Week's End Report - May 13th

Tip of the Week!

Interested in teaching online classes in the fall? The certification process has changed!

If you have taken IVYC101 in the past, you are still certified to teach online and you need not do any further training or certification. If you have not yet been certified there are now four steps in the process:

1. Successfully complete BBRD101 (must pass all activities with a 90% or better)
2. Sign up for IVYC110-SP, four self-paced modules (must pass all activities with a 90% or better)
3. After successfully completing IVYC110-SP you'll be placed into IVYC110-IL, two instructor-led modules (must pass all activities with a 90% or better)
4. Finally, after successfully completing the first three steps you'll be placed into IVYC112, Online Faculty Mentoring, the next semester during which you teach

Successful completion of the four steps listed above will certify you to teach online at Ivy Tech. 

Contact us at laf-distance-ed@lists.ivytech.edu to sign up for the summer session of IVYC110-SP!

Temporary Course Access Module

All program chairs, department chairs, and deans who are currently enrolled in courses with the role of Program Chair Observer will have the role removed effective today. Access to the Temporary Course Access Module will be retained, so you may re-enroll yourselves into the courses to which you need access. 

Should you find that you do not have access to the Temporary Course Access Module, please let us know!

New Tool Available Soon

Due to issues experienced with the Wimba tools and the integrated YouTube tool in Blackboard, we are switching to a tool called VoiceThead. Contrary to the name, VoiceThread is actually a lot more than a voice recording tool. VoiceThread provides a video tool that can be used on any computer as well as iPads and iPhones. It provides easy accessibility for collaboration, analytical tools for monitoring use, as well as a curated digital library of VoiceThreads created by other instructors and students. Because VoiceThread is integrated with Blackboard it does not require additional log-in and can be seamlessly integrated with your course in Blackboard. 

For more information about VoiceThread, visit the website: 
https://voicethread.com/about/features/

Workshops are available for training. Register on the VoiceThread website:  
https://voicethread.com/workshops