Foundations 2.0

Overview

LRCFT and Los Rios are pleased to announce that during the 2023 spring and summer terms, instructional faculty will have the opportunity to expand their expertise in online teaching by completing Foundations 2.0 and receive compensation for doing so! Foundations 2.0 offers faculty who teach courses 40 hours of advanced training at ARC, CRC, FLC, and SCC, and via approved @ONE courses.

• ¹ The non-load attributable stipend is $1,691.20 for 40 hours of training at the Faculty Salary Schedule B-2 and B-3, Class II, Step 1 rate.
• ² Faculty at Class IV and Class V of the salary schedule do not qualify for class salary advancement.

• ³ The non-load attributable stipend is $1,691.20 for 40 hours of training at the Faculty Salary Schedule B-2 and B-3, Class II, Step 1 rate.
• ⁴ Faculty at Class IV and Class V of the salary schedule do not qualify for class salary advancement.

Upon completion of the course, faculty who select the stipend or college service compensation option must submit their certificate of completion to their department for processing.

Prequalification for the class salary advancement is not required, nor do faculty need to submit their certificate of completion for this option. Class salary advancement is applied only once per year. Individuals who complete before August 12 will advance in the salary schedule in Fall 2023 if they've earned enough units. Class salary advancements for faculty who complete the course after August 12 are effective the following fiscal year, Fall 2024.

Faculty are only eligible to receive compensation for one training course.

Note: Los Rios has pre-paid for a limited number of @ONE course registrations for our pre-approved courses. Once we have used our allotment, faculty will be responsible for registration costs.

Training Options for Foundations 2.0

Building upon Foundations 1.0, Foundations 2.0 will help you further develop your online courses by developing a comprehensive plan for an online or hybrid course that demonstrates the following outcomes:

• Culturally responsive, equitable, and inclusive engagement, design, and pedagogy
• Best practices in formative and summative online assessments
• Universal design for learning principles and accessibility
• Strategies for regular and substantive interaction and contact with and among students
• Effective course design to support students through their entire learning experience

Faculty from any of our colleges may enroll in any of the following training options. Please note that these options require completion of the 15-hour Foundations 1.0 or comparable training as a prerequisite. (If you haven't taken Foundations of Canvas yet, you can still do so and receive compensation. Space is available in classes that start in January and February. Sign up for Foundations 1.0 here.)

Important Exception: Compensation is only available to faculty who are taking one of these courses for the first time unless the training was completed under a former management system, such as D2L. Alternative training options are available for those who have already completed one of these courses. See the Alternative Targeted Training Options section.

Training Options for Foundations 2.0

Alternative Targeted Training Options

The following is an additional set of options for faculty who have already taken an Online Teaching Institute/Academy at ARC, CRC, FLC, or SCC. These are also options for faculty who prefer a more targeted, 40-hour training.⁵ These options require completion of the 15-hour Foundations 1.0 or comparable training as a prerequisite.

Faculty may not select an alternative option from the following list for which they have already received monetary compensation, salary class advancement, or college service credit in Los Rios. Faculty from any college may enroll in any of the following training options.

⁵ Compensation is not available for self-paced @ONE courses.