NEXT START DATE SEPTEMBER 2008!

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"I am thrilled to be taking these classes online and to be talking about my passion—teaching and learning. This online experience is very different...and I am really excited about it."
Denise Kingsley-Joy, Director of Computer and Information Sciences
Jamestown Community College

"My goal in this program is to grow as instructor — especially as an online instructor and department chair. I want my students to come away with knowledge, inspiration, and the empowerment to learn more.."
Seleeda Grantum, Chair of General Education Studies
ITT Technical Institute, Richmond, VA

About the program

Fielding’s innovative Teaching in the Virtual Classroom (TVC) certificate program, the most comprehensive of its kind, provides community and four-year college faculty, military trainers and faculty, corporate trainers, and K-12 teachers the skills they need to successfully develop, deliver, and evaluate online classes. Offered asynchronously online, the program is accessible using either dial-up or broadband connections.

It is distinctive from other programs devoted to teaching online offered by other institutions in that it is designed to appeal to both K-12 and Higher Education populations. Participants will experience many of the learning and assessment strategies that they will be studying. The set of courses are designed to follow the model of coursework in the Fielding Ed.D. program such that the units will seamlessly articulate into the doctoral program for those interested in pursuing that degree and who apply and are accepted into that program.

The courses have been developed and will be delivered by Rena M. Palloff, Ph.D. and Keith Pratt, Ph.D., both extremely well published and well known in the area of online distance learning. Rena and Keith have often been approached by those who have heard them speak at conferences and workshops asking them to develop a certification program that addresses the techniques they write about and present. Consequently, participants will have the opportunity to work directly with Rena and Keith in their area of expertise.

What's In It for You

• Learn theory & practical skills. The increased role of online education in institutions of higher learning, K-12 school districts, the armed forces, and corporations has produced a dramatic increase in the demand for skilled, high quality online educators who can design and deliver effective online education.
• Learn online. Delivered completely online, the comprehensive TVC program allows participants to learn online teaching skills and then practice these skills as they develop their own effective online courses.
• Learn from the experts. The program's core faculty, Drs. Rena Paloff and Keith Pratt, are well-known authors and consultants in online learning. Adjunct faculty includes Rita Marie Conrad, noted author of Engaging the Online Learner.
• Become an effective online educator. On completion of the TVC program, participants will understand the theory behind online learning, and will be well equipped to create and conduct successful, stimulating online courses.
• Work towards a doctoral degree. Fielding's Teaching in the Virtual Classroom certificate program is the only one of its kind to offer students the option to earn a certificate and apply units towards the university's doctoral program in Educational Leadership & Change.

Computer equipment and access needs

Technical requirements for enrolling in the program are minimal. Click here to see details regarding computer equipment*.

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