Resources for Blackboard

Academic Standards for Online Instruction

In our Division, the faculty members who teach online classes are expected to maintain academic standards equal to that of our traditional classes.  In accordance to Title 5, Section 55211, all approved courses offered as distance education include regular effective contact.

To assist with the creation and implementation of your online courses, click here for the academic standards for online instruction as outlined in Title 5.

The following document is in draft form.  It was written and approved through the D.E. committee and will be presented to the Academic Senate for its approval.  I highly endorse the content of this document for our current online instruction.  To access this document, please click here.

Posting Class Lectures on YouTube

To assist students with their learning needs, you may consider posting pertinent lectures on YouTube.  Check out what Melinda Klein, professor of History, is doing for her classes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2StANYC57M

And, student feedback has been quite positive.

Online Orientation Links

• To access pertinent Blackboard information for online courses (for students), please click here.
• Saddleback College Campus Email Information   http://www.socccd.cc.ca.us/email/
• Foothill College online self-assessment questionnaire. One does not have to be a Foothill College student. Enter at least a first name. Email address is not required to view results. Link includes Foothill’s College Online Orientation. http://www.foothillglobalaccess.org/main/new_to_elearning.htm
• Tutorial: How to Survive in an Online Class by Jim Shimabukuro, an instructor from Kapiolani Community College http://www.kctcs.net/distancelearning/surviving.htm 
• Kapiolani Community College Student Tutorials: How to survive and online class; Information Skills Tutorials; Managing you time effectively; Note taking for a research paper; Computer Essentials 101; and Study Tips http://www.kctcs.net/distancelearning/tutorials.htm
• The Core Rules of Netiquette - Virgina Shea http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html  Introduction http://www.albion.com/netiquette/introduction.html
• Understanding Plagiarism - Indiana University http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/
• Documenting MLA Sources & Sample MLA Style Papers – Diana Hacker http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html
• MLA Style: Step-By-Step Instructions - Dennis Jerz, Seton Hill University http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic/mla_style.html
• Blackboard information site from CSU Fresno http://blackboard.csufresno.edu/bb/knownissues.shtml

Resource Links:

Blackboard Tutorials (produced through Blackboard)

http://www.blackboard.com/products/quicktutorials.htm

They don’t have the 7.3 videos complete yet, but they are going to let me know when they do.  The differences are minor.

Discussion Board for Blackboard - Sample Rubric

Online Activities for a Hybrid Class - Use of Online Activities in a Hybrid Class

Blackboard Staging Server - General site for Blackboard Information - Blackboard STAGING Server

Sample of "Course Orientation" for Class Web Page - Click here.

Division Academic Standards for Online Instruction - Click here.

June's Strategies for Building Online Courses - Click here.

Distance Education Weekly Planning - Click here.

Compelling Arguments for Students for attending Cyber Classes - Click here.

Online Faculty Oberservation Guidelines for Deans and Chairs - Click here.

Sample online lesson plan for History 22 - Click here.

Sample Syllabus

• Sociology 10 - Class Set-up
• Sociology 10 - Syllabus

Generation Y and X - Teaching

• Differences between Generation Y and X
• Generational Differences (Chart) - Very good!

Teaching Materials for Blackboard Instruction

If you are using Blackboard in part or all of your classes, check out these sites for additional teaching materials (video clips, pod casting, online assessment instruments, etc.)

ProfCast - integrated pod cast

YouTube - video broadcasting (everything you might want)

Learner.org - interactive learning resources

**Your textbook publisher (contact individual textbook representatives for additional information) - interactive learning resources (video clips, DVD's, online learning assessment, etc.)