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Welcome
to ED 214: Developing an Online Course
(Section #5226)
This course is an
introduction to successful design and teaching strategies for those teaching
or interested in developing an online course. Participants will learn
to use technologies to support online instruction and will develop key
components of an online course. It is assumed that participants will
have basic computer skills (word processing,
PowerPoint, e-mail, Web browsing).
Learn Online, like your students will!
This class will be offered as an 8-week online class.
There will be opportunities for possible fieldtrips and workshops that
will be posted. You can also make individual mentoring sessions
with me on class topics.
Please
see How an
Online Class Works for details about online learning. Students need to have
access to a reliable computer with a good Internet
connection (high bandwidth) and word processing software. Web authoring
software (FrontPage or Dreamweaver) is also useful, but not required.
Cuyamaca and Grossmont teachers: pay in person at the cashier's
office for a huge discount (show your staff ID or pay stub). If you are
an adjunct employee, you must be teaching during the semester this class
if taken to receive your discount. If you would
like to take the course Credit/No Credit, pick up the form at the Admissions
office.
Logging into the Course and Updating your Personal
Information
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Go to
http://bb.gcccd.edu
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Click on
“User Login” (Bookmark this site by adding it to your favorite sites).
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Your
Blackboard username is your first name and last name in
lowercase with no spaces and a dot in between your first and last name
(For example, Joe Smith would have a Blackboard ID of joe.smith).
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Your
password is your birth date in 6 digits (For example,
if Joe Smith were born on January 1, 1986, his password would be
010186).
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You must
wait 24 hours after you register for you class before you can log into
Blackboard o to
http://bb.gcccd.edu
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Here is a tutorial on how
to login to Blackboard:
Tutorial on how to login into Blackboard
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Everything is
listed in the syllabus and the
online schedule for weeks
1-8. Activities, assignments, discussions and assessments
listed are due each week on Sunday night by 11:55 PM. Send
me an email if you aren't able to log on to Blackboard so that I
can put you in the course.
Tutorial on how to login into Blackboard
Optional Textbooks
Teaching Online - A Practical Guide
Susan Ko & Steve Rossen
ISBN: 0-618-29848-7
Amazon
I like this one but it needs updating.
The new edition is scheduled for 2010. If you can find a
used copy or borrow one from a friend, it is worth skimming it's
contents (good case studies).
Engaging the Online Learner
Rita-Marie
Conrad & J. Ana Donaldson
ISBN: 0787966673
Amazon
Assessing the Online Learner
Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt
ISBN: 978-0470-28386-8
Amazon
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Flex Credit or Salary Advancement
You can get credit toward salary advancement OR 5-10 hours of flex
credit (full time teachers only) upon completion of this course
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California Community Colleges offer small class sizes and dedicated
teachers with industry experience at an incredible price.
Cuyamaca
Teaching and Learning Center offers an online self-paced
Blackboard class, workshops, tutorials, and sign up for the Cuyamaca
Blog. Review this site carefully.
@ONE offers FREE
and low cost online and hands-on institutes in California for
community college faculty. I recommend continuing online classes
through
@ONE after you have
completed Education 214 (you can even repeat technology classes to
help you in your growth and you can earn professional development and
possible salary advancement). Go to their website for more
information.
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Cajon, California 92019 
