Faculty Badges

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The Office of Blended and Online Learning (BOL) recognizes faculty who have demonstrated commitment to excellence in designing their online and hybrid courses with digital badges issued through Credly. These digital badges can be shared in your course, 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)


Molloy University, Office of Blended and Online Learning, Quality Online Course Design Badge

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). 

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: Tom Kenny, Ph.D.

    Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen

    Course(s) designed: Social Media (COM 2620)

    Year earned: 2023


    Faculty: Amy Gaimaro, D.B.A. 

    Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen

    Course(s) designed: Computer Information Systems in Business  (CIS 3600, cross-listed with BUS 3600)

    Year earned: 2023


    Faculty: Melinda Stoski, P.T., D.P.T., M.S., O.C.S., C.C.I., C.P.I. 

    Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen

    Course(s) designed: Anatomy and Physiology 1 (BIO 1200)

    Year earned: 2023


    Faculty: Courtney Dalfonso, M.F.A., B.A. 

    Course Instructional Designer: Laurie Hallick

    Course(s) designed: College Composition (ENG 1100)

    Year earned: 2024

  • School of Business

    Faculty: Amy Gaimaro, D.B.A. 

    Course Instructional Designer: Jason Schoen

    Course(s) designed: Computer Information Systems in Business  (BUS 3600, cross-listed with CIS 3600)

    Year earned: 2023

  • School of Education and Human Services

    Faculty: Madeline Craig, Ed.D.

    Course Instructional Designer: Susan Watters

    Course(s) designed: Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers (EDU 3600)

    Year earned: 2022


    Faculty: Carrie McDermott, Ed.D.

    Course Instructional Designer: Susan Watters

    Course(s) designed: Teaching English as a New Language (EDU 5140)

    Year earned: 2022


    Faculty: Katherine Patterson, Ph.D.

    Course Instructional Designer: Laurie Hallick

    Course(s) designed: Theoretical Foundations and Teaching Practices of Regular and Special Education for Birth - Grade 2, Childhood 1 - 6, Adolescence 7 - 12 (EDU 5020)

    Year earned: 2024

  • School of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Faculty: Debra Kantor, Ph.D.

    Course Instructional Designer: Amy Lomellini

    Course(s) designed: Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice (NUR 3890)

    Year earned: 2022

Digital Accessibility for Educators (DAE)

Molloy University, Office of Blended and Online Learning, Digital Accessibility for Educators Badge 

The 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