Welcome to the Online Excellence Teaching Academy
The Online Excellence Teaching Academy (OETA) is an initiative established by former Governor Locke during his term as interim President of Bellevue College (2020-23). The initiative supports faculty who teach online through professional development offered as a series of required courses.
These courses are to be completed to teach credit-bearing courses with Bellevue College.
New Faculty hired who will be teaching online, will need to complete:
For Faculty who teach a hybrid class or an on-ground class we recommend that they complete OETA Phase One. Stipends are available.
Phase One totals 14 hours and covers the basic skills and information for effectively teaching a course online. Phase One includes the following courses:
View the course descriptions.
Phase Two totals 20 hours and includes training in areas such as tech skills, effective pedagogy, copyright and accessibility. The courses in Phase Two include:
View the course descriptions.