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CE 8 Development Site

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Faculty CE 6 development site. For information on obtaining a faculty CE 6 development site,
call 222-8092.

CE 4 Development Site

Login to your Faculty WebCT CE 4 development site. For information on obtaining a faculty CE 4 development site, call 222-8092.

Planning Sheet

Want to teach a distance education class? Download & fill out the Open Campus Course Planning Sheet. The planning sheet REQUIRES that you use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Open Campus "Magalog"

The second issue of the award-winning Open Campus Educational Technology Quarterly is now available for FREE download!
Our online magazine is chock full of interesting stories, tips and tidbits about teaching with technology.

Volume 1, Issue 1 (pdf)
Volume 1, Issue 2 (pdf)

CETC Resources

The California Educational Technology Collaborative (CETC) offers an array of technology services, tools and resources. Most are free to administrators, faculty and staff of the California Community Colleges (CCC).

Welcome to the Open Campus Faculty Resource Page!

Welcome RCC Faculty! This web page is designed to provide you with the latest information about Open Campus' Faculty services. In addition to providing Training & Support for our Distance Education Instructors, we offer a variety of workshops - ranging from Microsoft Office components to anti-plagiarism software. Open Campus also conducts monthly one-day Hybrid Academies to orient instructors interested in offering online-related courses with the mechanics of teaching in the distance education environment.

We're constantly adding new information and services to this section of our website, so check back often & stay current with Open Campus!

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Blackboard Training

Open Campus will be offering face-to-face training workshops on all three campuses throughout the the year. Information on workshops & training will be made available via the District email. Please contact Mary Parker at 951-222-8092 or through the District email if you would like to make an appointment or would like further information on upcoming workshops.

If you prefer to learn Blackboard via Open Campus online tutorials, you are in luck! There are many available here, on the CE 8 Tutorials page. There are also two pdf CE 8 manuals available. The CE8 instructor/Designer Upgrade Guide (412 KB) and the CE8 Instructor/Designer Reference (2.1 MB).

Blackboard Academy

New instructors who plan to teach in any mode using Blackboard (online, hybrid or web-enhanced) must attend a one-day Blackboard Academy ( formerly Hybrid Academy). These 9-4:30 sessions are conducted on all three campuses.

Upcoming Academy Dates
Date	Campus	Room
1/16/2009	Norco	LB-109
2/20/2009	Moreno Valley	HUM-333
3/20/2009	Riverside	BE-10
4/10/2009	Norco	LB-109
5/15/2009	Moreno Valley	HUM-333
6/18/2009	Riverside	BE-10

Reservations are required. To reserve your spot, email the following information to call 951-222-8092 or email Mary Parker.

Your first and last names.
The session date you wish to attend.
If you have an upcoming class using Blackboard/WebCT, what is it?
If you do not have a class scheduled, what is your discipline?

Because space is limited, please do not sign up unless you are sure you can attend.

CE 8 Preparation Schedules

To better utilize limited resources, provide more effective support and help streamline the current CE 8 course preparation process, Open Campus has developed a timeline. The Open Campus CE8 Preparation Schedules for 09 Winter and 09 Spring include:

Dates which communications will be sent to your RCC issued email addresses only.
Direct links to the Development Class (course development environment), Class combination (more than one section combined) and E-pack (CE8 publisher content) notification forms.
Development Class, Class combination and E-pack notification form submittal deadlines.
Class transfer/rollover Dates.
Development class access and Live (production environment) course creation.

Winter 2009 CE8 Preparation Schedule (pdf 70KB)

Spring 2009 CE8 Preparation Schedule (pdf 70KB)

Online WebCT Tutorials

Follow along as our online tutorials guide you through step-by-step examples of many common WebCT tasks.

See the Blackboard/WebCT CE 8 Tutorials page for the complete list of online tutorials available for CE 8.