Online Courses at KCC

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Online Courses

Online courses are classes that are taught using the Internet with the majority of the content, activities, and interactions occurring online. Completely online courses are distance education courses; students can take the online course from any computer that has an Internet connection and popular browser (e.g. Netscape or Internet Explorer).

The Online Learning at KCC web site provides a wealth of information regarding current course offerings, technical assistance, support service information, and an orientation to online learning for students new to distance learning.

Kellogg Community College has organized an Online Course Development Committee (OCDC) that provides support, standards, and guidance for KCC's online instruction initiative.

Blackboard - www.blackboard.com
To deliver online courses, KCC has adopted a course management software program known as Blackboard.
The web address for KCC's Blackboard site is http://bb.kellogg.edu.

To learn more about Blackboard or to request a Blackboard course, please visit the Blackboard technology support web page.

Interested in learning how to become an online instructor?
KCC faculty who are interested in teaching online courses have a number of options for obtaining formal education in teaching online. The following programs are delivered via the Internet and some have a tuition or fee associated with them.

KCC Onlne Teaching and Learning Course
Kellogg Community College offers a four-week course in Online Teaching and Learning. It focuses on the issues and optimal strategies for delivering online courses. Successful completion of this course is required before anyone is allowed to teach a KCC Online Course. This is a teacher-led course offered online each Fall and Spring semester. It is also offered in the Summer, if demand allows. The link above takes you to the Learning Technologies Training Registration page. To enroll in the workshop, click the appropriate box. This course is available to KCC employees only and is free.
ETOM Online Teaching Certification Course
This six week online course is designed to provide participants with the experience of being an online student while introducing them to the pedagogical and technical issues of online teaching. While participants may want to adapt their teaching materials and methods to a completely online delivery, this course is also suitable for those wishing to move only parts of their courses online (e.g. hybrid). Course instruction is based on the quality principles/standards identified in the MCCAVLC Online Course Development Guidelines/Rubric. This course is provided to faculty at ETOM member institutions. It is also available to others on a space-available basis at a higher fee.
Distance Education Certificate Program
The Distance Education Certificate Program is offered by University of Wisconsin-Madison. In their own words, "the DECP is a comprehensive professional development curriculum offered via distance learning formats (no travel requirements) covering distance teaching, learning, technology, instructional design, learner support, and management. Enrollment options include self-paced track, online track, and individual courses."

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Interested in developing an online course?
KCC instructors (faculty and adjunct faculty) who are interested in developing online courses should do the following:

read the online course development process,
meet with the Director of Learning Technologies to acquire a current application form and fill out a technical-skills survey,
read the online course standards for online courses at KCC,
seek recommendation from the department chair/director and academic dean, and
submit application to the Online Course Development Committee (OCDC).

After OCDC review, the application will be sent to Academic Cabinet for development approval. Once a course has been approved for development, the Director of Learning Technologies and the Online Course Development Committee will monitor the progress of course development.

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Last updated February 05, 2008
learntec@kellogg.edu