2.0 Online Faculty Certification Program (OFCP)

City, Mesa, Miramar, and College of Continuing Education faculty are required to complete the OFCP in order to teach a distance education course assignment. The OFCP webpage Links to an external site. provides enrollment information.

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The Online Faculty Certification Program covers distance education guidelines, pedagogy for online instruction, and the California Virtual Campus (CVC) Rubric Links to an external site.. This program may take up to 20 hours to complete depending on your experience, dedicated time, and effort.

The Online Faculty Certification Program ensures that all online course instructors are aware of and comply with State and Federal regulations and WASC accreditation distance education guidelines and are proficient in the tools and techniques for effective online teaching.

• Distance Education Guidelines for CA Community Colleges
• ACCJC/WASC Guide to Evaluating Distance Education
• Title 5 Distance Education Regulations
• Regular and Effective Contact (Student to Student and Faculty to Student)
• Federal Financial Aid in Distance Education
• Student Success and Retention Strategies
• Humanizing & Equity Considerations
• Student Authentication and Authentic Assessment
• Copyright
• Accessibility
• Open Educational Resources (OER)

Note:

• Part 1 has an on-going enrollment period, and is self-paced with open assignment deadlines.
• Part 2 requires cohort registration, and has assignment deadlines.