Please read the information below to find out how to become an online instructor. Please note that Academic Affairs at Harold Washington College coordinates and manages the instructional delivery of online courses for CCC students and faculty.
What are the qualifications to teach online?
Note that all three online courses must be completed by midterm of the fall semester for summer and fall courses in the subsequent year, and midterm of the spring semester for spring courses in the subsequent year. Within the same time frame, a request to your Department Chairperson must also be made to ensure your credentials have been updated.
Additional recommended courses include
Universal Design Principles for Online Learning
Adapting, Integrating, and Creating OERs for Online Learning
Technology Tools for Online Learning
Register for Quality Matters (QM) Courses
All CCC faculty 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 City Colleges of Chicago Online Learning - District Office (IL) as your affiliation and Higher Education as your program.
Contact Dave Brashinger in Online Learning at dbrashinger@ccc.edu for any questions regarding your QM account.
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. NOTE: Either the Quality Matters Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery (TOL) workshop or ION: Overview of Online Instruction (ION:OO) course must be successfully completed prior to starting BSP 201.
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 Teaching Assignment Agreement
Faculty offered an online teaching assignment must agree to and sign an agreement that outlines requirements for online faculty. Demonstrated adherence to the agreement is required for subsequent assignments to teach online.
Online Learning Courses
To view online learning course offerings, search the current semester schedule.
Credential Review
Upon completion of the required courses, contact the Department Chairperson at Harold Washington College for your discipline to request a credential review. A list of contacts by discipline is available.
Instructors are expected to provide evidence of successful completion of professional development requirements (ex. Quality Matters certificates of course completion, ION transcripts, grade reports) 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 to Academic Affairs at Harold Washington College.
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 campus.
| 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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