Training for Faculty & Staff

This course is for instructors who are developing an online, distance course on the Blackboard Course Management System. During this 12-week class, participants meet two hours per week and develop their online course outside class time. Lecture, discussion, reading, and learning activities form the core instruction. Participants will utilize the Blackboard system, obtain a strong understanding of asynchronous pedagogy/andragogy, and experience how students take an online course. The outcome of the workshop will be a fully developed online course on Blackboard.

Teaching and Learning Certificate Category: 1 Pedagogy, 1 Classroom Management, and 1 Technology (3 hours in each category)

• PEOCDD Module Objectives
• PEOCDD Course Schedule

Instructor: Elissa M. Baker

For more information and session dates, contact Elissa at e.baker@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-8196.

The Blackboard Basics Training series consists of six modules. To earn a mastery badge for each module, you will need to review the course material provided, complete the Proficiency Assessment receiving a score of 10 or higher, and demonstrate understanding by completing the homework tasks assigned and reviewed by an Instructional Designer. After the completion of all six modules, you will earn a Blackboard Basics Training Completion Certificate from the Distance and Online Learning office and Center for Effective Teaching credit hours towards a CET certificate.

Instructor: DL Staff

For more information and session dates, contact DL Staff at dlhelp@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7070.

In this workshop you will learn the basics of Blackboard by using a template that you can add your content to. If you would like to you can bring any digital materials you have for your course(s). Designed for faculty who are new to Blackboard or would like a quick refresher.

Instructor: DL Staff

To register, contact DL Staff at dlhelp@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7070.

In this workshop you will learn how to use Zoom for “live” lectures. Zoom is a live video meeting tool, like Skype or GoToMeeting. Zoom allows you to meet “synchronously,” or in real-time, with your students. Zoom can allow you to continue to hold class meetings at their regularly scheduled time, with you and your students participating at a distance/remotely. Zoom allows meeting participants to join the meeting via a computer (with webcam and microphone), a smartphone (through the Zoom app), or a landline phone by dialing into a specific phone number. Participants can also combine these methods – someone on a computer with no webcam or microphone could follow along with whatever is on screen through their computer, and join the Zoom call audio by dialing in.

Instructor: DL Staff

To register, contact DL Staff at dlhelp@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7070.

In this workshop you will learn how to use TechSmith Knowmia for pre-recorded video lecture materials. TechSmith Knowmia is a lecture capture or screen recording software that allows you to record your slideshows, screen, or face and voice. It can be used to pre-record the course content to put online. TechSmith Knowmia is an “asynchronous” tool, meaning you will record the lecture content ahead of time, edit it if need be, and put it in Blackboard for your students to watch. TechSmith Knowmia is not a live video.

Instructor: DL Staff

To register, contact DL Staff at dlhelp@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7070.

In this workshop you will learn how to use VoiceThread for lectures, discussions, or assignments. VoiceThread is an interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables users to add images, documents, and videos, and to which other users can add voice, text, audio file, or video comments.

Instructor: DL Staff

To register, contact DL Staff at dlhelp@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7070.

In this workshop you will learn how to use Blackboard Collaborate for “live” lectures. Blackboard Collaborate is a web conferencing tool that allows for real-time discussion between you and your students, supports break out groups, has a chat function, the whiteboard can be used to present content and do annotation, and you can conduct polling during the discussion. You can also record the session and share it with those students who are unavailable during the meeting time. Students can present or comment on your presentations to demonstrate knowledge or skills.

Instructors: DL Staff

To register, contact DL Staff at dlhelp@hvcc.edu or (518) 629-7070.