This form should be completed by a chair or dean to nominate a faculty member for an alternative skills evaluation for the Winthrop Online Teaching Certification. Eligible faculty (1) must be nominated by their Department Chair or Dean, (2) have been teaching at Winthrop for at least three years, and (3) have taught two online or hybrid 25%+ courses in the last two academic years, one of which being from in the most recent academic year.
After the submission of the chair or dean's nomination, the faculty member must complete the Request for a Blackboard Exemplary Course Review Form to request to have the Office of Online Learning review a Winthrop University online or hybrid 25%+ course that they have developed and facilitated. If you have any questions about the nomination process, please e-mail
instructionaldesign@winthrop.edu. Procedures for the Winthrop Online Teaching Certification are available at
https://www.winthrop.edu/onlinelearning/winthrop-online-teaching-certification.aspx.