A series of training opportunities are available to faculty for professional development and personal growth. Training will be conducted as workshops, individual or small-group consultations, and online formats. An announcement will be made prior to any workshop offered. Consultations will be conducted at times convenient for the trainer and trainee. Online tutorials are available now and will continue to be available throughout the school year. All are welcome to participate in any activity regardless of experience. Participation in workshops will earn you
professional development credit.

Blackboard (Bb) Basics
Blackboard is SCC’s Internet-based course management system. Learn to deliver your courses online as a Web-Centered (WC), Hybrid (HY) or Web-Enhanced course.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Macon Campus, Room 107 • Tuesday, September 8, 1-2 p.m.
Jackson Campus, Room FH121 • Wednesday, September 16, 9-10 a.m.
Macon Campus, Room 107 • Thursday, October 8, 1-2 p.m.
Modality: f2f workshop and self-paced online training available

Blackboard Learn Release 9 Overview
Learn about the technical enhancements included in Blackboard’s newest update. Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Location: Jackson Campus, Room FH121
Days/Time Offered: Tuesday, October 13, 9-10 a.m.
Modality: f2f workshop and self-paced online training available

Overview of Online Learning at SCC
An Introduction to online learning at SCC. Learn the difference between online and ITV
(Interactive Television) classes. Discuss benefits and appropriateness of online learning or ITV for your courses or teaching style. Understand section designations for online and ITV courses.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time Offered: Wednesday, October 14, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: Balsam Center, Room 311
Modality: f2f workshop/presentation

Online Course Administration
Learn how to request an online course website, understand all dl modalities offered at SCC, find student email addresses on Datatel, know where to find all dl online resources for faculty and students, understand where to find and how to use commonly used online forms, and online training modules and tutorials.
Professional Development Hours: 2
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time Offered: Thursday, October 15, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: Balsam Center, Room 311
Modality: f2f workshop/presentation

Advanced ITV Training
Understand the “layout” of the ITV network (sites and service types). Learn how to use Remote Camera Control, MultiSite, DouVideo, and Floor Control Options.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time Offered: Wednesday, October 21, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: Balsam Center, Room 311
Modality: f2f workshop/presentation

Bringing Your Screen to Life
Learn how to connect with your audience by creating interactive video tutorials, training, software demos and presentations. With full-motion recording capability that records the screen you can produce professional quality video presentations with small file sizes to post on the Internet, burn on CD-ROM, or deliver any way you choose in all the popular file formats. Programs utilized will include Camtasia Studio.
Professional Development Hours: 2
Trainer: Scott Cline
Days/Time Offered: Thursday, October 29, 3:30 p.m.
Location, Founders Hall, Room 124
Modality: f2f workshop
Preregistration: Required - Contact Scott Cline to preregister.

Adding Multimedia to Support Learning
This self-paced module explains how to effectively design content to improve student learning. Four learning units are presented:
• Learning Unit 1 will discuss the Multimedia Principle, the Contiguity Principle, and the Split Attention Principle.
• Learning Unit 2 will discuss the Modality Principle and the Split Attention
Effect.
• Learning Unit 3 will discuss the Redundancy Principle in multimedia learning.
• Learning Unit 4 will discuss Reducing Extraneous Processing and Better Learning Processing.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Days/Time Offered: TBA
Modality: Self-paced online training

Developing Multimedia
Learn how to combine video, audio, and static images to create learning objects/animations.
Professional Development Hours: 2
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment - LVenturo@southwesterncc.edu
Modality: f2f consultation
Prerequisite: Adding Multimedia to Support Learning

Course Development
Learn how to design and develop your online/hybrid course.
Professional Development Hours: 2
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment - LVenturo@southwesterncc.edu
Location: Jackson Campus, Macon Campus
Modality: f2f consultation

Using Respondus in Online Classes
Respondus is tool to convert .doc., .docx, .txt ,or .rtf files into Blackboard-ready test files. Learn how to use Respondus to generate assessments and incorporate learning objects into the online learning environment.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment - LVenturo@southwesterncc.edu
Location: Jackson Campus, Macon Campus
Modality: f2f consultation

Produce and Modify Your Own Images
Learn how to create and make changes to images for your classes. The images can be
incorporated in your own website or into Blackboard. The program utilized will be Adobe
Photoshop CS3.
Professional Development Hours: 2
Trainer: Carolyn Porter
Days/Time Offered: TBA
Location: TBA
Modality: f2f workshop

