Online Teaching Certification
Certification, Resources, & Support

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If you are a faculty member that has been assigned or would like to be assigned a Distance Learning (Hybrid or Fully Online) Course at LBCC then you are required to have completed our Online Teaching Certification by completing two components (in either order):  1) Canvas LMS certification & 2) Online Teaching Pedagogy Certification. These two combined make up our LBCC Online Teaching Certification.
 

LBCC Online Teaching Certification 

1) LBCC Canvas LMS Certification

  • LBCC Introduction to Teaching with Canvas - A self-paced training course for LBCC Canvas. Requires login to the Viking Portal. 
  • Note: As of March 1, 2022 this course has replaced “Growing with Canvas”. If you have already completed “Growing with Canvas” then you meet the Canvas LMS certification and do not have to complete this new course. 

2) LBCC Online Teaching Pedagogy Certification 

Certification Waivers:  If you have completed Online Teaching Certification and/or Canvas LMS Certification at another institution you may complete our Online Teaching and Canvas Certification Waivers (online submission). 

First, please self-enroll in our Online Faculty Learning & Development course: Enroll in Online Faculty Learning & Development.

Then, choose from the following options to submit your waiver(s). 

Online Teaching Certification Deadlines

Faculty who are assigned or would like to be assigned a fully online or hybrid course, are required to be Online Teaching Certified. Below are the deadlines to complete the certification based on semester of assignment:

  • November 1st – Winter & Spring 
  • April 1st  – Summer & Fall

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

LBCC Online Teaching Recertification

Completion of the Online Teaching Recertification (OTR) training course is recommended to ensure that instructors are up to date with the latest pedagogical strategies, technological tools, and best practices for effective online instruction to facilitate online student success. This six-hour training course is self-paced and is conducted entirely online.

Faculty should complete the recertification course five years after gaining initial certification (or five years after being granted a certification waiver).

Prerequisite

  • Completion of LBCC Certification program OR
  • Online Teaching certification waiver on file with OLET

Recommended Recertification Completion Dates

  • Faculty who received online teaching certification or a waiver prior to or during 2019 should complete the OTR by June 30, 2026 
  • Faculty who received online teaching certification or a waiver in 2020 should complete the OTR by June 30, 2027 

Please note: Enrollment in the OTR for the 2025–2026 academic year is limited to faculty members who completed online teaching certification or received a waiver before 2021.

For more information regarding recertification, please self-enroll in our Online Faculty Learning & Development course: Enroll in Online Faculty Learning & Development.

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Questions or Support

For questions or support on our LBCC Online Teaching Certification process contact:

  • Melvin Cobb, Online Education Faculty Coordinator
  • Hussam Kashou, Dean, Online Learning, Educational Technology, & Learning Resources