Lansing Community College - The Center for Teaching Excellence
Fall 2025

Facilitated by Cheryl Garayta
ONLINE
September 17, 2025 – November 26, 2025

Online/Asynchronous with three required ORT (Online Real-Time) sessions. Dates will be determined after the course begins (required).

Registration deadline is September 5, 2025
Note: minimum seating requirement must be met in order for this course to run.

SPRING 2026

Facilitated by CTE Staff
ONLINE
January 29, 2026 – April 16, 2026

Online/Asynchronous with three required ORT (Online Real-Time) sessions. Dates will be determined after the course begins (required).

Registration deadline is January 23, 2026
Note: minimum seating requirement must be met in order for this course to run.

 

Overview

This online course has been designed specifically for faculty who will be teaching online and/or hybrid courses. Successful completion will result in an online teaching certification granted by Lansing Community College's Center for Teaching Excellence.

Participants will develop an understanding of D2L and other online tools, gain knowledge of pedagogical approaches, assessment options, and inclusive student engagement techniques in the online learning environment. Participants will explore existing and evolving technologies, including communication and collaboration applications as well as educational technology systems and trends. This is a pass/fail course that requires weekly discussions, assignments and a guided creation of a D2L course that incorporates the TOC course concepts. While this is an online training, it is not self-paced.

Competencies expected for an optimal experience in this course include basic computer skills, including the ability to log in to D2L, use email, add and open email attachments, create, save, and modify files in commonly used word processing formats. Also, proficiency in copying, pasting and downloading/installing software.

ELIGIBILITY

Newly hired faculty are required to take D2L for Instructors and D2L Course Design Training in their first semester of employment. These are also prerequisites for TOC.

Faculty are prohibited from teaching online until they have successfully completed the Teaching Online Certification (TOC) course.  This must be done in their second of third semester of teaching. 

For extenuating circumstances, supervisors of the intended faculty member must receive approval from the provost, via email. 

MAHE Letter of Agreement: Letter of Agreement by and between Lansing Community College and Michigan Association of Higher Education

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LCC Center for Teaching Excellence
Center for Teaching Excellence

TLC Building
400 N. Capitol, Suite 3210
Lansing, MI 48933

Phone: 517-483-1680
Email: cte@star.lcc.edu

Open Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 4 pm
Friday: 9 am - 4 pm (virtually)


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