Faculty Resources

Keystone College offers new instructors to online learning the support needed for the development of distance learning courses. Instructors should plan to meet with the Faculty Coordinator of Online Learning, in addition to staff members of Educational Technology and Blackboard Administration. 

Distance Learning Resources

• Faculty Workshops
• Sloan-C
  The Sloan Consortium
• Distance Education Clearinghouse
• OJDLA
  The Online Journal of Distance Learning Education
• MERLOT
  Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
• Faculty Focus
  Access to articles and white papers (many free) about effective teaching strategies.

Online Instruction & Certification

There are variety of opportunities available for instructors considering certification or professional development for distance learning. These include single courses, certificate programs, workshops, and degrees:

• Keystone Certification for Learning at a Distance
• Quality Matters  (KC Institutional Membership, discounts will apply)
• Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate (KC Institutional Membership, discounts will apply)
• University of Maryland  Center for Teaching and Learning
• LERN Learning Resources Network
• Penn State Online/World Campus
• ION Illinois Online Network

Keystone Certification for Learning at a Distance

Congratulations to our newest KC certified instructor!  

 Dr. Pat Bederman Miller, professor in the division of natural science and mathematics, recently became the first Keystone faculty member to complete the Certification for Learning at a Distance program.

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