outcomes of the Program

Upon successful completion of the Certificate in Online Instruction you will be able to:

  • plan and coordinate the development of online courses and programs
  • generate effective eLearning course material
  • design effective eLearning experiences for online education and training
  • provide eLearning expertise at your place of work

Registration and Course Fees

New students are required to submit an Application for Admission PDF Document, $30.00 application fee and documents supporting your area of expertise. You may enroll for courses at the location of your choice on receiving your "Letter of Acceptance".

A current list of course fees can be found at the Enrollment and Fees section of the VCC School of Instructor Education website.