Whether you're new to online teaching or an experienced online educator with the desire to bring your skills to a whole new level, Wake Tech's online training and certification program helps K-12 teachers, college and university professors and corporate trainers master the skills to develop accessible, engaging and user-friendly online courses.

Learn best practices in online course design, instruction, communication and accessibility.

EPIC stands for eLearning Preparedness Initiative across the College, a rigorous Wake Tech quality initiative that has improved online student success and prepared and certified online faculty.

EPIC 30 is part of a larger initiative Wake Tech launched in 2015 to improve student success in online classes.

Course topics

• Core accessibility concepts
• Creating accessible documents, presentations, multimedia and Blackboard content
• Universal Design for Learning theory
• Blackboard course environment customization
• Online course communication and Blackboard tools
• Assessment tools
• Grades
• Quality assessment standards

Course logistics

For the price of a conference registration fee, you can take a flexible online course and earn a certificate from the comfort of your home or office.

• 30 hours of online instruction
• Earn 3 CEUs
• $300 registration fee includes a course facilitator and all course materials
• Online teaching certificate

EPIC 30 training is available for current Wake Tech employees at no charge through the college's Professional Development program.

If you would like your employer to receive an invoice to pay your registration fee, or if you need to pay for someone else to take this class, get details on Sponsorship Billing.

For more information, contact Mike Langer at 919-532-5526 or [email protected].

Related resources

Are you a Wake Tech faculty member?
Learn more about the online certification program for current Wake Tech employees.

Are you a Wake Tech student?  
Learn more about eLearning preparedness.

Are you a North Carolina Community College System faculty member?
You may also be interested in free online teaching resources offered through the Virtual Learning Community.