Professional Development Badges

To earn this badge, the following must be completed:

1. Complete Blackboard Ally training (1 hour)
2. Meet Ally standards in one Blackboard course, these items must meet at a 90% pass rate or higher (indicator/icon is green)Create accessible syllabus
   • Upload or identify at least one accessible PDF(s) (in Blackboard or via quiz)
   • Upload or identify at least one accessible video(s) (in Blackboard or via quiz)
   • Create accessible webpage (within Blackboard)

To earn this badge, the following must be completed
(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Earn the Accessibility badge
2. Complete “Introduction to Online Teaching” and “Advanced Online Teaching” OR complete “eFellows Online Teaching Certificate Course” (7 hours)
3. Complete three (3) self-paced short courses (Topics include Accessibility, Retention Strategies, Online Discussions, Engaging Activities, etc (3 hours)

To earn this badge, the following must be completed
(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Earn the Accessibility badge
2. Complete the Online Course Development training

OR

1. Complete the “Design a Quality Online Course” workshops (3 hours)
2. Submit one content organizer for review
3. Pass the Alignment Quiz (85% or better on the written portion)

To earn this badge, the following must be completed
(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Earn the Online Course Development Badge.
2. Build an Online Course in the Blackboard LMS.

AND

1. Have at least one online course that meets all of the standards on the SCSU Level 1 Quality Standards Rubric.

To earn this badge, the following must be completed
(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Attend three (3) professional development opportunities on active learning (e.g. workshops, live events).
2. Complete the CODE active learning quiz successfully (85% or better on the objective portion).
   
3. Explain how an active learning strategy is implemented in your course (85% or better on the written portion).

To earn this badge, the following must be completed
(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Attend three (3) professional development events/workshops
    
2. Review the presentation entitled “Engaging Learners with Technology”
    
3. Complete the CODE virtual learning quiz (85% or better on the objective portion)
    
4. Describe four of the best practices for virtual teaching and learning (85% or better on the written portion)

(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Attend three (3) professional development opportunities on assessment strategies (e.g. workshops, live events).

2. Complete the CODE assessment strategies quiz successfully (85% or better on the objective portion).

3. Explain how an assessment strategy is implemented in your course (85% or better on the written portion).

To earn this badge, the following must be completed
(substitutions will be reviewed by CODE staff):

1. Attend three (3) professional development events/workshops on student success or how you learn/metacognition.

2. Review the Student Success/How Students Learn resource
   
3. Complete the CODE quiz (85% or better on the objective portion).
4. Describe four best practices for student success (85% or better on the written portion).