Welcome to the course! My name is Lindsay Foster and I will be one of your instructors for the course Online Instructor Certification.

This course is an example course to demonstrate items that are expected in the Online Instructor Certification. The purpose of this process is to ensure that TCC maintains the highest possible quality in its online offerings and instructors, which are keystones for building student success. The Online Instruction Certification course is similar to building a home. Just as the potential homeowner would work with a general contractor or architect to design blueprints, then monitor the pouring of the foundation and framing the structure, assist with home inspector and certification walkthroughs to insure safety standards, protocols, and procedures, continue to monitor as drywall and floors are installed, select fixtures and finishes such as flooring, paint, and cabinetry as well as handles and lighting, choose the finishing touches that make that house someone's home. And finally completing the final walk-throughs to verify quality, sign necessary paperwork, and receive the keys, every participant will work through these stages throughout this course to develop a solid foundation of online learning andragogy as well as begin the framework that will become a rigorous and impactful course.

This course is designed as an online course, which means that you will be responsible for all assignments and readings in this course.

This course requires that you already have Canvas training and are able to create Canvas pages and activities. Additional expectations will be stated in the course modules as they apply to each unit.

The things that we feel are most important for you to recognize in this course are that this course covers a variety of topics including accessibility, regular and substantive interaction and instructor presence.

Canvas is TCC's Learning Management System. To ensure satisfaction with your courses, it is essential that you use a fully supported browser and meet other basic system requirements. Please read the Technology information that can be found in the Syllabus. If you have technical support needs, the TCC Help Desk link and contact information is provided.

To get started in this course you will need to begin by viewing the home page. Begin by reading the Getting Started module for the course, which includes the course overview and an Introduce Yourself discussion board.

The work for this course is organized by modules. Click on the module folder to view all of the work for that week.

If you have any questions or concerns during the course, please know that I want to see you succeed. The preferred method for sharing your concerns and questions is to email the instructor or use the Microsoft TEAMS chat. Additionally you may attend scheduled office hours on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

I hope that you will enjoy this course, and I look forward to having you in the class.