ARC Online Teaching Institute (OTI) (Online) Spring 2023/Foundations 2.0 Registration

Overview of the Online Teaching Institute (OTI)

The ARC Online Teaching Institute (OTI) helps to prepare instructors for teaching online through exploration and hands-on demonstrations of effective practices in online instruction. The OTI is composed of nine sessions. It begins with participants exploring the characteristics of successful online instructors, the foundations for teaching with technology, options for teaching online, the concept of digital competencies and how that may affect how our students learn, and ways to identify and create exemplary online courses. Through the program, participants will delve into the important issues for both instructors and students using online tools including website credibility, plagiarism, copyright, web accessibility, and assessments. Participants will be introduced to different presentation applications, media, and tools for online communication as they create a blueprint for modules that demonstrate exemplary online course design. The OTI is taught within Canvas, affording opportunities for participants to learn and use the different tools and functions for future classes; however, this is not a Canvas training class. Participants should have a working knowledge of how to create and teach a class using Canvas prior to beginning the OTI.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Create a course with informational and instructional modules that are the basis for the development of an online course and that meet the criteria for exemplary course design as outlined in the OEI Online Course Design Rubric.
• Demonstrate proficiency in online teaching and learning as outlined in the @ONE Principles for Quality Online Teaching.

Spring 2023 Schedule

The American River College Spring 2023 OTI is scheduled for nine online sessions between January 27, 2023 through May 4, 2023.

Special Registration Information for Spring 2023 Foundations 2.0 Professional Development Opportunity

If you have not already completed the ARC Online Teaching Institute (OTI) in Canvas and would like to enroll in the OTI to fulfill the LRCCD Foundations 2.0 Professional Development opportunity, when you register you will be asked to select from the following compensation options as agreed to by the LRCFT and LRCCD:

Full-Time Faculty Spring 2023 Foundations 2.0/Complete OTI (9 Sessions) select one option –

• 3 Units of Salary Class Advancement
• Stipend $1,691.20 + 1.0 Unit of Salary Class Advancement
• Stipend $1,691.20 + 30 College Service Hours
• 70 College Service Hours

Full-Time Faculty Spring 2023 Foundations 2.0/Partial OTI (7 Sessions) select one option –

• 1.33 Units of Salary Class Advancement
• Stipend $1,691.20

Part-Time Faculty Spring 2023 Foundations 2.0/Complete OTI (9 Sessions) select one option –

• 3 Units of Salary Class Advancement
• Stipend $1,691.20 + 1.0 Unit of Salary Class Advancement

Part-Time Faculty Spring 2023 Foundations 2.0/Partial OTI (7 Sessions) select one option –

• 1.33 Units of Salary Class Advancement
• Stipend $1,691.20

Upon successful completion of the course, your name will be forwarded to district for automatic issuance of the compensation option you pre-selected.

Additional Notes

• Priority will be given to ARC employees who have not completed a previous OTI and who are scheduled to teach online at ARC.
• The ARC Guidelines for Web-based Instruction recommend completion of the ARC Online Teaching Institute or an equivalent program BEFORE an instructor teaches a fully-online course.

For more information, including technical requirements, see the information page for the ARC Online Teaching Institute.

Registration is now closed!

For other Foundations 2.0 options for Spring 2023, please check this Los Rios Foundations 2.0 webpage.

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