2010 Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program

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Introduction

TESOL's "Principles and Practices of Online Teaching" certificate program is designed for the experienced and the inexperienced online English language teacher and course designer. Whether you design and deliver courses that are fully or partially run online, the "Principles and Practices of Online Teaching" program will help develop the skills you need to effectively teach English language courses online or blend online segments with your traditional face-to-face courses. "Principles and Practices of Online Teaching" consists of certificate foundation and completion courses, and ten courses in general and content-specific topics.

To earn the certificate of completion of the program, participants must successfully pass the certificate foundation and completion courses (PP 100 and PP 200), two of the content courses, and two of the general online teaching courses.

Teaching professionals who are primarily interested in improving their online teaching skills and not in attaining the certificate can enroll in the courses they want. PP 100 is the prerequisite for all sub-courses and for pursuing the certificate of completion.

Technology Requirements

• An Internet connection.
  
• A Web browser. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or higher, Mozilla 1.0 or higher, or Safari 1.0 or higher.
  
  Windows: Internet Explorer 5.5 is recommended.
  Macintosh: Netscape 7.0, Mozilla 1.0, or Safari 1.0 is recommended.
  
• Your Web browser should be able to accommodate both JavaScript and Java.
• An e-mail account.

You can run a system check at https://uwec.courses.wisconsin.edu/ to ensure your computer system is properly configured for D2L web courses.

Instructors may require additional software or hardware. The course-specific requirements are listed with the course description or will be enumerated as the course progresses.

Registration Fees

Join TESOL today and receive the member rate for TESOL's Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program. If you qualify for TESOL’s Global Electronic Membership or Global Individual Membership*, you should first join TESOL so you can receive the special rate.

	TESOL Member	Nonmember
Certificate Package	$1,750	$2,280
Individual Courses (6-week courses)	$450	$550
Individual Courses (4-week courses)	$310	$400
Special Rate (per course) - TESOL global members only - 6-week courses	$190	N/A
Special Rate (per course) - TESOL global members only - 4-week courses	$130	N/A

• Certificate Package: Save almost 20% with the package price! This package includes registration for PP 100, two content and two general online teaching courses; and PP 200. Package is $1,750 for TESOL members and $2,280 for nonmembers. Registrants have 2 calendar years to complete the program for certificate, starting from the first day of the first class (PP 100). Registrants for the certificate package do not have to register for all 6 courses upon registration.
  
  
• Individual courses: The registration fee for individual courses is $450 per course for TESOL members and $550 per course for nonmembers for the 6-week courses, which are PP 100 and PP 200; and $310 per course for TESOL members and $400 per course for nonmembers for the 4-week courses, which are PP 101 through PP 110. (See Special Rate below.)
  
  
• Special rate: A special rate applies to TESOL Global members only.  TESOL Global members pay $190 per course for 6-week courses and $130 for 4-week courses.  There is no package price for the special rate.

*TESOL Global Membership apply to individuals who reside in countries with low Gross National Income (GNI) per capita below US$15,000, as defined by the United Nations.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

With no additional charge, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education will grant 4 CEUs for each 4-week course and 6 CEUs for each 6-week course that you complete.

Registration Terms

Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Spaces in each course are limited to the first 18 participants. Spaces for participants at the special rate are limited to 6 participants per course. Registration closes 7 days before course starts.

Payment for all purchase orders must be received in full before the start date of the course. Participants registering with a purchase order should follow up with their employers to ensure timely payment.

Refund Policy

Requests for refunds of registration fee MUST be received 10 (ten) calendar days before the start date of the course. Except for participants who registered at the special rate, a $75 processing fee will be deducted from the amount to be refunded. No refund will be granted afterward. (See Program Cancellation policy below.)

Program Cancellation

TESOL reserves the right to cancel any course because of low registration or events not within TESOL's control. In the unlikely event of cancellation, registrants will be notified and offered the option to switch to a different course or receive a full refund.

TESOL reserves the right to substitute course instructors in the unlikely event that instructors listed cannot conduct the courses. Substitution of course instructors is not a cause for refund.

Disclaimer

The TESOL Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program is not an ESL/EFL teacher certification program.