Interested in DL
Interested in Teaching a Distance Learning Course?
“I’m interested in teaching a distance learning course. What do I do?”
Step 1: Determine if online teaching is for you.
• Take the following assessment survey to see if online teaching is for you: Is Online Teaching for me?
• Next, review the following articles that explain some of the motivating factors , incentives and obstacles faculty members face when they teach online:
o Parker, A.(2003b). Motivation and incentives for distance faculty. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 6(3). Retrieved September 14, 2005, from
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall63/parker63.htm Rockwell, S. K., Schauer, J., Fritz, S. and Marx D. (1999).
o Incentives and obstacles influencing higher education faculty and administrators to teach via distance learning. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration 2(4). Retrieved February 3, 2006, from http://www.westga.edu/~distance/rockwell24.html
Step 2: Get approval from your Division
• Each Division has different requirements for teaching online courses. First check with your Division about what is required on the Divisional level for you to teach an online course.
Step 3: Take the Online Instructor Certification (OIC) course.
• After you have secured your department’s approval to teach a course online, your next step is to complete the Online Instructor Certification (OIC) course. By completing the OIC course, you will receive the required training needed to be certified to teach online at CNM. For more information on this course, please contact Brian Ditmer, Distance Learning Specialist.
