August 2011-Professional Development Opportunities

The Plagiarism and TurnItIn Webinar scheduled for July 29th has recorded maximum sign up capacity and therefore registration is closed . Thank you for your enthusiastic responses!

We'll be offering similar sessions in the future . In the meantime, to gain from what was discussed here though, please feel free to check out the Webinar archive starting July 29th evening at-
http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Webinar_Archive

You'll also notice most Webinars offered in the past, are listed there.

Here are the list of Professional Development Sessions scheduled for August 2011-

Workshop-

Managing Discussions
When : August 8 2011-August 19 2011
Where: Online
Focus: This is a two week online workshop about best practices in facilitating online discussions
Registration close date: August 1 2011

Further details is available on the Professional Development page at- http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Workshops

We've three Webinars scheduled for August 2011 -

CCCOnline Library Services
When: Friday, August 12, 2011 (1:00 - 2:00 PM)
Where: Online
Check details at-http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Upcoming_Webinars#CCCOnline_Library_Services

Ready, Set, Go!
When: Friday, August 19, 2011 (1:00 - 2:00 PM Mountain)
Where: Online
Check details at-http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Upcoming_Webinars#Ready.2C_Set.2C_Go.21

Why Universal Design?
When: Friday, August 26, 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT)
Where: Online
Check Details at-http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Upcoming_Webinars#Why_Universal_Design.3F

These Workshops and Webinars fill up fast, so plan on early registration at- https://at.ccconline.org/training/login.php .
Please login in with your S# and related portal password.

If a session is marked 'full' please register for the next available session . If there is no future offering listed under the training link, we suggest you check back in a few weeks to see if it's offered again.

As always, please feel free to contact training@ccconline.org with comments and questions.

For the Training and Professional Development team,

Aarthi Ramesh

Academic Integrity and TurnItIn Webinar

Have questions about CCCOnline's Academic Integrity policy ? How about questions on using TurnItIn? Then sign up for this session, details as listed-

When: Friday, July 29, 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT)

Registration Link (Maximum Participants 40): https://at.ccconline.org/training/register/?id=508

Focus: In this three part webinar, participants will learn about the CCCOnline Academic Integrity Policy and Procedures for addressing violations.
Participants will be able to locate associated resources for students and instructors.
Additionally, participants will discuss Committing an Act of Plagiarism as one of the forms of academic integrity violation including, but not limited to, the 2011 revised wording of the plagiarism definition, plagiarism case studies, and instructional strategies for deterring plagiarism.
Finally, participants will see a demonstration of the TurnItIn Originality Checker (Plagiarism Detection) and GradeMark (Online Markup) features available for the D2L Dropbox tool and be able to locate additional training for these features.
In each part of the webinar, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the facilitators.

Facilitators:
Terry Reeves, CCCOnline Academic Dean
Karla Schorzman, CCCOnline Liberal Arts & Communication Division Chair
Lisa Marie Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Training & Professional Development Coordinator

Where: Online via Elluminate. Access up to 15 minutes before the start time. Link will be sent by email, on the week of the webinar, to all participants who've pre-registered.

Any questions? Please feel free to email training@ccconline.org

COMING SOON ! Information on the CCCOnline Annual Face to Face Conference

The CCCOnline Annual Face to Face Conference is scheduled for September 30th 2011.

So stay 'tooned' ! Registration for the Sessions will open the end of July .

Comic Strip reads-

'Toon' into your Super Powers!

'It's a bird? It's a plane? No..it's..it's the CCCOnline Conference!! Stay Tuned ! More to come about the Super Sessions planned for this year's conference ! Registration in July..'

Questions related to the conference ? Please feel free to contact me at aarthi.ramesh@cccs.edu

July 2011- Professional Development Opportunities

July is an exciting month for the Professional Development team as we present you with a multitude of training opportunities!