Blog with WordPress
Create your own Blog using WordPress. Learn how to access, create, and edit pages to your blog. Learn how to link your blog to your Bb. Learn how to upload files and use RSS for file
distribution. Use your Blog as a Faculty webpage or class journal.
Professional Development Hours: 2
Trainer: Scott Baker
Days/Time Offered: Fall TBA; Spring TBA
Location: TBA
Modality: f2f
Preregistration: Required - Contact Scot Baker to preregister

Course Preparation Consultation
One-on-one course preparation consultation w/ DL Specialist
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Days/Time Offered: By appointment - LVenturo@southwesterncc.edu
Modality: f2f consultation

Course Design Consultation
One-on-one course design consultation w/ DL Specialist
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Linda Venturo
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment - LVenturo@southwesterncc.edu
Location: Jackson Campus, Macon Campus
Modality: f2f consultation

Course Readiness Consultation
One-on-one course readiness consultation w/ Divisional Dean
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Divisional Dean
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment
Modality: one-on-one consultation

Going Live With Your Online Class
When you are ready to do so, you may offer your course as a Web-Centered, Hybrid, or
Web-Enhanced class. Going live will earn 1 professional development hour.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer(s): Linda Venturo and Divisional Dean
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment
Modality: WC, HY, Web-Enhanced

New for 2009-2010

Intelecom Video Repository: The INTELECOM Online Resources Network ™ is a hosted digital repository and subscription database of academic video clips - streamed on demand - for use in support of online, hybrid and face-to-face classes. Learn how to embed video clips from the repository into your class website.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time Offered: Wednesday, September 16, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: Balsam Center, Room 311
Modality: Demonstration

WebConferencing using DimDim: Dimdim is a very simple to use browser-based web conferencing service. You can display presentations, collaborate via whiteboards, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required to host, attend or even record meetings. I will show you how to create and conduct web conferences and how to use your Bb announcement page to invite users to your conferences.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time Offered: Wednesday, October 14, 2-3:15 p.m.
Location: Online
Modality: Web-conference
Preregistration: Required - Contact Keough at dkeough@southwesterncc.edu
Webcam, speakers and microphone are required. Participants must check their Internet, A/V, and Flash configuration at least 24 hours prior to the workshop by going here and run through the config’ check: http://www.dimdim.com/support/dimdim_tools.html

Incorporating the Latest Technology Tools in Your Web-Centered Course: In this two-hour seminar you will be introduced to the latest applications and how you might incorporate them into your course. Applications to be covered include streaming media, RSS, blogs, mobile technology, podcasts, online collaboration systems, electronic portfolios, and some PowerPoint refreshers.
Professional Development Hours: 2 hour
Trainer: Elizabeth L. Haynes, Ed.D
Days/Time Offered: Oct. 20, 9-11 a.m. • Oct. 21, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Location: Founders Hall, Lab 121
Modality: f2f workshop

SnagIt: Demonstration of an easy to use utility that allows you to capture, edit, and share exactly what you see on your screen.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time Offered: Thursday, October 29, 9-10 a.m.
Location: Founders Hall, Room 121
Modality: f2f workshop

Updated NC Live Databases & Online Library Resources: New databases, online tutorials, 24/7 help service, Journal Search tool, Online Renewal and Holds...fast, fun, and informative for individuals or for groups.
Professional Development: 1 hour
Trainer: Vickie Lepore, Librarian
Days/Time Offered: By Appointment - v_lepore@southwesterncc.edu
Location: Holt Library, Conference Room
Modality: hands-on in computer lab

North Carolina Learning Object Repository (NC-LOR): The NC-LOR is a digital
repository built and managed by by several years in the making, of academic materials
designed to allow users to manage their own content as well as search for content that
belongs to others. The NC-LOR is a collaborative effort between the NC Community
Colleges, UNC, DPI, and the NC Virtual Public School.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Dennis Keough
Days/Time/Location: Fall, TBA – Spring, TBA
Modality: f2f workshop

Intro to Skype: With Skype’s free software and your Internet connection you can chat away with free Skype-to-Skype calls and never worry about cost, time or distance. Learn how to use Skype to support your online class or student advising endeavors.
Professional Development Hours: 1
Trainer: Kirk Stephens
Days/Time/Location: TBA
Modality: f2f workshop

Hybrid Course Design and Delivery: If you’re considering moving from traditional, face to face course delivery to a hybrid model, this session is for you. We will share best practices in hybrid course design and discuss common problems encountered by faculty and students in the hybrid modality.
Trainers: Barb Putman and Dennis Keough
Days/Times Offered: TBA
Location: Jackson Campus, Macon Campus
Modality: f2f workshop

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