Overview

This 8-week, instructor-led course is the final course for the Mater Online Teacher Certificate.  It introduces an eight-week course about completing a process. In order to do this, you are going to demonstrate 4 skill sets important to teaching online successfully. We will also take time to build upon our own online communication/facilitation skills in this program. 

Learners who complete this course have the opportunity to earn the Master Online Teacher Certificate or one of our microcredentials.

Outcomes

As a result of completing course activities and interacting in discussion forums, participants will:

  • Facilitate a discussion on a topic related to online learning.
  • Apply instructional design practices to improve an existing online course or add structure to a future course.
  • Evaluate peer instructional design projects using best practices learned in the program. 
  • Reflect on what you have learned in the program.

Enrolling is EASY!

  1. Login or create an account.
  2. Enter payment information.
  3. Look for access links in your inbox.

If you are an institutional contact and want to register multiple people from your organization, please contact ION at ion@uis.edu. We can bulk enroll participants from a list.

Practicum for Master Online Teacher

Cost:

$445.00

Duration:

8 weeks

Program

This course is a part of the Master Online Teacher Certificate  program, which includes the following courses:

You must complete the following courses to earn the Master Online Teacher professional certificate:

  • Overview of Online Instruction
  • Instructional Design for Online Course Development
  • Student Assessment in Online Courses
  • Practicum

In addition, you must successfully complete two of the following electives:

  • Hybrid, Blended, and HyFlex Course Design
  • Technology Tools for Online Learning
  • Universal Design Principles for Online Learning
  • Interactive & Immersive Technologies in Online Learning
  • Encouraging Communication in Online Courses
  • Cultural Responsiveness for the Online Classroom

Planning

Prerequisite: Core and elective MOT courses

See the proposed course schedule  and important registration dates to help plan your learning path. 

Discounts

Learners pursuing the Master Online Teacher professional certificate can receive a 12.5% discount by registering for the certificate program:  

Discount codes

If you are from a community college that receives a discount on ION courses, please acquire your code from the ION contact at your institution or email ion@uis.edu before registering. 

Community college members must also use their college email for verification.