Faculty Professional Development & Resources

Faculty PD & Resources

Professional Development

Professional Development Flex hours for Canvas can be earned through on-site Canvas Open Labs, Workshops, and through online training courses.

Spring 2024 Distance Education Professional Development Schedule

Coming soon...

SAC Lunch - Join us during lunch and have an informal faculty discussion about engaging our students!

For: Online, Remote Learning, New and Experienced Faculty

Details: Bring your lunch and join us on Zoom (12:00pm - 12:30pm)

Faculty can claim 1/2 hour of flex credit for each session. These sessions will help you align your course with specific areas of the CVC-OEI Rubric.

Fall 2023

August

Canvas Course Pacing – Tuesday, August 29, 2023 – A7 Effective Use of Course Management (CMS) Tools
REV (Closed captioning, subtitles, and transcriptions) – Thursday, August 31, 2023 – D12: Video

September

Canvas Credentials - Thursday, September 7, 2023 - A7: Effective Use of Course Management (CMS) Tools
Assignment/Quiz Accommodations (Accommodations such as extra attempt/time) - Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - A7: Effective Use of Course Management (CMS) Tools
Canvas Accessibility: PopeTech - Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - Section D - Accessibility
NameCoach (Learn how to record the pronunciation of your name) - Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - A8: Effective Use of Multimedia
Course Copy in Canvas - Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - A7: Effective Use of Course Management (CMS) Tools

October

Course Copy in Canvas - Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - A7: Effective Use of Course Management (CMS) Tools
Canva (Learn how to design Canvas banner and course card) - Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - A8: Effective Use of Multimedia
Canvas Grades (Download, Show Inactive/Concluded Enrollment) - Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - C7: Feedback
Canvas Accessibility: PopeTech - Thursday, October 26, 2023 - Section D - Accessibility

November

Canva (Learn how to design Canvas banner and course card) - Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - A8: Effective Use of Multimedia
NameCoach (Learn how to record pronunciation of your name) - Thursday, November 9, 2023 - A8: Effective Use of Multimedia
REV (Closed captioning, subtitles and transcriptions) - Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - D12: Video

December

Canvas Grades (Download, Show Inactive/Concluded Enrolment) - Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - C7: Feedback
Canvas Grades (Download, Show Inactive/Concluded Enrolment) - Thursday, December 7, 2023 - C7: Feedback

Trainings

Training

ScreenPal - ScreenPal can be used to create screen capture videos. Learn how to capture your computer screen, along with recording yourself using your webcam which can be uploaded to YouTube.

Tuesdays & Thursdays at 2:00 pm. Contact Joe Pacino to RSVP for the training to receive the Zoom link.

Training

Training opportunity on ConferZoom for Faculty. Each training focuses on the basic of ConferZoom although the trainer may be able to answer some advanced questions as well.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tuesdays, and Thursdays 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Each session is approximately 40 minutes with 20 minutes at the end for questions.

Policies

Accessibility Overview(pdf)	Recommended Course Outline Additions (pdf)
Accessibility Checklist (pdf)	Distance Education Faculty Evaluation for Online Classes (pdf)
Beginning Of Semester Checklist (pdf)	Online Student Evaluation Form (pdf)
Captioning Guidance (pdf)	Distance Education Faculty Handbook (PDF)
Curriculum DE Addendum (pdf)	Regular and Substantive Interaction Policy (pdf)
Curriculum DE Addendum Sample (pdf)

Online Teaching Certification

Distance Education Online Certification
Chair or Dean approval is required for enrollment.

Upon completion, faculty can earn 2.5 Continuing Education
Units (CEUs*) for the Online Teaching Certificate (OTC)
or 120 flex hours.

*Faculty earned 2.5 CEUs can be used and counted toward
a column change as long as the units are earned after their
master's degree. Only faculty with master's degrees can claim
2.5 CEUs.

SAC has adopted the CCC
@ONE Certificate in Online Teaching & Design,
using the CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric (PDF).

SAC Faculty Training

Complete badges and certificates online in Canvas.

	*Hours Earned:*	*Suggested for:*
Canvas Bronze Badge	10 hours	Classroom & Online/Hybrid
Canvas Silver Badge	10 hours	Remote Instruction & Online/Hybrid
Canvas Gold Badge	3 hours	Online/Hybrid
Canvas Bronze Certificate	2 hours	Classroom & Online/Hybrid
Canvas Silver Certificate	10 hours	Remote Instruction & Online/Hybrid
Video Creation Course	2 hours	Online/Hybrid
Accessibility Course	3 hours	Classroom, Remote Instruction, and Online/Hybrid
Demonstrated Accessibility Course	6 hours	Classroom, Remote Instruction andOnline/Hybrid
Virtual Conferencing	1 hour	Remote Instruction & Online/Hybrid

How to Claim the Electronic Badge & Completion Certificate

Instructions on how to claim electronic badge & completion certificate.

To Claim Professional Development Flex Hours (Faculty & Staff)

Please note: If you would like to track the time you spent attending any training from external providers please record your time using the External Training option on the Vision Resource Center website, and the time will be reflected on your Learning Transcript. Link for the Vision Resource Center website can be found on the Professional Development Website. If you have any questions, please contact Professional Development Office.

For information on claiming Professional Development Flex Hours, please visit the Santa Ana College Professional Development Website.

Distance Education Advisory Group

Our Distance Education Advisory Group is an Academic Senate work group. The purpose is to assist our Distance Education program in meeting the needs of our online students and faculty teaching in Distance Education by developing procedures and training that support our mission in Distance Education.