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Fielding Graduate UniversityFielding Graduate University is world renowned for its leadership in networked education for adult professionals. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Fielding is a nonprofit graduate university with doctoral, master’s and certificate programs in Psychology, Human & Orga-

nization Development, and Educational Leadership & Change.

Teaching in theVirtual Classroom Certificate Program

2112 Santa Barbara Street • Santa Barbara, CA 93105

800.340.1099 • 805.687.1099 • www.fielding.edu

The future clearly belongs to colleges and universities that prepare their faculty well for online instruction.

Judith L. Kuipers, Ph.D.—President, Fielding Graduate University

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The CurriculumCourses are conducted completely online over two 16-week semesters. Semester 1: EDU 501, 502, and 503 Semester 2: EDU 504, 505, and 506. Courses cannot be taken individually.

EDU 501 Basic Principles of Online Teaching 4 units This course is designed as a foundation course in the Certificate Program in Virtual Teaching. It focuses on developing a shared vocabulary of technical language and discusses the pedagogical concerns in delivery of quality online education. In addi- tion, focus will be on the theories that scaffold the practice of online teaching, such as constructivist learning, transformative learning, and online learning communities.

EDU 502 Strategies for Online Facilitation and Evaluation 3 units The focus in this course will be creating online courses that lead to desired learning outcomes by effectively blending course content with appropriate use of technologi- cal tools. Strategies for facilitation, including syllabus development, promoting active participation online, incorporating activities that create and maintain learner engage- ment, and effective assessment of student work will be explored.

EDU 503 Applied Project in Effective Online Teaching and Evaluation 3 units In this course, you will be asked to apply the knowledge gained through EDU 501 and EDU 502 through the creation and delivery of a lesson for an online or hybrid course. Through this process, participants will demonstrate effective facilitation and assessment skills.

EDU 504 Principles of Course and Curriculum Design for Online Learning 4 units This course explores theories of instructional design, learning theory, and learning styles and their impact on the development of online courses. Other issues and concerns, such as intellectual property rights will also be reviewed.

EDU 505 Strategies for Effective Course and Curriculum Design 3 units This course extends the discussion of instructional design for online courses by applying theories and ideas to an existing course or a course in development. Explo- ration of means by which learner critical thinking and reflective skills can be devel oped will be explored.

EDU 506 Applied Project in Effective Design of Online Courses and Programs 3 units This final course of the certificate program acts as a capstone experience. It allows participants to bring together the learning from all previous courses in the form of a course syllabus for an online or hybrid course. In addition, participants engage in self-evaluation to determine what gaps may still exist in their knowledge of virtual teaching and learning and will create a plan to move forward in their learning and development in this area.

Teaching in the Virtual Classroom

The ProgramFielding’s innovative Teaching in the Virtual Classroom (TVC) certificate program, the most comprehensive of its kind, provides community and four-year college faculty, military trainers and faculty, corporate trainers, and K-12 teachers the skills they need to successfully develop, conduct, and evaluate online classes. Offered asynchronously online, the program is accessible using either dial-up or broadband connections.

What’s In It for YouIn this program, you will:

■ Learn in-demand skills. The increased role of online education in institutions of higher learning, K-12 school districts, the armed forces, and corporations has produced a dramatic increase in the demand for skilled, high quality online educators who can design and deliver effective online education.

■ Learn online. Delivered completely online, the comprehensive TVC program allows partici-

pants to learn online teaching skills and then practice these skills as they develop their own effective online courses.

■ Learn from the experts. The program’s core faculty, Drs. Rena Paloff and Keith Pratt, are well-known authors and consultants in online learning. Adjunct faculty includes Rita Marie Conrad, noted author of Engaging the Online Learner.

The Faculty

The TVC Faculty are internation-ally known as leaders in the field of virtual classroom and distance learning.

Rena PaloffPh.D. and M.A., Fielding Graduate University. M.S.W., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Keith PrattHonorary Doctorate, University of Moscow. Ph.D., M.S., Chapman University.

Fielding Graduate University School of Educational Leadership & Change faculty members Rena Paloff, Ph.D. and Keith Pratt, Ph.D. are the managing partners of Crossroads Consulting Group. Keith also serves as the associate dean of distance learning and instructional technology at Northwest Arkansas Community College. This popular and talented team’s extensive work forms the foundation of Fielding’s Teaching in the Virtual Classroom program. Since 1994, Drs. Paloff and Pratt have been presenting this work at conferences across the United States and international-ly, including the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, EDUCAUSE, and the League for Innovation, as well as consulting to academic institutions regarding the devel-opment of effective distance learning programs. Drs. Paloff and Pratt coauthored Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strate-gies for the Online Classroom (Jossey-Bass, 1999), which won the 1999 Frandson Award. They have also published Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom (Jossey-Bass 2001), The Virtual Student (Jossey-Bass, 2003), and Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community (Jossey-Bass, 2005). The books, written for faculty, trainers, faculty developers, and administrators of distance learning programs, are comprehensive guides to the development of an online environment that promotes

successful learning outcomes while fostering a sense of community among learners.

I am thrilled to be taking these classes online and to be talking about my passion—teaching and learning. This online experience is very different...and I am really excited about it.

Denise Kingsley-Joy, Director of Computer and Information SciencesJamestown Community College

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My goal in this program is to grow as instructor— especially as an online instructor and department chair. I want my students to come away with knowledge, inspiration, and the empowerment to learn more.

Seleeda Grantum, Chair of General Education Studies ITT Technical InstituteRichmond, VA

■ Become an effective online educator. On completion of the TVC program, participants will understand the theory behind online learning, and will be well equipped to create and conduct successful, stimulating online courses.

■ Work towards a doctoral degree. Fielding’s Teaching in the Virtual Classroom certificate pro-gram is the only one of its kind to offer students the option to earn a certificate and apply units towards the university’s doctoral program in Educational Leadership & Change.

Graduate CreditDesigned to articulate into Fielding’s doctoral program in Educational Leadership & Change (ELC), the TVC program may also be taken as a stand-alone certificate. Students who choose to pursue a doctoral degree will enter the ELC doctoral program with 20 units of graduate level credit.

Your InvestmentTuition for the entire program is $4,000. TVC students may apply for financial assistance by contacting the Financial Aid Office.

AdmissionAdmission to the TVC certificate program occurs three times a year—in January, May, and September. For application deadlines and to apply, please visit www.fielding.edu/elc/tvu. All applicants must have a bachelor’s or graduate degree from a regionally-accredited institution and will submit the following:■ An online application■ A $25 non-refundable application fee■ Official transcripts for the bachelor’s or graduate degree.