Preparing to Teach Online and Blended Classes

Last updated February 2026

Faculty who are teaching online or blended classes for the first time at IVCC may take the Overview of Online Instruction offered by Illinois Online Network (ION) for which the College pays the fees. This course also counts toward the the Illinois Online Network (ION) Master Online Teacher Certificate, and meets the requirements for funding for course development. Contact Ellen Evancheck, Director of Learning Resources at ellen_evancheck@ivcc.edu to register.

See IVCC's Master Online Teachers who have earned their MOT Certificate.

First-Time Offering Payment

Full-time faculty teaching an online class for the first time receive one credit hour equal to the overload rate in the first semester the course is taught.  Part-time faculty receive one credit equal to the pay rate in the first semester the course is taught. This payment is handled by the division dean and is made in the term in which the class is first offered.

Course Development Funding

A faculty member who intends to teach a blended or online course that they had not taught before in a blended or online format will receive a stipend equivalent to three credit hours of overload pay or three credit hours of reassigned time if the faculty member completes the following activities within one calendar year:

  1. Complete the course development request form (formerly intent to teach online form).  This form must be completed and signed by the faculty member, dean, vice president, and director at the start of the process.
  2. Completes an appropriate external learning experience equivalent to 
    at least two credit hours of graduate study. Faculty who already have graduate credit in online learning may submit a transcript for review to Director of Learning Resources. Faculty who need to complete this step may take the Overview of Online Instruction or Instructional Design for Online Course Development course offered by Illinois Online Network (ION) for which the College pays the fees. Contact Ellen Evancheck, Director of Learning Resources at ellen_evancheck@ivcc.edu to register.
  3. Applies a quality assessment tool to a completed unit of the distance learning course for approval by a review team that includes the Dean and the Director of Learning Resources. The team will be looking for elements in your course as described by the Best Practices for Teaching: Strategies for Course Design and Delivery (2022).
  4. Graduate credit hours earned through the development activities may not be used for salary advancement unless the faculty member chooses not to receive the stipend or release time.