Certification is required to teach hybird or online courses at UW Tacoma

Instructors teaching either hybrid or online courses should have gone through iTech Fellows and peer review. 

To assist faculty in meeting the new faculty-approved process for acquiring Distance Learning (DL) Designation, we have provided a more convenient method of iTech completion.

Participants MUST have the permission of their Dean/Director to offer the course online, MUST be available for the full-day workshop and their chosen course must pass peer review. Post workshop, each participant will work with two peer reviewers to QM review their newly designed hybrid/online course. In acknowledgment of the work and value in adopting new pedagogy, participants receive a $1,000 stipend.

At the end of the workshop, participants will receive half of their stipend ($500) from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor. The balance of stipend ($500) is received on successful completion of peer review and is paid by your school or program. It is on this completion of peer review that participants are designated iTech Fellows,  Successful completion of peer review (pass all 3-point essential criteria, and an overall passing score of >85%.) completes the requirement for designation as an iTech Fellow. Participants also commit to teaching the course in online or hybrid format within the next year. With a growing community of resident iTech Fellows, UW Tacoma is creating increased access, innovation and student success via the design of new pedagogy and practice. Join us!

Step 1

Choose the course that you want to redesign from face-to-face to hybrid or fully online. 

You MUST get permission from your Dean to attend iTech Fellows and permission to offer the course you are redesigning as hybrid or online. 

Apply for iTech Fellows. 

Step 2

Attend and complete all required actviites presented in Phase 1 of iTech. Phase 1 consists of the online pre-workshop, full-day intensive face-to-face session, and a post-workshop online. 

Step 3

The balance of stipend ($500) is received on successful completion of peer review and is paid by your school or program. It is on this completion of peer review that participants are designated iTech Fellows,  Successful completion of peer review (pass all 3-point essential criteria, and an overall passing score of >85%.) completes the requirement for designation as an iTech Fellow. Participants also commit to teaching the course in online or hybrid format within the next year. With a growing community of resident iTech Fellows, UW Tacoma is creating increased access, innovation and student success via the design of new pedagogy and practice. Join us!