Multimodal Learning
Development, Workshops and Communities
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Certification Programs
Multimodal Learning offers faculty the opportunity to earn certification in online instruction and online instruction mentorship that may be used as evidence of professional development and teaching effectiveness for performance review (subject to Chair and Dean approval).
Master Online Teacher Certification (MOTC)
Faculty who wish to pursue certification will be asked to submit a letter of application outlining their intention to develop or revise an online course, the timeline for development, and a letter of support from their Chair identifying the quarter in which the course will be offered within the next academic year or summer session. Faculty who complete this certification will receive a $1500 stipend.
Master Online Mentor Certification (MOMC)
After completing the MOTC, faculty can apply for the Master Online Mentor Certification, which will provide them opportunities to mentor colleagues in online course development. Faculty who are accepted into the program and complete all of the following requirements for certification will receive a $2,500 stipend.
Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning Digital Badge
Attend all four sessions and develop course material, assignments and/or assessments that meet the UDL principles to receive the Fundamentals of UDL Digital Badge. No stipend.
Email Chad Schone for more info: chad.schone@cwu.edu -
Faculty Workshops AY 2025-2026
Track Your Attendance/Participation
All workshops can be added to the CWU Learning Transcript by following the Faculty Supplemental Learning Guide.
The full AY 2025-2026 schedule is listed within the CWU Instructor Resource Course.
On-Demand Workshops
- Canvas Quickstart Course - Self-paced Canvas course to guide faculty toward Canvas proficiency
- Intro to Canvas
- Creating Canvas Assignments, Quizzes and Understanding the Gradebook
- Authentic, Engaging Online Discussion
- Building a portfolio in Portfolium
- Turnitin for Plagiarism Detection
- Intro to Panopto
- Advanced Panopto (Watch all videos in the playlist)
- Lecture Capture Best Practices
- Create Accessible Document
- How do I create an Assignment using OneDrive?
- Class Notebooks for Online Collaborations
- CWU Libraries: Effective Searching for Instructors (Watch all 4 short videos in playlist ~20 minutes total)
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Faculty Learning Communities
Track Your Attendance/Participation
Participation in a Faculty Learning Community (FLC's) meeting can be added to the CWU Learning Transcript by following the Faculty Supplemental Learning Guide.
Each quarter CWU faculty discuss teaching and learning strategies in the Faculty Learning Community meetings. These informal presentations provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary conversations that promote student success. Events are held on Fridays at Noon typically.
- View the full schedule of Faculty Learning Community meetings in the CWU Instructor Resource Course (requires Canvas login)
- Recordings are also available of past sessions (requires login to view Panopto recordings)
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