Here are the list of workshops scheduled for July 2011-

Managing Discussions -

When : July 18 2011-July 29 2011
Where: Online
Focus: This is a two week online workshop about best practices in facilitating online discussions
Registration close date: July 8 2011

Virtual Teams -

When : July 18 2011-July 29 2011
Where: Online
Focus: This is a two week online workshop includes one weekend of course activity. The workshop examines group development, group processes, and ways groups are used
Registration close date: July 8 2011

Measuring What Matters -

When : July 18 2011-July 29 2011
Where: Online
Focus: This is a two week online facilitated workshop that provides instructors with an opportunity to examine her/his assessment processes
Registration close date: July 8 2011

Further details of each of these sessions is available on the Professional Development page at- http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Workshops

We've one webinar scheduled for July 2011 -

Academic Integrity and TurnItIn-

When : Friday, July 29 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MT)
Where: Online
Focus : Check details at- http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Upcoming_Webinars
Registration close date : July 29 2011 or once the maximum capacity of 40 is reached.

These workshops and webinars are filling up fast, so please register early if you plan on completing them.

Register at- https://at.ccconline.org/training/login.php . Please login in with your S# and related portal password.

If a session is marked 'full' please register for the next available session . If there is no future offering listed under the training link, we suggest you check back in a few weeks to see if it's offered again.

As always, please feel free to contact training@ccconline.org with related concerns,
From the Training and Professional Development team,


Aarthi Ramesh

June 2011 Training opportunity

Have you been reviewing the current assessment processes on your courses and considering revisions ? Then this workshop is for you.

Measuring What Matters, a two week fully online facilitated workshop runs June 20, 2011 to July 1, 2011 . The registration closes on June 13, 2011

This workshop will be facilitated by CCCOnline faculty, Amy Valentine.

Details at- http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Workshops

This workshop is filling up fast, so if interested, please register at- https://at.ccconline.org/training/login.php

If the session is marked 'full', please register for the next available session . If there is no future offering listed under the training link, we suggest you check back in a few weeks to see if it's offered again.

As always, please feel free to contact training@ccconline.org with related concerns.

Webinar-Multimedia Course Content

Do you need help with adding media to your courses or just want to explore what adding media content to your courses will involve ?Then this is the webinar for you.

When: Friday, June 3, 2011 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MT)

Facilitators: Sean Renner

Focus: Participants will learn the basics of creating multimedia content for their online courses through screen capture, video, audio, and interactivity. Participants will also learn about popular multimedia creation software such as Camtasia Studio, explore open source and free multimedia creation tools, and learn how to integrate multimedia content into their online courses.

Where: Online via Elluminate. Access up to 15 minutes before the start time from https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008363&password=M.A1DF0FCC766CC8DE987F02565371FF

For record purposes, we recommend that you register beforehand for training using the registration Link: http://at.ccconline.org/training/register/?id=494 . Participation in this webinar will count towards satisfying CCCOnline's yearly professional development requirement.

Please feel free to contact us with questions on Professional Development at training@ccconline.org

From your CCCOnline 2011 Annual Faculty Conference Committee !

Mark your calendars for the CCCOnline Annual face-to-face Faculty Conference scheduled for September 30th 2011! More information will follow in the coming weeks.

Course Readiness Reminder

Hello Faculty:

As you prepare your Summer courses, please remember to follow the Course Readiness Checklist: http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Policies_%26_Procedures_-_Faculty_Handbook_-_Teaching_for_CCCOnline_-_Faculty_Role_in_Course_Development_and_Maintenance_-_Course_Readiness_Checklist

Note the Checklist now reflects the requirement that all faculty use their cccs.edu email addresses for student contact outside of D2L. (Please remember to update your email address in both your Syllabus and your Instructor Widget.) Thanks!

CCCOnline Faculty Services webinar

Faculty are required to use the CCCOnline POrtal and the cccs email starting this semester and so if you want to learn more about it, then please register for our upcoming CCCOnline Faculty Services webinar .For record purposes, we would greatly appreciate if you could register beforehand for the webinar at- https://at.ccconline.org/training/register/?id=500 .Please let us know if you have questions or problems using this form. Of course,Whether you register in advance or not, please join us anyway at the link provided below.
When: Friday, May 20, 2011 (1:00-2:30 PM MST)
Facilitators: John Schmahl, Cheryl Comstock, Amy Sorensen, Monica Falk
Focus: Participants will learn about the CCCOnline Portal from Cheryl, about using the cccs. edu Email account from Amy, about the FERPA and other reasons to use the cccs. edu email from John, and about the CCCS Help Desk's role with the CCCOnline Portal and cccs.edu Email services from Monica.
Where: Online via Elluminate. Access up to 15 minutes before the start time from https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008363&password=M.D45C4C3F2999626E5F2DB4E1083DBC

Thanks,
For the Training and Professional Development team,
Aarthi Ramesh,
CCCOnline Training and Professional Development Coordinator,
Health Science faculty,CCCOnline.

