The Instructional Technology Department offers a 5 week Introduction to Online Teaching course to all faculty interested in learning more about online education. This course is delivered completely online using ANGEL – the course management system Butler uses for all online instruction. Each session is limited to 20 “students”. Participants who finish the course will receive 30 CTE professional development points.

You will never have to meet face to face. All work may be conveniently completed in your office or at home. Activities are assigned for each unit but may be completed on your time schedule within the course of each week.

If you are interested in teaching a Web course or a blended course for Butler, completion of this online course is required.

Enrolling, participating and completing the course allows you, the "student", to experience what online education is all about. You will review class lectures, notes and labs online, engage in both synchronous and asynchronous discussions, take self-quizzes and tests, send assignments via email attachments and develop your own online syllabus and course calendar.

The purpose of this course is twofold:

• to provide fundamental information related to effective teaching at a distance, particularly web-based teaching
• to provide hands-on experience with a course management system

Five main topics are introduced in the course:

• Basics of Teaching and Technology
• The Online Community College Student
• Planning and Developing an Online Course
• Fostering Communication and Collaboration in Online Teaching
• Copyright and Academic Honesty in Online Education
• Assessment in Online Teaching

The textbook does not contain information on creating web pages, but skill in this area will enhance the look and feel of any web-based course. Therefore, students will be asked to create 3 to 4 simple web pages using the HTML Editor in ANGEL.

TEXT: A Fieldbook for Community College Online Instructors
by Kent Farnsworth and Teresa Brawner Bevis
Community College Press, Washington, DC.

Butler faculty may check out one of several copies from Linda 
Wapelhorst, BOA Rm.  5107N, 316.218.6202, lwapelhorst@butlercc.edu.

The Instructional Technology Department offers the course 3 times per year:

• Fall 2008: September 19 - October 23
• Spring 2009: to be announced
• Summer 2009: to be announced

Click here to register online for Introduction to Online Teaching.

Instructional Technology Staff

• Meg McGranaghan (322.3345) megmcg@butlercc.edu
• Linda Wapelhorst (218.6202) lwapelhorst@butlercc.edu
• Rachelle Wertenberger (323-6973 or 218-6973) rwertenberger@butlercc.edu
• Roberta Sheahan (322-3271 or 733-3271) rsheahan@butlercc.edu

The course may also be taken by non-Butler faculty for $75.

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Meg McGranaghan
Director of Instructional Technology
Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS
megmcg@butlercc.edu