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Online Learning Training Opportunities for the 2024-25 Academic Year

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Presenter: Greg Kaminski, Peter Seaman, Paul Montone, Gretchen Gebhardt, Melany Budiman, and Vicki Jeffries-Bilton

Executive Summary

The Online Learning department at Portland Community College offers a wide range of professional development opportunities designed to support faculty teaching across different modalities. These offerings include required orientations for new online instructors, specialized multimodality workshops, peer-focused Teaching Pairs, and external training through Quality Matters and the Online Learning Consortium. Faculty can also participate in seasonal book clubs with guest educators, explore high-impact instructional practices through video showcases, and connect with dedicated discipline-specific faculty mentors for guidance.

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Presentation Outcomes
  • Identify required training pathways for fully online and multimodality courses, including the Online Instructor Orientation and Multimodality Training.
  • Explore self-directed and peer-collaborative training programs such as Teaching Pairs, Quality Matters, and Online Learning Consortium workshops.
  • Discover upcoming professional development opportunities, including Kevin Kelly’s Blended Course Design work club and the upcoming BEES (Belonging, Equity, and Engagement Skills) workshop.
  • Access institutional resources, including instructional tool support, best practice guides, and discipline-specific online faculty mentors.

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