Training - Teaching Online Requirements

To promote high-quality teaching and learning in the online environment, CVTC has training/proficiency requirements for faculty who are web-enhancing and/or teaching online.

Training is required for those new to web-enhancing or teaching online at CVTC.

Other options to meet training requirements must be requested and approved by Curriculum and Professional Development. Experienced faculty who are teaching online or web-enhancing are encouraged to complete Teaching Online Part 1 & 2  to prompt reflection and enhance online teaching strategies. 

• Contact the Curriculum and Professional Development Office for the training schedule, 833-6296
• View Detailed Delivery Type Information

Requirements for Traditional Class with Web Enhancement

Blackboard (Bb) Basics – The course will be presented in a face-to-face and/or online format. The training series will be offered before each in-service session, during each semester and during May Academy (5 times each year). A proficiency option (described below) is also available. Faculty who choose the online format or proficiency option are welcome to attend any part of the face-to-face sessions offered during that same term. This course is composed of four, two-hour sessions:

• Learning Plan 1 – Communication
• Learning Plan 2 - Assignment Items
• Learning Plan 3 - Assessments
• Learning Plan 4 – Grade Book
• Learning Plan 5 - Course Management

Bb Basics Proficiency – A proficiency option is offered for instructors with prior learning experience with Blackboard. If a faculty member wishes to proficiency out of the class, he/she should e-mail a brief paragraph of their learning experience with Blackboard to Tiffany Lewis (tlewis18@cvtc.edu).  They will then enroll in the Bb Basics session through Banner.  Faculty may demonstrate competency by successfully completing the performance assessment within each of the five learning plans. Complete instructions are given for each performance assessment and should be submitted to the assignment link after completion for processing; all five assessments MUST be completed within an eight-week timeframe. When all of the final assessments have been received and processed by the Bb Basics instructor, completion confirmation will be sent to the faculty member.

Requirements for Online and Hybrid Courses:

1. Hybrid – The hybrid training will provide guidelines for combining the best of face-to-face instruction with online delivery. Lessons learned by faculty along with course design and communication ideas for successful student learning in hybrid delivery will be provided. Hybrid training should be taken after Blackboard Basics. It can be taken before or along with TOP1 or TOP2.
2. Teaching Online Part 1 (TOP1)  - Prerequisite: Bb Basics
   TOP1 guides the creation of a course for online delivery and begins the development of online teaching skills. Note: Faculty who are developing and teaching a new course online for the first time must also demonstrate course compliance with eTech standards through the Curriculum office (Claudeen Oebser).
3. Teaching Online Part 2 (TOP2)* - Prerequisite: Teaching Online Part I
   TOP2 provides an online faculty mentor to assist faculty and provide feedback in the online learning environment. Effective practices of teaching and learning online are developed and strengthened. The mentor will monitor and provide feedback and assistance regarding organization elements, bulletin board usage, communication, etc.