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Faculty Training Schedule—Fall
2009
Basic Blackboard 9—Online
Introduction to
Quality E-Learning Practices—Video Conference
What's New in Blackboard 9—Video
Conference
Using PowerPoint
with Blackboard—Main Campus
Introduction to
Camtasia—Main Campus
Pinnacle—Main Campus
Podcasting—Online
Quality E-Learning Practices—Hybrid,
Main Campus and Online
Distance Learning Training
Compensation for Faculty
Basic
Blackboard 9—Online
To succeed in this online course,
participants should be able to
touch-type; use a mouse; enter text in a text editor or in Web-based forms;
copy and paste text; save, locate, and open files on a computer; use
drop-down lists; enter URL's; browse the Web; access Wake Tech e-mail.
For the training, participants will need
a key account username and password for Blackboard and for the College's
GroupWise e-mail system.
To register for training, contact Tammi Wilcox (tlwilcox@waketech.edu)
by the deadline posted below. If you have questions about the training, contact
Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu), Linda Maynard (lwmaynard@waketech.edu), or Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu). |
| Modules |
Begins |
Ends |
Location |
Registration Deadline |
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Introduction to Blackboard
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Adding Content to Your Blackboard Class
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Communicating with Your Students in Blackboard
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Creating Blackboard Assessments
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Managing Blackboard Assessments
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Enhancing Content
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Tuesday
9/15/09 |
Tuesday
11/10/09 |
Online in Blackboard |
9/8/09 |
Introduction to Quality E-Learning Practices
What's New in Blackboard 9
Separate
2-Hour Video Conference Workshops
Locations: Main Campus
(LE 16), North Campus (MSB 339), Health Sciences (HS 428)
To reserve a seat, contact Tammi Wilcox (tlwilcox@waketech.edu). If you have questions about the training, contact
Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu), Linda Maynard (lwmaynard@waketech.edu), or Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu). |
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Afternoon Workshops |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Locations |
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Introduction to Quality E-Learning Practices |
Tuesday |
9/1/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and MSB
339 |
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Wednesday |
9/2/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and HS 428 |
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What's New in Blackboard 9 |
Wednesday |
9/30/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and MSB 339 |
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Wednesday |
10/14/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and HS 428 |
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Tuesday |
10/27/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and HS 428 |
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Wednesday |
10/28/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and HS 428 |
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Tuesday |
11/3/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and HS 428 |
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Tuesday |
11/10/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and MSB 339 |
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Tuesday |
11/17/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and MSB 339 |
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Tuesday |
12/1/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 16 and MSB 339 |
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Using PowerPoint with Blackboard—Main
Campus Learn how to use PowerPoint presentations effectively with
Blackboard. Bring a short PowerPoint presentation to add to your online
class. Using multimedia in PowerPoint will be discussed.
Prerequisite: Basic Blackboard training
or experience.
Familiarity with PowerPoint.
To reserve a seat, contact Tammi Wilcox:
tlwilcox@waketech.edu. If you have questions about the training,
contact Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu)
or Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu). |
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Afternoon Workshop |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
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Using PowerPoint with Blackboard |
Tuesday |
9/22/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
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3-Part
Introduction to Camtasia—Main
Campus
Use Camtasia software to produce screen demonstrations,
video tutorials, and movies of any kind of desktop activity.
Prerequisite:
Basic Blackboard training or experience and PowerPoint training.
To reserve a seat, contact Tammi Wilcox:
tlwilcox@waketech.edu. If you have questions about the training,
contact Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu)
or Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu). |
| Workshops |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Parts 1, 2, and 3
Introduction to Camtasia |
Tuesday |
9/29/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Tuesday |
10/6/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Tuesday |
10/20/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
10-Part Pinnacle—Main
Campus
Create, edit, and deliver digital video for online
courses.
Prerequisite:
Basic Blackboard training or experience and Camtasia training.
