Faculty Badges
The Office of Blended and Online Learning (BOL) recognizes faculty who have demonstrated commitment to excellence in the online design of their courses with digital badges issued through Credly. These badges can be shared on our website, in marketing materials, and on social media to celebrate your success.
For answers to frequently asked questions about microcredentials that can be earned through BOL, see the Badges page of our BOL LibGuide. Molloy faculty who would like to earn these microcredentials should contact our office at CourseDesign@molloy.edu.
Quality Online Course Design (QOCD)
The QOCD Badge celebrates courses that meet the standards of Molloy’s Quality Course Design Rubric, which represents a subset of the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric.
The criteria to complete the QOCD Badge include:
- Completion of the professional development course: Reviewing Course Design with Quality Matters. See the LibCal for BOL Faculty Development to register.
- Consultation with an instructional designer from BOL to ensure that the course design meets all standards on the Quality Course Design Rubric.
- Review of the course design by a team including a neutral instructional designer and peer faculty (and previous badge earner).
For a course to be eligible for the QOCD Badge, it must be designed in a fully online modality (asynchronous, synchronous or mixed) and have been taught within the past year in the same modality.
We are proud to present the faculty who have designed courses that have earned the QOCD Badge and the instructional designer with whom they worked.
-
School of Arts and Sciences
Faculty: Rebeca Herrero Saenz, Ph.D.
Course(s) designed: Introductory Sociology (SOC 1010)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen
Year earned: 2024
Faculty: Courtney Dalfonso, M.F.A., B.A.
Course(s) designed: College Composition (ENG 1100)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Laurie Hallick
Year earned: 2024
Faculty: Melinda Stoski, P.T., D.P.T., M.S., O.C.S., C.C.I., C.P.I.
Course designed: Anatomy and Physiology 1 (BIO 1200)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen
Year earned: 2023
Faculty: Amy Gaimaro, D.B.A.
Course designed: Computer Information Systems in Business (CIS 3600, cross-listed with BUS 3600)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen
Year earned: 2023
Faculty: Tom Kenny, Ph.D.
Course designed: Social Media (COM 2620)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen
Year earned: 2023
-
School of Business
Faculty: Amy Gaimaro, D.B.A.
Course(s) designed: Computer Information Systems in Business (BUS 3600, cross-listed with CIS 3600)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen
Year earned: 2023
-
School of Education and Human Services
Faculty: Andrea Honigsfeld, Ed.D.
Course designed: Introduction to Linguistics (EDU 5252)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Laurie Hallick
Year earned: 2024
Faculty: Katherine Patterson, Ph.D.
Course designed: Theoretical Foundations and Teaching Practices of Regular and Special Education for Birth - Grade 2, Childhood 1 - 6, Adolescence 7 - 12 (EDU 5020)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Laurie Hallick
Year earned: 2024
Faculty: Carrie McDermott, Ed.D.
Course designed: Teaching English as a New Language (EDU 5140)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Susan Watters
Year earned: 2022
Faculty: Madeline Craig, Ed.D.
Course designed: Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers (EDU 3600)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Susan Watters
Year earned: 2022
-
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty: Lori Persico, Ph.D., R.N., C.H.S.E.
Course designed: Professional Socialization: Education for Professional Nursing Practice (NUR 1290)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Susan Watters
Year earned: 2024
Faculty: Debra Kantor, Ph.D.
Course designed: Introduction to Gerontology (GRN 2010)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Laurie Hallick
Year earned: 2024
Course designed: Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice (NUR 3890)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructional Designer: Amy Lomellini
Year earned: 2022
Digital Accessibility for Educators (DAE)
The Digital Accessibility for Educators (DAE) Badge celebrates Molloy faculty who demonstrate knowledge of digital accessibility and dedication to ensuring the accessibility of their own course materials.
In order to earn the DAE Badge, Molloy faculty would:
- Enroll in and complete the self-paced Canvas course Accessibility 101
- Participate in at least two BOL workshops on the topic of digital accessibility
- Meet with a BOL instructional designer to ensure that all current Canvas courses meet accessibility standards and have an Accessibility Report score of 95% or higher
-
School of Education and Human Services
Faculty: Madeline Craig, Ed.D.
Year earned: 2024
Course(s) reviewed for accessibility:
- Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers (EDU 2600)
- Instructional Applications of the Internet: Integrating Digital Age Tools into Instruction, Classroom Management, Communication, and Collaboration (EDU 5220)