Professional Certificate in Online Teaching

Curriculum, Requirements and Fees

To earn the Professional Certificate you must earn 10 continuing education units (CEUs): 6 CEU from required coursework and 4 CEUs from electives.

As of March 7, 2013 enrollment in the PCOT is temporarily suspended while we update, improve and restructure the curriculum and courses into newly redesigned certificates, beginning in fall 2013. Please sign up to receive information about these new certificates by clicking the “Receive Information” link on the left menu.

Required courses (all in a self-paced format)

Course Number and Title	CEUs	Format	Schedule
0136 Fundamentals of Online Teaching for K12 Instructors	3.0	Scheduled, self-paced	Start Now!
0350 Online Facilitation Techniques (PCOT)	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0355 Assessment in Online Learning (PCOT)	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0440 Capstone Project	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!

Current Electives: 4.0 CEUs required (delivered in mixed formats)

Exact electives are subject to change.

Course Number and Title	CEUs	Format	Schedule
0136 Fundamentals of Online Teaching	3.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0201r eLearner Support Services	2.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0302 Designing for Online Learning (2 ceu)	2.0	Spring	TBA
0315 Blogs and Blogging	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0316 Exploring the World of Wikis	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0317 Podcasting Perspectives	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!
0330A Learning in the Mobile Age (1 ceu)	1.0	Scheduled, self-paced	TBA
0330B Learning in the Mobile Age (2 ceu)	2.0	Scheduled, self-paced	TBA
0337 Exploring MOOCs from the Inside Out	2.0	Scheduled, self-paced	TBA
0365B Using Virtual Environments in Teaching and Learning	1.0	Self-paced, anytime	Start Now!

Program Fee

$1475 Covers all materials, access to online resources, e-portfolio, advising, and certificate.