Introduction to Teaching

Your Professional Development

 

Onsite Classes at the North City Campus

The North City Campus is a technical training center designed for working adults. Teachers and staff in the region are welcome, and encouraged, to take classes from colleagues for professional development. To go directly to a searchable/sortable database of all the technology classes, use the URL that relates to the current semester:

 

Summer: http://www.sdce.edu/classes/summer/bit-north-cc/c10.php
Fall: http://www.sdce.edu/classes/fall/bit-north-cc/c10.php
Spring http://www.sdce.edu/classes/spring/bit-north-cc/c10.php

 

Online Training for Faculty Enrichment at Lynda.com

Through MEI Region 10, you have access to the whole training library at Lynda.com. This service is available for multimedia teachers at community colleges in Region 10. Your access will be monthly, but you can renew month-to-month. To get login information, send your name, title, kinds of classes you teach and the name of the community college/continuing education campus where you teach to Cynthia Scott.

 

One thing you’ll probably notice right away is that the training resources at Lynda.com are both artistically and technically outstanding. Designing information in a beautiful way that communicates well is part of good instructional design. To learn more about information design, see Edward Tufte’s site.

 

Other Resources for Teachers

The Multimedia & Entertainment Initiative, MEI
MEI is part of the Economic and Workforce Development program through the California Community Colleges.

 

The League for Innovation in the Community College
The League is an international consortium serving community colleges.

 

New Media Consortium
The NMC is a group of leading universities, colleges, museums and corporations dedicated to discovering and implementing the use of media technologies on campus.

 

World Lecture Hall
A source of free online course materials from around the world.

 

Internet Public Library
A public library of, and for, the Internet community.

 

The Internet Scout Project
The Scout Report is the flagship publication of the Internet Scout Project. A team of professional librarians and subject matter experts select, research, and annotate each resource.

 

Light Bridge
Lightbridge's goal is to prepare future teachers to be adept and sophisticated in using technology in the classroom. You may find good ideas for online learning or multimedia class supplements at this site.

 

Software and Hardware Discounts for Faculty (and sometimes students)
Special pricing for many community colleges through their College Buys program.

 

Gradware Software
This site allows staff and student discounts for software and some hardware. You can order online or visit their store location in San Diego. A valid student or faculty ID is required.

 

Peachpit Press
Essential books for the creative community.

 

Thomson Publishing
Thomson Publishing's Course Technology publishes texts to help people teach and learn with technology.

 

McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Higher Education publishes instructional materials targeted at the higher education market; including texts, lab manuals, study guides, testing materials, and software and multimedia products.

 

The California Community College Chancellor’s Office
For information about how your college fits into the California Community College (CCC) System.

 

California Virtual Campus
California Virtual Campus is a place to find professional development resources and training for faculty and staff.

 

Connexions
Connexions is a rapidly growing collection of free scholarly materials and a powerful set of free software tools to help authors publish and collaborate, instructors rapidly build and share custom courses, and learners explore the links among concepts, courses and disciplines.