eLearning Faculty Handbook
Chapter 6: Faculty Support Services
Training and Support
Through the Quality Enhancement Plan that Manatee
Community College designed for its 2003 SACS accreditation, SCF
has dedicated a variety of resources to support faculty
development and to enhance resources available to faculty
teaching distance learning courses.
eLearning Certification
All full-time and adjunct faculty who teach online and blended courses must complete the eLearning certification process (see http://www.scf.edu/Academics/eLearning/FacultyInformation/eLearningFacultyHandbook/CourseApprovalProcess.asp).
Faculty who want to move into eLearning instruction need to contact their Department Chairs to be selected to be enrolled into the next eLearning Pedagogy course that is offered in Fall and Spring semesters. In addition, workshops will be offered every semester to enable faculty to gain competency in all areas of certification.
Ongoing Training for eLearning
Faculty
Workshops in new technologies and pedagogical approaches are sponsored by the Faculty Development Team and coordinated with the Office eLearning. The schedule for workshops and registration information can be found on the Faculty Professional Development Website.
Online Tutorials
Online Tutorials for webpage building other software used in eLearning courses can be accessed from the eLearning Website at: www.scf.edu/Academics/eLearning/FacultyInformation/FacultyTeachingTools/default.asp .
Office of eLearning
The staff of the Office of eLearning is available to assist eLearning Faculty in all aspects of eLearning technology and pedagogy. For more information, see www.scf.edu/Academics/eLearning/default.asp.
