Certification Artifacts

The Role of the Artifacts

The @One Online Teaching Certification Program is anchored in authentic assessment.  Each certification candidate is required to demonstrate proficiency in the  iNACOL National Standards in Online Teaching prior to receiving the final certification.  This process involves creating digital artifacts and sharing them with a tool of the candidate's choice for a review by the @One Staff. 

Presentation of the Artifacts

Candidates may present their artifacts in one of the following ways:

• Option #1:  a Mahara ePortfolio  
  Mahara is supported by @One and candidates are provided an account when they register for their first certification class.  The ePorfolio may be exported for use after the program but individuals will be required to host the content online for continued use.
   
• Option #2: a Google Site 
  Google Sites are free and easy-to-use websites. They can continue to be shared after the program and the link can be included a resume or blog.  Training and support for Google Sites is not provided by @One but is available online.
   
• Option #3: Course Management System (CMS)  
  With institutional approval, candidates may develop a full or partial online class in the CMS of their choice and share it with the @One Staff for the final review.  @One is unnable to provide candidates with course shells.

After the successful completion of IOTL, certification candidates may log into Mahara at any time to:

• connect with other certification candidates in the Online Certification Group
• develop or upload Artifacts into their ePortfolio
• embed a YouTube video in their ePortfolio
• create a "view" to organize artifacts into categories
• create a "collection" to display a group of views
• adjust the "access" settings of their views and collections

Developing an ePortfolio in Mahara

To learn more about how to use Mahara to develop an ePortfolio, please view @One's collection of Mahara "How To" Video Tutorials.   

Creating Screencasts

To demonstrate effective course management system skills in a Mahara ePortfolio or Google Site, candidates are encouraged to develop screencasts of activities, assignments, assessments and their course design in a course management system (for sample artifacts, download the Artifact Guide for Intro to Moodle or Intro to Teaching with Blackboard).  A screencast is simply a video recording of one's computer screen, providing an easy way to create a visual tour of an online class without granting access to an entire course. 

To create and share screencasts in your ePortfolio, you need a screencasting application. There are many options available to you.  We recommend either Jing or Screencast-o-matic:

• purchase, download and install Jing PRO ($15/year) or use Screencast-o-matic which is free and browser based (no downloads)
• purchase a USB microphone (approx. $30) 
• create a free YouTube account to host your screencasts (so they can be linked into your ePortfolio or Google Site)
• learn how to caption videos in YouTube
• view our related video tutorials to learn more

The Online Teaching Practicum

After candidates have completed all of the five required certification classes, they will need to register for the Online Teaching Practicum.  For information about this final course, please click here.