Webinar on Effective Communication

Ever have an issue with a student or a colleague? Wondering what the best way to handle it may have been? Then this is the webinar for you on Friday, May 13, 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MT) on Effective Communication - The Golden Mean of Online Interactions .

This 90 minute webinar will be facilitated by Daniel Metz & Lisa Marie Johnson .

It's also listed on CCCOnline's Professional Development upcoming webinars page at-
http://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Professional_Development_-_Upcoming_Webinars#Effective_Communication_-_The_Golden_Mean_of_Online_Interactions

The Focus: Using Aristotle's ethical concept of the "Golden Mean" as a framework, participants will solve example communication challenges frequently encountered by online instructors with online students, colleagues, and support staff. Additionally, participants will see a review of D2L features for communicating with students and have an opportunity to ask questions about these tools.

Where: Online via Elluminate.

Access up to 15 minutes before the start time from https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008363&password=M.D45C4C3F2999626E5F2DB4E1083DBC

For record purposes, we recommend that you register beforehand for training at
-https://at.ccconline.org/training/register/?id=493

Spring Grades due May 12

Dear Faculty;

It's that time of the semester, Spring grades are due no later than Thursday, May 12, 2011.

Please follow the directions below to enter grades for your courses. If you have any questions regarding grades, please contact me (john.schmahl@cccs.edu).

Once you have submitted your grades, we will pull a daily report listing the grades and they will be entered into Banner for the students. Grades will not be viewable by the students until the day after they are entered into banner.

You must report a Last Date of Attendance (LDA) for any student who receives a grade of “F”. If the student completed any course work or submitted any assignments during the semester, use the mid-point date for the LDA (see below for dates). If the student never submitted any assignments, never logged in or never communicated with you, use the first day of the course instead.
15 week courses
First day - 1/24/2011
Mid-point – 3/17/2011

10 week courses
First day - 2/28/2011
Mid-point - 4/4/2011

Once again, thank you for everything you do for our students. Your hard work and dedication is appreciated by all of us at CCCOnline.

Thanks!
John

To submit final grades:

Login through Faculty Portal at https://myportal.cccs.edu/jsp/misc/schoolLoginNew.jsp?school=ccco

- Select the Faculty Tab

- Under the Faculty Gateway Access Channel, Click on the Online Gradebook

- Select the appropriate section

If you are missing any section(s) or have extra section(s) listed, please contact John Schmahl, john.schmahl@cccs.edu.

Enter the appropriate grade for each student, accepted grades are listed below

Remember, developmental courses (those with course numbers under 100) must use the developmental grades, see below

**All students on the grade roster must be given a grade, even if they have not participated in the course**

Click “Update” and return to the menu to select the next section if needed

Approved grades

Standard courses (course numbers 100 and above, e.g., PSY 101)
A
B
C
D
F (must include last day of attendance)

Developmental courses (course number less than 100, e.g., MAT 060)
S/A
S/B
S/C
U/D
U/F (must include last day of attendance)

CCCOnline Community Course and Grades Webinar

The Division Chairs invite you to visit the CCCOnline Community Course where you will find organizational changes including dividing up the discussions by the 5 new divisions: CTE, Liberal Arts and Communication, Social Sciences, and Science. The same all faculty discussions that you have come to enjoy like the Cultivating Excellence Blog discussion are still available for your comments and participation. We love hearing from you there!

The purpose of the redesign is to encourage and facilitate interdepartmental collaboration and develop a supportive community to address discipline challenges and needs. Due to the restructuring of content, some items may appear “new” that have previously been discussed and read.

To access the community, log into D2L, click on the student tab, and click on the CCCOnline Community. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please contact your Division Chair.