To reserve a seat, contact Tammi Wilcox:
tlwilcox@waketech.edu. If you have questions about the
training, contact Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu)
or Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu). |
| Workshops |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
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Part 1 of 10
- Compare Camtasia and Pinnacle.
- Introduction to video terminology.
- Discuss video delivery guidelines.
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Thursday |
9/10/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
Part 2 of 10
- Introduction to basic camcorder operation.
- Participants submit video plan for discussion.
- Schedule camcorder sessions with training
instructor.
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Thursday |
9/17/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
Parts 3 & 4 of 10
- Videotape project.
- Transfer video to Pinnacle.
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Thursday
Thursday |
9/24/09
10/1/09 |
2-4 p.m.
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26
LE 26 |
Parts 5 & 6 of 10
- Introduction to Pinnacle.
- Edit individual video projects.
- Manage file sizes.
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Thursday
Thursday |
10/15/09
10/22/09 |
2-4 p.m.
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26
LE 26 |
Parts 7 & 8 of 10
- Lab time with instructor.
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Thursday
Thursday |
10/29/09
11/5/09 |
2-4 p.m.
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26
LE 26 |
Part 9 of 10
- Convert video projects to alternate file
formats.
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Thursday |
11/12/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
Part 10 of 10
- Present projects to class.
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Thursday |
11/19/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Podcasting—ONLINE
Self-paced course. Explore how podcasting can become an integral part of the learning process for your students.
Prerequisite: Blackboard training or experience.
To be added to the class, contact Tammi Wilcox: tlwilcox@waketech.edu. If you have questions about the training, contact Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu) or Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu). |
| Workshop |
Date |
Location |
| Podcasting |
Available upon request. |
Online in Blackboard |
| Quality E-Learning Practices —Main
Campus Hybrid Course
Learn how to use Quality Matters course
standards to create an effective online or hybrid course. Course is
limited to 6 instructors who will edit their own inactive online or hybrid course during this semester-long online class. QEP Certification awarded to courses that successfully meet QEP standards.
Prerequisite:
Introduction to QEP workshop
and Blackboard training or experience.
Preference will be given to faculty who have also completed PowerPoint,
Camtasia, and Pinnacle training.
To be added to the class, contact Tammi Wilcox
(tlwilcox@waketech.edu). If you have questions about the training, contact Mary Harbison (miharbison@waketech.edu), Patrick Tribble (pttribble@waketech.edu),
or Linda Maynard (lwmaynard@waketech.edu). |
| Workshop |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| Quality E-Learning Practices |
Wednesday |
9/9/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Wednesday |
9/23/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Wednesday |
10/709 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Wednesday |
10/21/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Wednesday |
11/4/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Wednesday |
11/18/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
| Wednesday |
12/2/09 |
2-4 p.m. |
LE 26 |
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Distance Learning
Training Compensation Policy
Eligibility
- Full-time and adjunct faculty who have
not taught an online or hybrid* course and who have
not previously completed training are eligible for training compensation.
*Hybrid course is defined as delivering a minimum of 50% of course content online, 50% on campus.
- Faculty who have taught an online or hybrid course or who have completed training prior to March 2006 are not eligible for
Basic Blackboard training compensation.
Requirements
- To receive training
compensation, you MUST submit the required form, Faculty Request for
Distance Education Training Compensation, which is available in the
Training section of the Blackboard Forum (in your Blackboard account).
- Trainees must be computer literate. (file management, e-mail, cut/paste, browse web)
- To request compensation for training, submit an application form with the required signatures to the Distance Education Support Department before training begins.
- To receive
compensation, training must be successfully completed on schedule. For
Basic Blackboard training, compensation will be processed when the first
online or hybrid course is taught, not when training is completed.
Compensation for advanced training (PowerPoint, Camtasia, Pinnacle,
Quality E-learning Practices, or Discipline-Specific) will be paid at the
end of the semester in which training is completed.
