SVSU is committed to high-quality learning experiences offered in a variety of delivery formats. Faculty members are provided with professional development and ongoing support to design and teach online and hybrid courses. SVSU is a subscribing member of the Online Learning Consortium, which provides national standards and guidelines for designing high-quality online and hybrid learning experiences.
The OLC uses the OSCQR rubric for course assessment. Please see our Canvas site, Teaching Resources, for a copy of the rubric.
Faculty who will be teaching online or hybrid courses are required to complete one of our two certification courses.
If you think you (or your faculty member if you are a chair) are already qualified, contact Anne Huebel.
Click on the text below to learn about our two training courses.
This certification course, also known as the Designer’s Course, covers the pedagogy of online and hybrid course design and teaching.
Full-time and adjunct faculty who will be:
o revision/creation of the syllabus.
o choosing and creating teaching materials and learning activities.
o facilitating classroom face-to-face or online direct instruction.
This course is a primarily asynchronous self-paced course with at least 2 consultations with CETL staff to complete course requirements. Work may be completed at your own pace; however, certification will not be issued until all course requirements have been met with 85% proficiency. The course typically takes 10-15 hours to complete (assuming familiarity with Canvas and previous teaching experience), and much, if not all, of the work, can be used in upcoming courses.
Please contact CETL@svsu.edu to discuss placement in the appropriate training course.
This certification course, also known as the Facilitator’s Course, covers best practices in communicating with and providing feedback to students in an online format.
This course is a primarily asynchronous self-paced course with at least 1 consultation with CETL staff to complete course requirements. Work may be completed at your own pace; however, certification will not be issued until all course requirements have been met with 85% proficiency. The course typically takes 8 hours to complete (assuming familiarity with Canvas).
Please contact CETL@svsu.edu to discuss placement in the appropriate training course.