Registration for the Fall 2024 Graduate Student Online Teaching Certificate (OL 2050) opens on August 1 and closes on Friday, August 30. This asynchronous course starts on the morning of Monday, September 2 and ends Monday, October 7. Course spots are limited.
All current and recently admitted Penn State doctoral and masters students as well as post-doctoral scholars are eligible for this free, non-credit, professional development experience.
What is OL 2050? It is a rigorous five-week, online, asynchronous course that introduces essential competencies and effective practices of online teaching. It is cohort-based with 20-25 students in each section taught by Penn State faculty who have demonstrated excellence in online teaching and have completed OL courses and certificates. The course includes weekly reading and assignments that help you prepare for teaching a course and reflect on your teaching. A group project designed to replicate an online academic class concludes the course.
Over 1,800 graduate students and post-doctoral scholars have completed the program. Students who complete OL 2050 will receive a pdf certificate of accomplishment from World Campus Online Faculty Development.
Questions? Please contact Matt Dingo at mtd5445@psu.edu.