eLearning Training Registration

Badging Micro-Courses

SBCTC offers several digital badge related micro-courses, available in a single Canvas course. Each course is approximately 2 hours in length and focuses on different aspects of badges and the Badgr badging software. Current micro-courses include "Earn and Share Badges" where you'll learn about digital badges, how they are earned and how they are shared, and "Awarding Badges" where Canvas instructors can learn how to set up their courses to award badges to students completing course activities and how to track the badges earned. Course participants can earn a digital badge for successful completion of each micro-course. Registering for the Badging micro-courses will give participants ongoing access to the Canvas course containing the micro-course modules. There are no course start/stop dates. Users can remove themselves from the Canvas course at any point.

For more information, contact: SBCTC eLearning Staff at elearning@sbctc.edu or 360-704-3942.

Accessibility Micro-Courses

SBCTC offers a variety of accessibility-related micro-courses. Each course is approximately 3 hours in length and focuses on particular skills and/or content creation programs. Current micro-courses include: Understanding Accessibility, Accessible Design Concepts, Universal Design, Accessible Word Documents, Accessible PPT, Email Accessibility, Accessible PDFs, Canvas Accessibility. Participants are awarded with digital badges upon completion of each micro-course. Participants who complete five micro-courses (15 hours) will also receive a certificate from SBCTC.

Registering in the accessibility micro-courses will give participants ongoing access to the courses. There are no course start/stop dates. Users can remove themselves from the Canvas course at any point.

To preview the lessons please visit SBCTC’s Library of Accessibility Resources.

For more information, contact: SBCTC eLearning Staff at elearning@sbctc.edu or 360-704-3942.

OER 101: How to Use Open Educational Resources

This 2-week, asynchronous, online course is designed for faculty and staff who have never experienced Open Educational Resources (OER) or who are just getting started implementing OER. Participants will be introduced to the basic terminologies of OER such as open license, public domain, and copyright. Participants will also have opportunities to practice applying these concepts into the practice. The time commit for this course is approximately 10 hours but individual time contributions will vary depending on participant familiarity with the concepts. To learn more, preview the lessons from OER 101.

Please see the professional development calendar for upcoming training dates.

For more information, contact: Monique Belair

Canvas 101: Introduction to Canvas

This 3-week, asynchronous, online course is designed for faculty and staff who have never used the Canvas learning management system or who are just getting started using Canvas. Participants will be introduced to the basic instructional features in Canvas such as Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, Content Pages, Modules, Gradebook, and much more. The time commitment for this course is approximately 20 hours but individual time contributions will vary depending on participant familiarity with learning management systems and degree of computer savvy. To learn more, preview the lessons from Canvas 101.

Please see the professional development calendar for upcoming training dates.

For more information, contact: Alissa Sells