Additionally, please register for our upcoming D2L Grades webinar this Friday at 1pm https://at.ccconline.org/training

Getting Your Gradebook Ready for the End of the Term
When: Friday, April 29, 2011 (1:00 - 2:00 PM MT)
Facilitator: Amy Sorensen
Focus: Participants will learn tips for managing the D2L Grades tool to present final grades to learners in an accurate and timely manner. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask specific Grades related questions.
Where: Online via Elluminate. (You can still attend if you don't have time to register) Access up to 15 minutes before the start time from https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008363&password=M.D21E18584BB7B8954813F31600D8AC

Want to learn more about Turnitin?

Hi Everyone, Hope you are enjoying the spring day! If you would like to learn more about Turnitin, they have some free webinars available from http://community.turnitin.com/?page=academy including the following: Pushing Past Plagiarism Prevention with OriginalityCheck Ready to take your use of OriginalityCheck to the next level? Learn to use some advanced features of Turnitin like discussion boards, reflection assignments, and revision assignments, to improve writing skills and encourage original work. Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011Time: 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM GMT Beyond Awkward: Offering Meaningful Feedback with GradeMark Tired of lugging stacks of papers all over town and scribbling illegible feedback in the margins for hours on end? Learn how to use GradeMark to provide more meaningful feedback in less time and track class progress and problem areas. Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2011Time: 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM GMT

Reporting Student Attendance

Reporting Student Attendance for Session 2

This is just a reminder that you should report on student attendance for any students in session 2 courses by midnight of the session 2 census date, March 9, 2011.

Information on how to record student attendance is listed below.

CCCOnline's attendance policy helps to identify students who do not intend to actively participate in courses. If necessary, courses may need to be revised to comply with the Attendance Policy. Contact your Program Chair for guidance with necessary revisions.

To comply with this policy, each CCCOnline course must require students to:

1. Participate in an "Introductions" discussion, which may or may not be graded.

2. Submit a graded, content-related assessment prior to the census date.

- The census date is the last day to drop in a term (see the Academic Calendar).
- The assessment must be content related – it should not be a "syllabus quiz".
- The assessment may be a Dropbox, Quiz, or Discussion

Thanks!
John

Process for verifying student attendance

Use the following instructions:

1. By Census Date (Mar 9th), login to the Faculty Gateway through the faculty portal at : https://myportal.cccs.edu/jsp/misc/schoolLoginNew.jsp?school=ccco

2. Click the "Online Roster" link.

3. Click the "Attendance Register" link next to the title of the course.

4. Click on the checkbox for “Introductory Discussion” if the student completed an Introductory Discussion post.

5. Click on the checkbox for “First Assignment” if the student has completed the first assignment (Recall that this assignment should be a graded, content-related assignment.).

6. Click on the checkbox for “Extenuating Circumstances” if the student did not post to the Introductory Discussion or the content-related assessment, but you have additional information that leads you to believe that the student may be active at a later date. The “Extenuating Circumstances” designation might be selected, for example, if:

- The student communicated with you or class peers elsewhere in the course.
- The student notified you s/he will start the term late.
- The student has given you other reasons to expect s/he may become active.

7. After selecting the designation for each student, click the “Submit” button to save your selections.

NetTutor - Tutoring Service for CCCOnline Learners Webinar

Join us this Friday for a webinar delivered by represntatives of NetTutor and learn how this service can benefit students in your CCCOnline courses. Registration for the last webinar was a huge success, and I appreciate all the RSVPs to help us ensure we have plenty of elluminate seats.

When: Friday, March 11, 2011 (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MT)
Facilitators: Amy Anthony & Zac Tomlinson from NetTutor
Focus: An overview of the NetTutor service and how to use it with your CCCOnline learners.
Register: https://at.ccconline.org/training/login.php
Where: Online via Elluminate. Access the webinar up to 15 minutes before the start time using this link- https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008363&password=M.A2E007B1B476E0A039F5BBB6806316

Spring Session 2 Rosters Now Available

You can now view your Spring Session 2 class roster.

To access your class rosters please go to the Faculty Portal here,

https://myportal.cccs.edu/jsp/misc/schoolLoginNew.jsp?school=ccco

Enter your S# and Password.

On the Faculty Tab, go to the CCCOnline Faculty Gateway Access Channel

Select "Course Online Rosters".

