DE Training Information

General DE Certification Information

For complete information about PCC's Distance Education requirements, please visit the PCC DE Training Requirements webpage.

Certification Pathways

For faculty, there are 3 ways to get DE certified here at PCC:

• Complete the 8-week PCC OTC (Online Teaching Certification)
• Complete the 12-week OTD (Online Teaching and Design)
• Go through a Course Review for DE Equivalency

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Option 1: Complete the 8-week PCC OTC

PCC's Online Teaching Certificate (OTC) course - Fall 2023

• Fully online 8-week facilitated asynchronous course
• Start Date: Monday, September 18, 2023
• End Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Register for the 8-week Fall '23 PCC OTC Links to an external site.

Important: Make sure to use your Pasadena.edu email when you register

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Option 2: Complete the 12-week OTD

@One 12-week Online Teaching & Design Course Links to an external site.

• Start Date: Monday, September 9, 2023
• End Date: Sunday, December 2, 2023
• Status: Waitlist open Links to an external site.

They have their Fall 2023 schedule up. Check out their course catalog Links to an external site..

All @One Courses are FREE during the Fall Term

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Option 3: Request a Course Review for DE Equivalency

1. Email pcconline@pasadena.edu and request a Course Review for DE equivalency
2. In the email please include:
   1. A summary of your prior training and experience teaching online
   2. Copies of certificates or links to digital badges you have earned

PCConline will set up a special Canvas shell where you will upload the course you will use during your review. Your course should include all the required elements for an online course from the OEI Course Design Rubric. Our evaluators will evaluate your course based on the Online Equivalency for Teaching Checklist.