Training

Training

Introductory training in the use of OSCQR is available in webinar format with the option of earning formal certification for faculty self-assessment, or as OSCQR Reviewers or Trainers.

Coming Soon! OSCQR self-paced online training course.

OSCQR introductory offerings are free for anyone regardless of affiliation with SUNY, but registration is required.

For specific session objectives and additional registration information, please visit the  OSCQR Spring 2026 webinar series registration website.

All participants earn digital badges upon completion.

OSCQR Introductory Webinars:

Additional OSCQR Webinars:

  • SUNY Online Teaching: Designing an OSCQR Implementation Plan – Completing this presents and overview of tools, resources and information design to help you develop an implementation plan for larger-scale institutional-level online course quality review and refresh initiatives using OSCQR. Experience with online quality rubrics, and the OSCQR tools, resources, and process is assumed.
  • SUNY Online Teaching: Supporting Regular and Substantive Interaction– Completing this provides an overview of the US Department of Education federal regulation on RSI, and how to apply the OSCQR RSI-related standards to support compliance with this regulation at institutional, course, and instructional levels.

Certification

SUNY participants can earn formal certification to confirm their expertise in OSCQR Self-Assessment, as an OSCQR Online Course Reviewer, or Trainer, at no additional cost. Certification requires submitted evidence of the application of the OSCQR rubric in a full course review and refresh process.

Certification is available for any non-SUNY participants for a modest fee to cover the cost of the review of evidence.

See the registration website for specific details regarding formal certification for both SUNY and Non-SUNY participants.