Date/Time: Friday, January 27, 2023 - Friday, April 21, 2023
All Day
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 Friday, January 27, 2023 through Friday, April 21, 2023.
| Session | Start Date | Topics |
| Session 1 | Jan 27, 2023 | OTI & Course Management System Orientation – Course Design |
| Session 2 | Feb 3, 2023 | Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning – Teaching Strategies and Practices |
| Session 3 | Feb 10, 2023 | Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Accessibility |
| break | ||
| Session 4 | Feb 24, 2023 | Syllabus, Policies, and Learner Support |
| Session 5 | Mar 3, 2023 | Course Design: Integrating Web Resources |
| Session 6 | Mar 10, 2023 | Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning |
| break | ||
| Session 7 | Mar 24, 2023 | Interaction and Community Building |
| Session 8 | Mar 31, 2023 | Media for Online Learning |
| break | ||
| Session 9 | Apr 21, 2023 | Capstone Project |
| Complete work by: May 4, 2023 | ||
Receive Salary Advancement Credit!
Three units of salary advancement credit, for those currently placed in Class I-III of your salary schedule, are available for participation in the ARC Online Teaching Institute pending approval of your dean. You must submit your request for salary advancement credit to the District PRIOR to attending the Institute. See the Class/Step Placement and Advancement for Faculty webpage for more information.
Application-for-Salary-Advancement-Credit-OTI SP23
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.