Training Opportunities
Contacts
The Project Development and Training team at OSU Extended Campus is available to distance instructors when they need help with course design and production, training and tutoring, learning about Blackboard's features, and discussing ideas for improvements in teaching distant students. If you have questions, please contact:
Dianna Fisher
Director, Project Development & Training
Office: 541.737.8658
Cell: 541.230.4029
dianna.fisher@oregonstate.edu
For Blackboard training, you may also contact:
Karen Watte
Training Specialist
Office: 541.737.2840
karen.watte@oregonstate.edu
Blackboard 8.0 Training
Blackboard 8.0 is coming Winter Term 2009! Be prepared for the changes by attending one of the following 1-hour sessions. Pre-register for these sessions through the Professional Development Database. Please contact Karen Watte at karen.watte@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
Friday, December 5 9-10 a.m.
Tuesday, December 9 9-10 a.m.
Monday, December 15 1:30-3:30 p.m.
(All of the above will be in the Autzen Classroom - Room 2082 in the OSU library.)
ONLINE: Tuesday, December 16 9-10 a.m. PDT
Clinics
OSU Extended Campus offers clinics that focus on tips and techniques for developing and delivering distance courses. Typically each clinic will include a short tutorial for a specific development/delivery technique (15-20 minutes), a demonstration by an experienced Ecampus instructor (15-20 minutes), and one hour of individual, hands-on assistance from Ecampus course developers and Blackboard experts. You are encouraged to bring your questions and get expert help on your Bb course at any of these clinics.
Please contact Dianna Fisher, Director, Project Development & Training with questions, suggested topics, or if you would like to demonstrate a valuable technique you have employed in your courses.
Forums
Ecampus will sponsor several forums during the academic year, organized around themes related to teaching and learning via distance.
Blackboard Training for Faculty
Ecampus offers Blackboard training sessions for faculty. You can contact Dianna Fisher with any questions or comments.
Also see our online Blackboard Manual & Tutorials.
