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Certified Online Instructor (COI)

Posted on July 16, 2007 | Filed Under Elearning Articles 

As e-learning is spreading throughout the fields of higher education and corporate training, the concept of voluntary certifications for online instructors is beginning to catch on. 

Learning Resources Network (LERN), an international nonprofit organization that serves institutions and businesses that provide online learning, has developed a program that enables online faculty members and trainers to earn the Certified Online Instructor (COI) designation.  This certification was designed to enable those who teach in an e-learning environment to validate and be recognized for their skills in online learning. 

Those who teach online classes in any setting are eligible to sit for COI certification.  In order to earn the COI designation, trainers must have taught at least two online courses, be evaluated by their own students, pass a certification exam, and have at least one of their courses critiqued by a LERN trainer.  Additionally, COI candidates must complete a series of three LERN courses:  Teaching Online, Designing Online Instruction, and Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace. 

Those who earn the designation of COI will receive a certificate of completion for framing, authority to use the initials COI, a listing on the LERN website, a special COI ribbon to wear at LERN conferences, and a press release announcing credentialing.  To learn more about how you can become a Certified Online Instructor, click here.

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