Distance Learning

Professional Development for Faculty

Winter 2006

(Please check back as more sessions may be added.)

December 20 Tuesday Noon - 2 pm Room 4214	Getting Started Teaching Online Using Blackboard Get started in a web-based classroom in Blackboard, the software that SCC uses for its online, hybrid, and web-enhanced classes (web-enhanced refers to a face-to-face class with a supplemental online component). We also will discuss course design and organization, as well as announcements and the online gradebook. If you are interested in using Blackboard as a tool for teaching or are fairly new at using it, this workshop is for you. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
January 6 Friday 10:00 am – Noon Room 4214	Getting Started Teaching Online Using Blackboard Get started in a web-based classroom in Blackboard, the software that SCC uses for its online, hybrid, and web-enhanced classes (web-enhanced refers to a face-to-face class with a supplemental online component). We also will discuss course design and organization, as well as announcements and the online gradebook. If you are interested in using Blackboard as a tool for teaching or are fairly new at using it, this workshop is for you. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
January 12 Thursday 12:30 – 2:30 pm Room 4214	An Orientation to Blackboard’s Assignment Manager and the Online Gradebook In this workshop, you will use the Assignment Manager to create an assignment, so please bring a sample assignment sheet (in Microsoft Word, for instance) with you on disk (or accessible via email). You then will learn how you and your students can exchange files using the Assignment Manager. During the latter part of the session, we will tour the online gradebook and learn how to download our grades to a spreadsheet for printing and further grade manipulation. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
January 13 Friday 2:30 – 4:30 pm Room 4214	Getting Started Teaching Online Using Blackboard Get started in a web-based classroom in Blackboard, the software that SCC uses for its online, hybrid, and web-enhanced classes (web-enhanced refers to a face-to-face class with a supplemental online component). We also will discuss course design and organization, as well as announcements and the online gradebook. If you are interested in using Blackboard as a tool for teaching or are fairly new at using it, this workshop is for you. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
January 19 Thursday 2:30 – 4:30 pm Room 4214	An Orientation to Blackboard’s Assignment Manager and the Online Gradebook In this workshop, you will use the Assignment Manager to create an assignment, so please bring a sample assignment sheet (in Microsoft Word, for instance) with you on disk (or accessible via email). You then will learn how you and your students can exchange files using the Assignment Manager. During the latter part of the session, we will tour the online gradebook and learn how to download our grades to a spreadsheet for printing and further grade manipulation. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
February 9 Thursday 3:30 – 5:00 pm Richmond Beach Coffee Co.	Quarterly Blackboard User’s Group “Hang” Session Please join us for the quarterly meeting of Bbug (the Blackboard Users Group). Meet other online instructors in an informal, casual setting. We’ll discuss what's working in your online, hybrid, and web-enhanced/supplemental classrooms and what's not, as well as any other distance learning topics that are on your mind. We will have wireless Internet access, so feel free to bring a laptop. Address of Richmond Beach Coffee Co. with map: http://www.richmondbeachcoffee.com/location.php . Facilitator: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
February 23 Thursday 2:30 – 3:30 pm Room 4214	The New Blackboard Shell System Demystified We will discuss the new system of Blackboard “shell” classrooms that are reused every quarter (instead of copied). We will discuss when you might want more than one shell for a particular class and the pros and cons of doing this. We also will go over how you can copy materials from one classroom to another, as well as "recycle" or remove old materials. Please bring your questions. Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
March 17 Friday 2:30 – 4:30 pm Room 4214	Getting Started Teaching Online Using Blackboard Get started in a web-based classroom in Blackboard, the software that SCC uses for its online, hybrid, and web-enhanced classes (web-enhanced refers to a face-to-face class with a supplemental online component). We also will discuss course design and organization, as well as announcements and the online gradebook. If you are interested in using Blackboard as a tool for teaching or are fairly new at using it, this workshop is for you. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.
March 21 Tuesday 2:00 – 3:00 pm Room 4214	The Student Perspective in Blackboard We will discuss how students find out about online, hybrid, and web-enhanced classes; what support services they receive; and how they access your Blackboard classroom. You will learn how to set up your Blackboard classroom for student entry and how to manage online users. Please reserve your space by contacting Distance Learning (eLearning@shoreline.edu or x 6966). Instructor: Ann Garnsey-Harter, Director of Distance Learning.