The three parts of Hybrid Certification training are designed to meet SACSCOC Guidelines, and to ensure that all instructors are prepared with the necessary skills, training, and support in the event that there is a need for a sudden shift in course delivery format. Please also review the Provost Office’s current information regarding Hybrid Certification.

Updated Information for Spring 2022

  • Starting Spring 2022, only full-time instructors of record (per the list the Koehler Center obtains from the Provost’s Office) will be required to complete Hybrid Certification. The certification must be completed within 12 months of their start date.
      • Full-time instructors hired to start teaching January 10th, 2022 should complete the certification by January 10th, 2023.
  • Adjuncts starting Spring 2022 onwards are not required to complete Hybrid Certification; however, if a Dean or Department Chair would like to have an adjunct faculty member obtain Hybrid Certification, the adjunct faculty member may be referred to this page where they will find guidance on how to begin the certification process.
  • Stipends for Hybrid Certification will no longer be offered past Fall 2021.

Complete all 3 parts of Hybrid Certification:

 


Get Started with Hybrid Certification Requirements

Faculty can access and begin the Hybrid Certification process as soon as they are officially assigned to a course in TCU Class Search AND made their TCU username and password (see IT for assistance if needed).

Faculty who are not listed in TCU Class Search should contact their departments to be officially assigned to their courses, or contact the Registrar’s office if their name is not displaying correctly.

Click on each of the three parts below to learn more.

Part 1: TCU Online Skills (Complete Either Option A OR Option B)

Option A) Complete the Skills Demonstration Project

Learn TCU Online at your own pace with video tutorials by completing the TCU Online: Skills Demonstration Project.

TCU Online Skills tile

All faculty who have been assigned to a course in TCU Class Search and have a TCU username are automatically enrolled in the Ramping Up Rapidly with TCU Online Skills course. This course is found in the Orientations semester in TCU Online. If you are assigned in TCU Class Search but do not have access to the Ramping Up Rapidly with TCU Online Skills course, please notify the Koehler Center via the TCU Online Support Form.

Once in Ramping Up Rapidly, go to the module TCU Online: Skills Demonstration Project to download the project information and submission instructions. There is a video in each item’s sub-module with steps to walk you through that part of the project. Instructors may begin working through the project on their own at any time (approximately 2–3 hours). (To the right is the course’s tile you will find in TCU Online.)

OR

Option B) Attend 2 Workshops

Attend BOTH of these workshops (6 hours total):

  • Building Your Course (3 hours)
  • Managing Your Course (3 hours)

These workshops are offered next on the following dates. Click the link for the workshop to view additional dates & times. Register for these workshops on our Events page. You must attend both workshops before the first day of classes to receive credit for this part of completion. Workshops are offered the week before classes when new hire contracts start.

 

Part 2: Hybrid Design & Delivery Course

Hybrid Tile

All faculty who have been assigned to a course in TCU Class Search and have a TCU username are automatically enrolled in the Hybrid Design & Delivery course. This course is found in the Orientations semester in TCU Online. If you are assigned in TCU Class Search but do not have access to the Hybrid Design & Delivery course, please notify the Koehler Center via the TCU Online Support Form.

This course is an asynchronous, self-paced course. It is designed to help instructors revise and adapt content and activities from previous face-to-face courses to the hybrid course format. Instructors may begin working through the four activities in the course on their own at any time. (To the right is the course’s tile you will find in TCU Online.)

The four activities in the Hybrid Design & Delivery course are:

  • Quiz: Distance Education Regulations
  • Assignment: Three-Component Syllabus Abstract
  • Assignment: One Student-to-Student Activity and Rubric
  • Assignment: Instructor Engagement Plan

Part 3: Hybrid Consultation

In order to make sure that you feel confident teaching at TCU, you will get to have a one-to-one consultation with an eTrainer. This hour-long consultation is a time for you to ask questions from a colleague, as well as discuss and gain feedback on your four activities submitted in the Hybrid Design & Delivery Training course. You can also discuss and ask any questions you may have about the use of TCU Online.

Schedule your consultation with an eTrainer.


Many existing faculty have already met some or all of the Hybrid Certification requirements. You can check this by visiting the Ramping Up Rapidly course in the Orientations semester in TCU Online. Look in the Grades area to see your training completion status.

Instructors who have successfully completed TCU’s Preparing to Teach Online are already Hybrid Certified. If you have previously completed training in online course design and pedagogy at another institution, please contact distlearn@tcu.edu to discuss how you can provide documentation to demonstrate equivalency.

Questions? See the Hybrid Certification FAQ.