Professional Development and Services
The Online Course Review & Certification Program (OCRC)
Online@JSU has developed the Online Course Review & Certification Program (OCRC). This process is intended to help faculty optimize the student learning experience in online courses and programs, modernize course design and navigation, improve student achievement, and increase instructor presence. Access the resources in this section to learn more about the program, find resources to assist you in prepping your courses for a successful certification review, and submit your course for a certification review.
Key Resources
- Updated October 2023
- Use this rubric to prepare your online course
- This rubric is used to assess and certify online courses
Online Course Certification Guide
- Updated November 2023
- An overview of the program and how it all works together
Online Course Design Workbook: A Guide for Faculty
- Updated October 2023
- Helps you prepare your course for a successful course certification review
- Learn how to submit your course or program for a review
Online@JSU regularly partners with instructors across JSU to offer faculty a breadth of presentation and workshop options. Topics range from teaching and learning theory, online teaching strategies and techniques, best practices in online teaching and learning, multimedia, virtual classrooms, and building online and hybrid courses.
Offered twice per year (Fall and Spring), the COI provides online instructors with skills and strategies in:
- Best practices in teaching an online course
- Best practices in designing learning
- Best practices in building an online course
There are 10 seats for full-time faculty available per session. Seats in excess of those allotted to full-time faculty are available as well to adjuncts, clinical faculty, staff, and graduate teaching assistants.
There are two parts of the course:
- Part 1 - Best Practices in Teaching Online
- Part 2 - Best Practices in Designing & Building an Online Course.
Course Capstone Project: To complete the COI, each student must complete the course capstone project - build or revise an online course and successfully pass the course course review.
The review rubric is grounded in widely accepted best practices in online course design and online course teaching.
- Cohort 15 - Spring 2025 - Information Coming Soon!
Request more information by emailing Dr. Christopher Inman at cinman@jsu.edu.
Whether you want to improve the quality of a single video, or you want to increase your capability using video, Online@JSU has tools that can help you meet your goals. We have video kits available for faculty checkout via our online request form. With these tools, faculty can simply add a light to help overcome a dark office or leverage the technology to provide an enhanced virtual learning experience.
If you have any questions or would like training/tips on use, please reach out to our office, and a team member will be glad to assist you.
Items available include:
- Desk Tripod
- Floor Tripod
- Raya Bendie Light
- Phone Holder
- Logitech 4k Webcam
- Elmo Document Camera
- Wacom Intuos Pro L
Documentation of specific items:
Raya Bendie Light - https://www.rayalighting.com/product/15630/Raya-FRB_USB_10-Bendie_Brite-Folding-USB-Bi_Color-LED-Ring-Light-(10%22)
Logitech 4k Webcam - https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/brio-4k-hdr-webcam.960-001105.html
Elmo Document Camera - https://www.elmousa.com/product/ox-1/
Wacom Intuos Pro L - https://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-tablets/wacom-intuos-pro
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Webcams
Online@JSU now has 35 webcams for students to reserve. Webcams can be checked out from the Multimedia Lab on the 6th floor in the Houston Cole Library.