Faculty Resources
The Distance Education Department provides leadership and support for online learning and the use of technology to enhance learning at Wharton County Junior College. Our staff assists faculty, departments, and divisions in offering and managing their online courses.
Distance Education Policies and Procedures
Faculty Training
All full-time and part-time faculty members wishing to teach Internet, Hybrid, or web-supplemented courses using Blackboard Learn, WCJC's learning management system, are required to successfully complete the Fundamentals & Core in-house Blackboard training. All faculty at WCJC must also complete the Accessibility: Six Core Skills training. Online supplemental instructors, course designers, or others seeking to use the LMS are also required to complete these in-house training modules. Other training modules are also provided for faculty edification. Visit the Blackboard Learning Management system's Online Faculty Resource organization for more information and access to online training modules.
Faculty Support and Resources
All faculty utilizing the Blackboard Learning Management System have been given access to an "Online Faculty Resource" organization. Faculty are encouraged to e-mail suggestions, weblinks, and/or articles to the Distance Education Department for addition to the Online Faculty Resources organization.
The Online Faculty Resources Organization is continually updated and is the centralized location to access:
- The DE Faculty Support Request Form
- Online Teaching and Learning Articles
- Information Regarding Legal Issues, Copyright, and Accessibility in Higher Education
- Tutorials, guides, and instructions for using a wide variety of Blackboard 9 features
- Social Media, Apps, and Web 2.0 Tools Information
- Instructional Technology Applications
- Downloads to DE-Related Software including SoftChalk and Respondus
Blackboard Resources
Faculty needing assistance, please contact:
Candi Hollier Instructional Technologist 281-239-1522 hollierc@wcjc.edu Michele Betancourt Distance Education Director 979-532-6336 betancourtm@wcjc.eduLast Updated
