Faculty Training for ANGEL

Spring 2012:  For New or Returning Instructors Teaching Online, Blended or Land-based Courses

ANGEL

Training for ANGEL, LCCC’s Online Learning Management System is available in online and on-campus formats.

Instructors from the Distance Learning Design Team: Sandy Crobar, Tammy Macek, Mike Substelny, George Taylor

ONLINE ANGEL 7.4 TRAINING - EVERGREEN INSTRUCTOR FUNDAMENTALS

ANGEL 7.4 Evergreen Instructor Fundamentals is an online, self-paced course with step-by-step instruction in how to use the basic and intermediate features of ANGEL. This course is available to all faculty who teach at LCCC and can be taken sequentially or in individual modules.

ON-CAMPUS FACULTY TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

Basic ANGEL 1 Training  (two hours)   with Sandy Crobar
CONTENT AND COURSE MAIL IN ANGEL

• In this hands-on training session, instructors will learn the course content and communication features of ANGEL.  Also, faculty will learn the features of ANGEL Evergreen, the online training course.

Basic ANGEL 2 Training (two hours)  
ANGEL GRADE BOOK AND ASSESSMENTS

• In this hands-on training session, instructors will walk through the process of setting up their ANGEL grade book, copying gradebook settings from a previous or linking content to the gradebook

Intermediate ANGEL Workshops with Mike Substelny and other members of Distance Learning

See the schedule for workshops that cover a variety of intermediate features in ANGEL, such as  “ANGEL Automation: Create a Syllabus Quiz,”   “Grading ANGEL Drop Box Assignments with Rubrics,” and other sessions on assessments and discussion forums.

NEW!  SoftChalk (Workshops) with Janis Thompson, Professor, Science and Mathematics

SoftChalk is a content authoring software that allows faculty to create professional, engaging content for components of a course in ANGEL.   Softchalk is a simple way to create interactive content such as a syllabus, activities or games that are visually appealing and easy to navigate. 

·         SoftChalk Workshop 1:  Format your syllabus in SoftChalk for ANGEL

·         SoftChalk Workshop 2: Create interactive content (activities and games) in SoftChalk for ANGEL.

NEW! Video Creation and Publishing with George Taylor, Distance Learning

Do you want to capture a video lecture and post it in ANGEL?   Find out the options to create a video lecture using the college’s Accordent Capture or a narrated PowerPoint using Camtasia Software. Then, find out the options for publishing the video on the college’s streaming server or iTunes U.

NEW!  Build Your Blended Course with Tammy Macek, Distance Learning

Designing a Blended course requires planning online and face-to-face components.  Learn how to “close the loop” to engage students in both online and face-to-face components of the course.  This session is for new or veteran instructors who teach blended courses and want to further develop components of their courses.

Open Computer Lab Time for ANGEL, SoftChalk or Video Assistance

Do you have specific questions about ANGEL, SoftChalk or Videos?  In open lab time, members of the Distance Learning team will work with you one-on-one to to answer specific questions.  Please register for Open Lab time, so we can have enough staff to assist you.

       New Dates to be anounced soon