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 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 

• LBCC Teach Online Seminar 3.0 (TOS 3.0) –  A self-paced training course on online teaching pedagogy.
• TOS 3.0 Self-Enrollment Guide – Steps on how to self-enroll in our Teach Online Seminar 3.0

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). 

• Waiver for Online Teaching Pedagogy Certification
• Waiver for Canvas LMS Certification

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 
• Online Certification Message Blurb for Faculty

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

• For more details about our LBCC Online Teaching Certification please view our FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions

Tableau Dashboards (for Deans & Dept Heads) 

• Online Teaching Certification Tracker – Tableau Dashboard
• Canvas LMS Utilization Tracker – Tableau Dashboard

Questions or Support

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

• Michael Robertson, Online Education Faculty Coordinator
• Hussam Kashou, Assoc. Dean, Online Learning, Educational Technology, & Learning Resources