For a tutorial on the Faculty Portal please go here, https://at.ccconline.org/faculty/wiki/Tech_Tools_-_CCCOnline_Portal_Overview

Thanks!
John

Intelligent Agent Gone Wild, Again

Happy Wednesday! We apologize for any confusion that you experienced due to an intelligent agent that was created back in 2009. We have attempted to delete this agent but it returned like a little gremlin today. We have deleted it again today but please let us know if you receive any additional messages asking you to visit the CCCOnline Community Course. We do hope to see you in the community where your department faculty lounges are located and we have several all faculty discussions ongoing. However, you are not required to log in within a certain number of days to the community.

Have a wonderful day and enjoy the pretty weather while you can!

CCCOnline Student Retention Strategies Webinar

We are testing a new system for registration of Webinars.
Please register for our upcoming webinar at https://at.ccconline.org/training/register/?id=487 , and let me know if you have questions or problems using this form. Whether you register in advance or not, please join us anyway at the link below.

When: Friday, February 18, 2011 (2:00 - 3:00 PM MT)
Facilitators: Lisa Brown-Roberts & John Schmahl
Focus: Participants will learn about current CCCOnline retention projects and projects planned for the upcoming academic year. Participants will have an opportunity to brainstorm about retention strategies, including "early alert" systems.
Where: Online via Elluminate. Access up to 15 minutes before the start time from https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008363&password=M.BC3D4EDF62221A0B2180936AD9E87F

Student Authentication

Starting this Wednesday, February 2, your students may receive a series of authentication questions designed to help us authenticate and verify student identity. This process is managed by a third-party company called Acxiom. This is part of our on-going effort at improving student identification, attendance and retention.

The following e-mail has been sent to all students regarding the start of our use of Acxiom on Wednesday and our authentication policies in general. The 24x7 Support Center (PerceptIS) has also been informed of this change.

Thanks!
John

CCCOnline Course Authentication and Participation Policy (CAPP)

To improve our overall program integrity, ensure that each student is doing his/her own work and comply with our home colleges’ accreditation agencies, CCCOnline is implementing the following steps:

• During the semester, students may be presented with random pop-up security questions when logging into their online course(s). It is important that students answer these questions as accurately as they can.

• All students will be required to complete at least two assignments within the first two weeks of the semester.

Students who do not meet the CAPP requirements may be reported by their instructor to the CCCOnline Student Services Department.

The random security question authentication process is managed by a third-party company. CCCOnline does not have access to this database. This data is secured by the third-party company, which complies with student privacy and FERPA regulations.

Reporting Student Attendance for Session 1

This is just a reminder that you should report on student attendance for any students in session 1 courses by midnight of the session 1 census date, February 8, 2011.

Information on how to record student attendance is listed below.

CCCOnline's attendance policy helps to identify students who do not intend to actively participate in courses. If necessary, courses may need to be revised to comply with the Attendance Policy. Contact your Program Chair for guidance with necessary revisions.

To comply with this policy, each CCCOnline course must require students to:

1. Participate in an "Introductions" discussion, which may or may not be graded.

2. Submit a graded, content-related assessment prior to the census date.

- The census date is the last day to drop in a term (see the Academic Calendar).
- The assessment must be content related – it should not be a "syllabus quiz".
- The assessment may be a Dropbox, Quiz, or Discussion

Thanks!
John

Process for verifying student attendance

Use the following instructions:

1. By Census Date (Feb 8th), login to the Faculty Gateway through the faculty portal at : https://myportal.cccs.edu/jsp/misc/schoolLoginNew.jsp?school=ccco

2. Click the "Online Roster" link.

3. Click the "Attendance Register" link next to the title of the course.

4. Click on the checkbox for “Introductory Discussion” if the student completed an Introductory Discussion post.

5. Click on the checkbox for “First Assignment” if the student has completed the first assignment (Recall that this assignment should be a graded, content-related assignment.).

6. Click on the checkbox for “Extenuating Circumstances” if the student did not post to the Introductory Discussion or the content-related assessment, but you have additional information that leads you to believe that the student may be active at a later date. The “Extenuating Circumstances” designation might be selected, for example, if:

- The student communicated with you or class peers elsewhere in the course.
- The student notified you s/he will start the term late.
- The student has given you other reasons to expect s/he may become active.

7. After selecting the designation for each student, click the “Submit” button to save your selections.