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Teaching OnlineHistory of the Online College In the Fall of 1998, Palomar College began offering online courses. We had only 2 offerings: English 100, taught by John Tagg, and Psychology 205, taught by Mark Vernoy. Since then, the program has expanded. In the Spring of 2002, we will be offering over 90 online sections. In addition, many more classes which are not totally online take advantage of online resources to present class enhancements and assessments.
A Video Series about the early days of the online college is available (Windows media broadband only).
Becoming an Online Instructor If you are interested in becoming an online instructor, please contact:
Training and Support for Online Instructors The vast majority of online instructors use the Blackboard Learning System to present their classes. We provide training in the use of the Blackboard system, and other related applications, such as Microsoft FrontPage and PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop, and other specialized programs, . See our Fall 2004 Training Schedule.
Look for the multi-part series titled the Blackboard Training Series. Note that sign-up is handled through the Professional Development Office, and you may receive PD credit for taking the training courses. Other classes specially relevant to teaching online are the FrontPage, PowerPoint, Acrobat, Photoshop and web technology classes, along with the special FrontPage topics classes. To preview Blackboard class sites at Palomar College, click here. Visit these web sites for samples provided by major academic publishers: In some cases, online instructors prefer not to use the Blackboard system, but would rather use their own, independent web sites to present their courses. For example, Dennis O'Neil's Anthropology 100 course and Wayne Armstrong's Botany 115 Course. If you wish to pursue an independent method, and need assistance, please contact:
The Online College The Academic Technology Group maintains the PCOnline server, used to present Internet-based credit classes, and enhance real-time classes. For more information:
There are various approaches to teaching online. We support classes developed and presented through the Blackboard system, and also completely independent approaches, using a combination of web development tools. Student Rosters and Access to Blackboard Sites
One of the many advantages to using a Blackboard site with your classes, either online or face-to-face, is having your class roster for each section available each semester for email communication with students and posting of grades.
These rosters are loaded into each site by the weekend before each college term. Until this time, your students will not have access to your Blackboard site unless you activate the Guest Access feature of each Blackboard site. For further information on the activation of "Guest Access" consult Chapter 4 of the Blackboard Instructor Manual.
Using the Web as an Enhancement to Face-to-Face Classes Many more instructors use the web to enhance their in-person classes than teach completely online. If you wish to develop a web site, or want Academic Technology to develop one for you, contact Terry Gray (tgray@palomar.edu) ext. 2877. The following are exemplary web sites used by Palomar faculty to enhance their classes: We recommend that you add the following to your web sites:
Links Relevant to Teaching Online
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