Instructional Support

Workshops

Faculty Training Opportunities

The Instructional Support offers free technology workshops to PCC faculty and staff. Look below for more information about the available subjects and times. To attend a workshop, register and go to the designated location on the workshop’s day/time.

Winter 2025 Stipend eligibility & requirement:

This information doesn’t apply to QM, OLC, Kevin Kelly, Teaching Pairs, Multimodality, OIO, CTLE, and A11Y training. Please see the specific stipend information listed with that training.

  • Stipends are available thanks to strategic investment funds and accompany the redesign of our training program as part of our Bold Innovative Growth project.
  • Part-time instructors (NOT Community Ed instructors) are eligible for up to $100 in stipends based on completion of eligible ITS training sessions. Instructors will receive a $50 stipend per session for attending up to two (2) full live sessions. Payments will be calculated and processed at the end of the term. Session Attendees must complete a post-training survey.
  • Note: Only attendance at a full live training session is eligible for the stipend. Sessions noted with “not eligible for stipend” or others, such as Info session: Term Readiness with ITS Team, Lunch Q&A with ITS Team, Sneak Peek of a new feature, PCC Online Learning: Open Lab for Instructors, etc., are not eligible for the stipend.
Stipend-Eligible sessions:
  • Faculty Professional Development
    • Accessibility training | Registration and stipend information | Eligible for stipend between January 6, 2025 and March 14, 2025.
    • Winter Book Club with Kevin Kelly: The Blended Course Design Workbook | The book club will meet four times during winter, with each session focusing on a different chapter from Kevin’s book. During each workbook club meeting, participants will apply something from the book to their course and/or teaching practices.
      Note: this is a four-part book club beginning January 24th, with all subsequent sessions required for completion. Registration closes January 14th. See the book club information page for all details, including stipend information. Register through Cornerstone.
    • Recommended OLC and QM Workshops: PCC-cohort workshops are offered through the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and Quality Matters (QM), and they have been selected based on need as well as faculty feedback from previous offerings. For details and stipend information, see our Professional Development for Faculty information page.
Non-stipend sessions:
  • PCC Online Learning: Open Lab for Instructors | Friday, January 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM | Reserve a time slot | Join Session
  • Chat with Online Learning’s Video Producer | Michael Annus is the staff video producer and is available to discuss creating videos for your courses, including advice and resources available to you! | Schedule a time to chat with Michael

All live sessions are subject to cancellation if no one has registered within 24 hours of the scheduled training. Check the calendar on the scheduled training day to see if it has been canceled.

Winter 2025 workshops and trainings

View all upcoming workshops and training opportunities

Accommodation requests

Some sessions will have automated closed captioning. PCC provides accommodation for employees who experience disabilities to ensure we all are able to participate in employment-related activities. Please make requests for accommodation by emailing adacoordinator@pcc.edu or calling 971-722-5869 at least five (5) working days before the date of need.

Can’t make it to a scheduled session or want help sooner?

Contact your Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS).

Recorded workshops

Online Learning Instructional Support hosts a variety of training sessions to get you started with the instructional tools used at PCC. We’ve curated recordings for each session that we offer.

These recorded sessions were led by an Instructional Technology Specialist here at PCC and covered key tools within D2L Brightspace.