Faculty Resources
This page contains links to professional development opportunities and online teaching resources.
Training Opportunities
View the Distance Learning Training Schedule
View Professional Development Opportunities through the NCCCS Virtual Learning Community
Online Professional Development Courses
We have several online courses that are open in Moodle. Email us at distancelearning@alamancecc.edu.
Introduction to Moodle – Online Course
This self-paced course is designed for faculty, teachers, course builders, trainers, and site administrators who are new to Moodle/Blackboard Open LMS, as well as those who are who are migrating from another Learning Management System and want to understand the core features of Moodle. It includes an overview of Moodle, how to navigate within it, how it may be customized, reviews the basic components of a Moodle course, introduces basic course design and course building information, and introduces course management information.
Course Building for New Moodle Users – Online Course
This course has been designed for faculty, course builders, and instructional designers who are new Moodle users.
Getting Started with Online Course Facilitation – Online Course
This course will introduce participants to the many facets of online facilitation to build skills in four areas: technical, managerial, social, and pedagogical. Finally, to synthesize all you have learned, you will build a Facilitation Checklist to help guide your ongoing facilitation needs.
Moodle Gradebook – Online Course
There are many settings in the Gradebook that can change how graded items aggregate, how grades and feedback can be given and display, and what these settings and display options mean in the larger scheme of things. From a facilitator perspective, you will learn how to grade multiple modules, as well as best practices for quick and easy grading using the available Moodle and Open reports. This course will help you make appropriate decisions to create a gradebook that suits your needs.
Online Teaching Resources
- First Day Checklist for Online Courses
- Seated vs Online Courses
- Assignment Schedule Template
- Online Course Proposal Form
- Online Course Evaluation Tool
- Asking for Copyright Permission
- Guidelines for Public Domain or Creative Commons Images
- Reporting the First Day of Attendance for Online and Hybrid Courses
Accessibility Resources
Alamance Community College is committed to providing accessible materials and online content to students. Below is a list of accessibility resources to assist faculty in purchasing and developing content. If you have questions or need assistance with making your course accessible, please email us at accessibility@alamancecc.edu.
- ACC 5-Year Accessibility Plan Chart
- ACC 5-Year Accessibility Plan -Text Version
- Accessibility Responsibility Chart
- Purchasing Accessible Materials
- Accessible Word Documents
- Accessible Docs Quick Guide
- Accessible PowerPoint Presentations
- Ally Instructor Resources (PDF)
- Checking for Captions in YouTube
- 5 Steps to Make Your Course Accessible (ppt)
- 5 Steps to Make Your Course Accessible (doc)
- WebAIM Quick Reference: Web Accessibility Quick Principles
- WebAIM Quick Reference: Testing Web Content for Accessibility
Moodle Resources
Moodle Migration Support Site – We will be moving to a new Moodle host in January 2019 – Blackboard Open LMS. This link will take you to the Blackboard Open LMS (Moodle) support site for faculty. This site contains information and tutorials on using Moodle.
- Quick Start Guide for Moodle
- Reporting the First Day of Attendance for Online and Hybrid Courses
- Ally Instructor Resources (PDF)
- Collaborate Ultra Resources
- SafeAssign Help for Instructors
- Disable Course End Date Based on Number Sections
Moodle Videos on YouTube
Activities and Resources
- Assignment Availability and Submissions
- Choice Activity
- Forum Display Settings
- Quiz Overrides
- Creating Hyperlinks in Moodle
- Embedding Videos in Moodle
- Remove Embedded Videos from Moodle
Using Rubrics
Grade Book Resources
Course Management
Turnitin Resources
Instructor Resources
- Instructor – Using Turnitin in Moodle
- Instructor – Using Turnitin on the Web
- Instructor – Using Feedback Studio
- Instructor Video – Turnitin Activity Settings in Moodle
- Instructor Video – Using Turnitin on the Web
- Instructor Video – Turnitin Submission Inbox
- Instructor Video – Grading in the Feedback Studio
Student Resources – Add to your online course as a resource for students.
- Submitting a Turnitin Assignment in Moodle
- Submitting a Turnitin Assignment on the Web
- Student Video – How to Submit a Turnitin Assignment in Moodle
- Student Video – How to Submit a Turnitin Assignment on the Web