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Professional Development

BC's Instructional Technology department offers workshops for e-learning professional development. Select the link below to find the workshop that is right for you.

I want to use Blackboard tools to enhance my on-campus courses.

I want to teach blended/hybrid or online courses already developed by other faculty.
I want to develop and teach my own blended/hybrid or online courses.
I want to take my online courses to a higher level so that they meet BC Quality Standards.

I want to create online orientations for my e-learning students so that they do not have to come to campus for orientation.

Web-enhancing On-campus Classes

(Recommended for faculty members who want to use Blackboard tools to enhance their on-campus courses.)

Prerequisite: None

"Web-enhancing On-Campus Classes" is an introductory workshop for faculty who want to explore how to utilize BC's Learning Management System, Blackboard, to enhance their on-campus classes. In just 3 hours, faculty will use the system's point-and-click interface to learn and use effective tools and strategies such as communicating with students with Announcements and Mail, engaging students will Discussions, posting course materials for students, posting and receiving student assignments electronically with Assignments, and providing students immediate feedback with Grade Book.

Register for this workshop to find out how you can utilize BC's Learning Management System to enhance your on-campus classes!

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Teaching Online
(Required for faculty who want to teach blended/hybrid or online courses already developed by other faculty.)

Prerequisites: None. However, it is recommended that you discuss your e-learning goals with your Associate Dean before you register for this workshop. In addition, completion of “Web-enhancing On-campus Classes” workshop is a plus.

"Teaching Online" is a workshop required of faculty who plan to teach/facilitate, for the first time, a blended/hybrid course or a fully online course that has already been developed by another faculty. The workshop is delivered entirely online over a period of 4 weeks, and is facilitated by BC’s e-learning faculty associates who are experienced online instructors. Faculty will develop both technological and pedagogical skills and knowledge necessary to teach online by working through a series of learning modules including: Introduction to Teaching Online, Exploring Course Tools, Exploring Instructor Tools, Building Community through Discussion, Building Community through E-mail, and more.

Upon successfully completing all learning modules and achieving all learning outcomes associated with each module, faculty will receive 12 professional development credit hours and will be officially certified to teach existing blended/hybrid courses or online courses.

If you are you considering teaching online, register for this online workshop and find out if teaching online is right for you!

Building Quality Online Courses
(Required for faculty who want to develop and teach their own blended/hybrid and/or online courses.)

Prerequisites: None. However, it is strongly recommended that you discuss your e-learning goals with your Associate Dean before you register for this workshop. In addition, completion of either “Web-enhancing On-campus Classes” or “Teaching Online” or both workshops is definitely a plus.

"Building Quality Online Courses" is a workshop required of faculty who plan to develop and teach their own blended or fully online courses. The workshop is delivered online with optional on-campus sessions over a period of 4 weeks, and is facilitated by BC e-learning faculty associates who are experienced e-learning professors. Faculty will develop both technological and pedagogical skills and knowledge necessary to develop blended/hybrid and/or online courses that meet BC's “Quality Standards for e-Learning Course Design”, as well as to effectively teach/facilitate e-learning courses.

Upon successfully completing all learning modules and achieving all learning outcomes associated with each module, faculty will receive 16 professional development credit hours and will be officially certified to develop AND teach blended/hybrid courses and fully online courses.

If you want to develop and teach your own blended/hybrid and/or online courses, register for this workshop to learn all the skills you need to be an e-learning professor!

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Taking Your Online Courses to a Higher Level

(Recommended for faculty who want to internally certify their existing online course.)

Prerequisite: Must already have an existing online course.

"Taking Your Online Courses to a Higher Level" is for faculty who have developed and are currently teaching fully online courses. In just 3 hours, faculty will be introduced to BC “Quality Standards for e-Learning Course Design”, review BC exemplary quality online courses, and receive guidance and recommendations from e-learning faculty associates, whose courses meet BC Quality Standards, on how to improve and enhance their own fully online courses in order to improve students success.

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Creating Online Orientations for e-Learning Students
(Recommended for faculty who want to truly make their online classes "fully online" with no on-campus orientation.)

Prerequisite: Must already have an existing online course.

"Creating Online Orientations for e-Learning Students" is for faculty who have developed and are currently teaching fully online courses. Faculty will develop an online orientation for their students so that they are not required to come to campus for a face-to-face orientation. Faculty will review and adopt step-by-step student tutorials that cater to both visual and auditory learners for how to use Blackboard tools. Faculty will also create “Welcome” letters for their online courses, and learn to effectively use Blackboard's selective release functionality.