Become a QM Ohio Teaching Online Certificate Facilitator

Help certify faculty for high-quality online teaching… right here in Ohio.

Quality Matters has opened a new door for state systems: we can now train and certify our own facilitators to deliver the Teaching Online Certificate (TOC)—a
7-workshop professional development series that strengthens online teaching practice, consistency, and student experience across the state.

QM Ohio is launching a two-year pilot to make this possible, and we’re inviting qualified members to apply to become
Teaching Online Facilitator Certified (TOFC) facilitators.

Apply for Scholarship

Why this matters (and why now)

Online teaching is no longer an “extra” skill. It’s a core piece of how education is delivered. Faculty deserve a clear, credible pathway to build confidence and skill, and institutions need a scalable way to support quality at the teaching level (not just course design).

By growing TOC facilitation capacity in Ohio, we can:

  • Certify faculty through a recognized QM credential focused on teaching online

  • Expand access to professional development statewide

  • Reduce cost barriers for participants by delivering TOC through the QM Ohio pilot model

  • Build a sustainable network of Ohio facilitators who can support faculty development long-term

What QM Ohio is Offering (Pilot Highlights)

Scholarship-supported facilitator certification (3 scholarships)

QM Ohio will fund certification for three qualified applicants to become TOFC facilitators.

  • Max spend: up to $5,000 from QM Ohio professional development funds

  • Covered cost (per facilitator, max): $1,639

    • $1,089 (all 7 workshops) + $550 (Certification fee)

  • Tech fees waived by QM for scholarship recipients pursuing TOFC certification

Impact for Ohio institutions:
TOC becomes dramatically more affordable

With the TOC Supplemental License model in place, a faculty member completing all 7 workshops through QM Ohio would pay an estimated total of $575.

Without the supplemental license, the member bundle is $1,089 for all 7 workshops.
That’s a 47% reduction in workshop cost—making TOC far more accessible to faculty statewide.

Who Should Apply (Facilitator Requirements)

To be eligible for the TOFC facilitator scholarship, applicants must:

  • Have completed APPQMR

  • Have completed PRC + 2 official reviews or be a Master Reviewer

  • Have teaching, presenting, or facilitating experience

  • Agree to share workshop evaluations with QM Ohio Professional Development Coordinators

  • Be from an institution participating in the pilot (institutions must opt in and pay a $100 affiliate fee—a QM requirement)

Service Expectation (How you “pay it forward”)

In exchange for covering the cost of training and certification, scholarship recipients commit to service:

  • Facilitate TOC workshops until you reach 75 participant completions (total across workshops)

  • No expiration on the service requirement as long as QM Ohio maintains the TOC supplemental license

  • Counting is straightforward:

    • 1 participant in 1 workshop = 1 toward service

    • If one person completes 7 workshops with you, that counts as 7 toward service fufillment

After service is fulfilled, facilitators are paid per participant at QM’s current matching rates:

  • $30 per participant for a one-week workshop

  • $60 per participant for a two-week workshop
    (Administrative payment handling is being coordinated with QM.)

What Participation Looks Like for Institutions

  • Pilot participation is optional (not all institutions must join)

  • Institutions that opt in pay a $100 affiliate fee for the year (with prorating available if joining mid-year)

  • Participant tech fees are currently $35 per workshop (7 × $35 = $245), with QM exploring a potential annual one-time tech fee option

To ensure equitable access, QM Ohio will set a cap on the number of faculty seats per institution based on pilot participation levels.

Call to Action

Ready to help Ohio certify faculty for teaching online?

If you meet the requirements and want to become part of the statewide facilitator network for TOC, we want to hear from you.

Apply to become a QM Ohio TOFC Facilitator (Scholarship-Supported Pilot).
Help expand access, reduce barriers, and raise the standard of online teaching across the state.