Winter Term

✏️Best Practices in Accelerated Learning - Fully Async Online Self-Enrolled and Self-Paced Hour Flex    

NC.EDUC-100  
Intro to Teaching Strategies (Teaching Foundations Certificate)                                       
Faculty: Victoria Leonard                                                                                                  
Dates: 1/4/27 - 2/2/27                                                                                    
Location: 100% Online

Course Description: Introduces and develops techniques for best practices in selected learning environments. Amplifies key concepts and tools for educators to implement across curriculum and modalities. Focuses on self-reflection and peer review to enhance and improve authentic best practices in the classroom and conducive to student center learning. This course is designed for students and faculty preparing for and maintaining a career in education. Emphasis is placed on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for success as an educator.

NC.EDUC-105  

Intro to Online Instruction (Teaching Foundations Certificate)                                       
Faculty: Katie Coleman                                                                                                      
Dates: 1/4/27 - 2/2/27                                                                                     
Location: 100% Online
Course Description: Explores the application of learning theories for online learners; differences between face-to-face and online learning; resources for online teaching and learning; course management systems and online learning tools; and best practices for online learning. The class is designed so that participants will experience the components of an online course from both student and instructor perspectives. This course is a total of 36 hours. Participants would need to first complete the 4 hour self-paced Canvas class to prepare for IOI. 

NC.EDUC-106  
Teaching Project Based (P5BL) for Civic Equity and Inclusion (21st Century Teaching Certificate)
Faculty: Linda Beauregard Vasquez   
Dates: 1/4/27 - 2/2/27                                                                                     
Location: 100% Online
Course Description: Learn how to develop and implement effective civic inclusion curricula using P5BL. You will learn how to co-teach with other educators, create P5BL assignments and syllabi, and incorporate academic and personal research, social responsibility, community engagement, and real-world 'wicked' problems into your teaching.
 
NC.EDUC-111  

OnlineLIVE & Hyflex Training (Teaching Foundations Certificate)
Faculty: Carol Johnston                                                                                  
Dates: 1/18/27 - 1/29/27                                                                                     
Location: 100% Online
Course Description: Engaging live sessions in online classes don't just happen. They're intentionally designed! This synchronous training prepares instructors to lead inclusive, engaging live online instructional sessions, utilizing active learning strategies while complying with student privacy and accessibility requirements. By the completion of this 2-week course, you will demonstrate your ability to schedule, conduct, archive, and share a live session. You will also develop a lesson plan for a live session that uses effective instructional skills to support the diverse needs of community college students. You will achieve these goals by asynchronously engaging with content and completing assignments in Canvas, as well as attending synchronous sessions in Zoom that scaffold your learning. 

NC.EDUC-107  
ePortfolios for Engagement, Reflection and Assessment (21st Century Teaching Certificate)
Faculty: Brittany Applen                                                                             
Dates: 1/8/27 - 1/29/27                                                                                     
Location: OnlineLive January 8 10am-12pm on Zoom; January 29 10am-12pm on Zoom
Course Description: Equips faculty with strategies and tools to create an inclusive classroom environment that fosters comprehensive internationalization, cross-cultural dialogue, and inclusivity, in order to amplify a wider range of voices. An emphasis on crafting assessments, lectures and other classroom activities to create an inclusive and authentic teaching experience.