Distance Education
Resources for Faculty

Online teaching and learning is different from traditional, face-to-face (f2f) education. Fortunately, resources to ease the transition abound. Find out about Teaching Online.

Our Teaching and Learning Center provides help with designing your course, learning technology, building a web site, and dealing with technology. Call and make an appointment or just drop-in.

• The ADD procedure for late registration
• Curriculum Addendum for Distance Courses [pdf]
• Request a Blackboard online classroom
• Blackboard Help for Faculty
• e-Pack Support for Faculty
• Cabrillo Information and Resources
• Distance Education Curriculum Development Grants
• Classes & Workshops
• Online Journals & Articles
• Collections
• Online Resources for your Students

Procedure for ADDING distance students:

Forward the student’s email request you receive to add the class to onlineregister@cabrillo.edu  (ONLY faculty can authorize the ADD.) Include the following information:

First and Last Name
Student ID # or SS #
Course name and section number (e.g. DM 70, section 49605)

If students have not applied to the College, they can complete the online application at http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/webreg/index.html

Students who need to add after the deadline will need to submit a petition to add a full term course. Petitions go to Admissions and Records.

Cabrillo Information & Resources

Distance Education Committee

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Blackboard Upgrade Guide for Designers and Instructors [pdf]
Blackboard Campus Edition 6 Guide for instructors [pdf]

Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning
Sloan-C Foundation Report, October 2007

Trends in E-Learning, April 2007, Instructional Technology Council [pdf]
Sample Behavior Policy for Online Classes

The Disruptive Student Behavior Report Form is located on the campus P: drive at P:\Student Services_PUBLIC\Dean of Student Services Office_PUBLIC

Providing Quality Online Education (Sp 07 Flex Week)
Topics include what constitutes effective contact between instructor and student, retention, responding to cultural differences, and assessing student learning outcomes in an online environment.

Educational Technology Near and Far (Sp 07 Flex Week)
Distance Delivery: 8 Lessons Learned (David Sheftman, Fall 05 Flex Week)
Top Ten Reasons Why Online Teaching Loves Us (David & cartoon humor!)

Classes & Workshops

The Teaching and Learning Center offers assistance and information on workshops.

Online Journals & Articles

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

Spring 2005 articles include Preparing Instructors for Quality Online Instruction and Teaching Online - A Time Comparison

Online Learning Update is a blog providing links to articles of interest. It is edited by Ray Schroeder, Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Fulfilling Our Obligations: Building Trust across Cultural Boundaries by Sharon L.M. Stone and other articles on the art and issues of online education are available on the CVC Professional Development Center.

The OnlineLearning.net site includes a self-evaluation quiz for faculty contemplating teaching online: Is Online Teaching for Me?

Collections

Distance Education Clearinghouse is the University of Wisconsin-Extension's comprehensive distance education site has links.

Stanford University's Center for Teaching & Learnin's CTL Handouts is a helpful collection of tips and information for teaching (on and off line).

The American Distance Education Consortium lists diverse Learning Resources of interest to faculty and instructional designers.

Online Resources for your Students

Link your online course or syllabus to the Resources for Students page on this website.

Updated: March 17, 2008