Code and Name
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Description
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Prerequisites
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ET1130
Copyright/Library Literacy
ET1140
Copyright/Library Literacy Online
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Introduces faculty to the variety of resources and services offered by HCC Libraries, such as item requests, the LibLine blog, using RSS feeds to include library resources in your online courses, subscription database access, and round-the-clock help. In addition, the course will review the most recent copyright laws and related faculty responsibilities in your teaching regarding the use of resources created by and owned by others (i.e., the use of articles, images, video, and other online resources). The evaluation of common copyright questions and scenarios using the four Fair Use factors will be stressed. |
None |
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ET1160
Creating AV Presentations (Windows)
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Presents the basic concepts, history, and definitions of digital audio and video; microphone placement, lighting, and basic camera shots; techniques for optimal digital audio recording with standard equipment; simple digital and video editing techniques; hardware and software needed to produce audio and video for distribution on tape, CD-ROM, or Internet; use of audio and video presentation with emphasis on effective pedagogy. |
None |
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ET1170
Creating AV Presentations (Mac)
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Presents the basic concepts, history, and definitions of digital audio and video; microphone placement, lighting, and basic camera shots; techniques for optimal digital audio recording with standard equipment; simple digital and video editing techniques; hardware and software needed to produce audio and video for distribution on tape, CD-ROM, or Internet; use of audio and video presentation with emphasis on effective pedagogy. |
None |
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ET1230
Exploring Instruction Technology Online
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Reviews foundational concepts of instructional technology and design. In addition, an overview will be offered of current technologies used in teaching and learning; how to use instructional design competencies and models to integrate technology into the curriculum; various research results; current issues and trends; guidelines on the evaluation process, criteria, and models for evaluating the use of technology and how to analyze the results. |
None |
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ET1260
Image Capture/Editing
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Covers digital cameras, graphic file formats, scanners, capturing images from a computer screen, the requirements for online image use, and editing with online software. |
None |
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ET1270
Orientation to Distance Education at HCC
ET1280
Orientation to Distance Education at HCC Online
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Covers the basics that a first-tine DE faculty needs to know about how Distance Education operates at Houston Community College. It gives an overview of the responsibilities of a DE faculty member; shows what a DE online orientation contains; informs as to all the ways that the HCC DE department supports faculty and students; shows how to access faculty resources, such as existing master courses; allows participants to raise questions they have about the challenges of teaching via this mode; and addresses such common concerns as how to personalize the DE experience for students, how to reduce cheating and plagiarism, how to retain students. |
None |
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ET1320
Podcasting on Windows
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Covers the basics of creating and editing podcasts, using syndication feeds, and understanding basics of using digital media files on the Internet using the Windows operating system. |
None |
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ET1330
Podcasting on Mac
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Covers the basics of creating and editing podcasts, using syndication feeds, and understanding basics of using digital media files on the Internet on a Mac computer. |
None |
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ET1380
Web Design Foundations
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Introduces foundational web design concepts and the most commonly used hypertext markup language (HTML) tags used to develop web documents, as well as how to apply these concepts to an LMS. |
None |
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ET1390
When Technology Fails
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Covers the proper procedures for setup and operation of equipment; choosing procedures, tools, or equipment to enhance the learning process; generating alternatives, considering risks, and evaluating and choosing the best alternatives; recognizing problems; and devising and implementing a plan of action. |
None |
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ET1410
Evaluating Online Course Effectiveness Online
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Created to help department chairs, deans, and faculty develop skills to evaluate the effectiveness and quality of distance education, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses at Houston Community College. |
None |
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ET1430
Creating Interactive Content/Activities
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The Creating Interactive Content/Activities class demonstrates various ways to create interactive content in a class using Softchalk Lesson Builder software. |
None |
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ET1440
Online Interactive Tools
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Covers 21st century online technologies, including social networking, wikis, blogs, and their uses in an educational setting. Participants will have an opportunity to create accounts using these various technologies, which can later be used in the ET1450 class. |
None |
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ET1450
Interactive Tools Practicum
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The companion class to ET1440. Participants must have already taken ET1440 to take this fully online class. Participants will actively participate in creating materials online based on what they have learned from the ET1440 class. |
ET1440
Online Interactive Tools
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ET1460
Screen/Audio Capture & Editing
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Covers the capture of computer screen actions, using audio for education, and editing with what you have created. |
None |
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ET1470
Creating Accessible PDF Files
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Users will learn how to convert Microsoft Word and PDF files into ADA accessible PDF files for the web and using Adobe LiveCycle Designer, create ADA accessible interactive forms from scratch. |
None |
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ET1480
Accessible Instructional Materials
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Instructional materials are considered to be forms of communication between professors and students and must therefore be delivered in a manner that is equally effective for persons with disabilities. This class covers universal design and its effects on computer-based education, illustrates how to design "accessible" instruction, addresses student retention and participation, and provides reasonable accommodations for disabled students. |
None |
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ET1500
Open Educational Resources
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The objectives of the Open Educational Resources class include Defining Open Educational Resources (OER); Learn why OER are important; Discover where OER are available; Learn to select, evaluate and use OER; Formulate a plan to use OER materials; Leave the training with OER for your course. |
None |
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ET1510
OER Authoring
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A workshop designed to assist those seriously interested in creating Open Educational Resources (OER) materials by creating modules and/or collections on the Connexions Project. The workshop has a preparations part to be completed before the meeting in person. You will establish a Connexions account and create your first module using the workshop. Complete pre-workshop materials. See the first module of the training material at:
http://cnx.org/content/m33244/latest |
ET1500
Open Educational Resources
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ET1600
Basic Eagle Online for Faculty
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Introduces Eagle Online, the learning management system (LMS) used by Houston Community College. In this training, you'll learn the basics of the most common tools in Eagle Online, planning and building courses based on methodology that supports student engagement and the learning outcomes designated for the course. You will select Eagle Online tools to build a learner-centered course that considers learner needs for organization, instructor presence and engagement. |
None |