- Training must be repeated in its entirety if it is not completed on schedule.
NOTE
: Exceptions to the training compensation policy must be approved by the Dean of
Academic Support Services and the Vice President of Curriculum Education
Services.
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Training Options |
Comp. |
Information, Requirements, Prerequisites, Limitations
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| One-Time-Only Course Load Reduction |
N/A |
Requirements:
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Obtain certification in Basic Blackboard, PowerPoint, and Camtasia training.
- Teach an online or hybrid course in the next term.
Limitation: Course load reduction available only to full-time faculty who have not taught an online or hybrid course. |
| Basic Blackboard |
$600 |
Online training in
Blackboard. Includes additional assignments. Approximate 25-hour time commitment. Certificate issued upon successful completion. Requirement: Teach an online or hybrid course within two terms of certification.
Limitations:
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Training compensation will be processed when the first online or hybrid course is taught, not when training is completed.
- Training must be repeated in its entirety if an online or hybrid course is not taught in one of the two semesters following training.
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Cannot be combined with a course load reduction.
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| Using PowerPoint with Blackboard |
$100 |
Two-hour workshop held on Main Campus. Certificate issued upon successful completion. Prerequisite: Blackboard teaching experience and familiarity with PowerPoint.
Requirement: Add PowerPoint content to an online course.
Limitation: Cannot be combined with a course load reduction.
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Introduction to Camtasia
Parts 1, 2, & 3 |
$200 |
Three 2-hour workshops with an additional assignment held on Main Campus. Use Camtasia software to produce screen demonstrations, video tutorials, and movies of any kind of desktop activity. Certificate issued upon successful completion. Prerequisite: Blackboard training or experience
and PowerPoint training.
Requirement: Add Camtasia content to an online course.
Limitation: Cannot be combined with a course load reduction.
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| Pinnacle |
$600 |
Ten 2-hour workshops with additional assignments held on Main Campus. Create and edit digital video clips for online courses. Approximate 25-hour time commitment. Certificate issued upon successful completion. Prerequisite: Blackboard, PowerPoint, and Camtasia training.
Requirement: Produce Pinnacle video for an online course.
Limitation: Faculty must teach online for a minimum of 2 semesters prior to Pinnacle training or trainer’s permission.
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Podcasting |
N/A |
This is a self-paced online course
in Blackboard. Explore how podcasting can become an integral part of the learning process for your students. Prerequisite: Blackboard
training or experience.
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Quality
E-Learning Practices |
$600 |
Semester-long hybrid course. Edit your own inactive online course according to the 2005-2006 Quality Matters’ rubric, which provides standards for the continuous improvement of online courses regardless of discipline. Prerequisite: Introduction to QEP workshop
AND Blackboard training or experience.
Preference will be given to faculty who have also completed PowerPoint,
Camtasia, and Pinnacle training.
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| New Course Compensation |
$500 |
Prerequisite:
Blackboard training or experience.
Requirements:
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Compensation
request MUST be for a course that has NEVER been available in online or
hybrid format at Wake Tech.
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For each new course compensation request, completion of one
advanced training course (PowerPoint, Camtasia, Pinnacle, QEP) will be
required prior to approval for compensation.
- DEADLINE: Submit compensation application within the first 2 weeks that the
course is taught.
Limitations:
- Compensation is available for only one new course per semester.
- Compensation is not available for the first online or hybrid course.
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| Discipline-Specific Training |
TBD |
Department head initiates by submitting a written proposal to the Distance Education Support Department. Rate of compensation determined by hours in training. Prerequisite: Blackboard training or experience.
Requirement: Teach an online or hybrid course in semester following training.
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The training compensation
form is available in the Training section of the Blackboard Forum (in your
Blackboard account), or you may contact Distance Education Support for a copy of
the form. If you have questions about the compensation policy, please contact
Distance Education Support.
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