Who should take this program?

This series of four online courses is designed for new and experienced online instructional designers, librarians, and multimedia specialists who work with online faculty and other online learning support professionals, as well as online faculty who support online course design and development at their institution.


Program Description:

Throughout each course, participants will collaborate with colleagues and learn about:

  • Guiding new faculty through the online course development process
  • Opportunities for integrating multimedia into the course design
  • Analyzing learning theories to work theory into practice
  • Providing strategies and resources for staying current with emerging best practices
  • Becoming qualified in applying the OLC and Open SUNY Course Quality Review (OSCQR) rubric and process.

Program Completion Requirements:

  • A certificate is earned after completion of each 4-week course
  • The courses do not have to be taken in order
  • You have one year from the time you start to complete all 4 courses if you wish to receive a certificate for the Instructional Designer Certificate Program