OIC Path to Completion

First Stop: The OIC Class Itself – Where You’re the Student

Instructions: Locate the OIC course (the course you’re taking to complete your online instructor certification) by typing in OIC in the course search bar at the top of your D2L navbar. This is the OIC course that will provide you with information and assessments that will lead to certification.

Work in the OIC Class

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Take the Syllabus Quiz and earn 100%

 

 

Complete the Structure Worksheet and post it in the Structure Discussion

 

 

Take the UDL quiz

 

 

Take the Self-assessment quiz

 

 

 

Second Stop: Sandbox – Where You’re the Instructor

Instructions: Locate your sandbox (your final project course) by typing in OIC and your last name into the course search bar at the top of your D2L navbar. This is an empty shell that the OIC course requires you to use for the following tasks. 

Building in Your Own OIC Sandbox

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Add a module to Course Materials>Content called “Orientation”

 

 

Create a file in the “Orientation” module and title it “Meet Your Professor”

 

 

Write the “Online Teaching Philosophy” and post it in the “Meet Your Professor” topic

 

 

Add your photo and an additional introduction to yourself in the “Meet Your Professor” topic

 

 

Add your photo and content to your Brightspace (D2L) profile

 

 

Add a syllabus (in the Academic Affairs-approved template format) to the Syllabus link in D2L (under Course Materials)

 

 

Modify your homepage to eliminate white-space and feature the most important content in your course

 

 

Add a second module that provides (1) a file with text and media, (2) a link to a website, (3) a YouTube video that is embedded, and (4) a Quicklink to an existing activity in the online classroom

 

 

Create a discussion forum and topic

 

 

Create a quiz

 

 

Create a Dropbox item

 

 

Set up grades

 

 

Create a Rubric

 

 

Associate the rubric w/ a dropbox folder in your course

 

 

Set a Release condition on the same Dropbox folder so that it opens only after students have completed another action in the course

 

 

 

Sandbox Checklist - 10 Quality Standards

Instructions: Prior to finalizing your project and submitting it for review, make sure the course reflects the 10 elements needed as a minimum for an online classroom.

Content

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Navbar

 

 

Instructor Profile

 

 

News/Getting Started

 

 

Syllabus

 

 

Communication Plan

 

 

Content

 

 

Attendance-confirmation Assignment

 

 

Peer-to-peer Engagement

 

 

Grades

 

 

Media/ Welcome Video

 

 

 

The Finish Line: The Most Important Step

Email online@nwfsc.edu to notify Learning Technologies that you have completed the OIC course and project. In the email, let us know which course we should evaluate. We will respond within 24 hours with feedback.

 

Questions?

If you have questions about completing any parts of the OIC or your project course, request assistance at support.nwfsc.edu, our support ticketing system. We’ll be glad to assist.