Please read the information below to find out how to become an online instructor. Please note that Academic Affairs at each college coordinates and manages the instructional delivery of online courses for CCC students and faculty.
What are the qualifications to teach online?
Register for Quality Matters (QM) Courses
All CCC faculty and staff preparing to teach online are eligible to take the QM courses & workshops at the discounted member rate. In order to receive the discounted rate, use your CCC employee email address to create your MyQM account and select your CCC home college (as identified by Human Resources) as your affiliation and Higher Education as your program.
DO NOT select City Colleges of Chicago-District Office as your affiliation.
You must select one of the seven colleges listed in the drop-down box. If you
do not see your college listed, please contact Angela Winters-Harmon at awintersharmon@ccc.edu for assistance.
District Office personnel should contact Steven Bradford at sbradford3@ccc.edu in Online Learning for affiliation instructions.
During the registration process, you will be asked to select your method of payment. Select "Credit Card" and proceed to payment information. On the following screen, select "Party Responsible for Payment: Self." Faculty should see the contacts listed at the bottom of this page to discuss reimbursement from professional development funds.
If you are a faculty member, administrator or staff member from
Olive-Harvey College, please contact Angela Winters-Harmon at awintersharmon@ccc.edu for different
registration instructions.
Register for Introduction to Teaching in Brightspace at CCC (BSP 201)
Introduction to Teaching in Brightspace at CCC is a three-week, asynchronous, online course facilitated by CCC faculty. It defines online and hybrid courses, covers instructor's roles and responsibilities for teaching online courses at CCC, and shows you how to use Brightspace tools needed for effective teaching.
You should plan to spend 8-12 hours/week on course activities. There is no registration fee for this course.
Before class begins you are expected to know how to create modules and topics, post a syllabus, and create an announcement in Brightspace. Please refer to the CCC Brightspace Resources and Training Calendar if you need to develop or refresh your skills prior to class.
Register for ION (Illinois Online Network) Courses
All CCC employees are eligible to take the ION courses at a discounted rate of $150 dollars per course. In order to receive the discounted rate, use your CCC employee email address to create your ION account and enter our member code when prompted. Please contact your college human resources office for the ION member code to receive the discount.
The ION schedule is available for viewing.
Online Learning Courses
To view online learning course offerings, search the current semester schedule.
Credential Review
Upon completion of the required courses, follow your college's credential review process for credit courses. Contact your college's Dean of Instruction for any questions about the credential review process.
Instructors are expected to provide evidence of successful completion of professional development requirements (ex. Quality Matters certificates of course completion, ION transcripts, grade reports) and a copy of the signed Online Teaching Assignment Agreement in their request for review.
Documentation of successful completion of BSP 201 Introduction to Teaching in Brightspace at CCC is maintained by Online Learning. No certificate is required.
Instructors requesting to substitute professional development other than those currently required by CCC should provide evidence of learning outcomes achieved (ex. syllabus) and documentation of successful completion (ex. certificate, transcript, letter) in their request.
Faculty with official transcripts on file with CCC do not need to resubmit transcripts. Those without official transcripts will be asked to submit them.
Faculty Professional Development Funds For questions and procedures for using professional development funds to pay for online learning courses and workshops, please email the contact listed below for your home college.
| DA |
Crystal Washington |
cwashington59@ccc.edu |
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| HW |
Paola Di Domenico |
pdidomenico@ccc.edu |
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| KK |
Monique Williams |
mwilliams3@ccc.edu |
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| MX |
Donnetta Ramsey |
dramsey@ccc.edu |
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| OH |
Nicole Alexander |
nalexander19@ccc.edu |
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| TR |
Justin Pitre |
jpitre1@ccc.edu |
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| WR |
Robert Prorok |
rprorok@ccc.edu |
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| WR |
Gifty Mensah |
gmensah@ccc.edu |
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