What are good sources of professional development courses...

...for aspiring online instructors? I'm looking for courses, credit or non-credit, that would build skills, such as Blackboard training and any other skills building subjects that would benefit an online instructor.

 

Professional Development - Yes.
Certificates - Yes.
Free - Yes.
College credit - Mostly no.


ABC's of Portable Fire Extinguishers
http://www.fireextinguisher.com

Air and Power Space Course
http://www.apc.maxwell.af.mil/start.htm

AOPA Interactive Aviation Safety Courses
http://www.aopa.org/asf/online_courses

BBC Online Language Courses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages
French
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj
German
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/lj
Spanish
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj
Italian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/lj

CFI Trainer.net
http://www.cfitrainer.net

CNET's Free online Computer Courses
http://classes.cnet.com

CSX Emergency Response to Railroad Incidents Course
http://csxhazmat.kor-tx.com

Department of Agriculture
http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/vetmed/transition

DOD Level 1 Antiterrorism Training
https://atlevel1.dtic.mil

Domestic Preparedness Campus
http://www.teexwmdcampus.com

DGI - Security Awareness Training
https://www.dgitraining.com
https://www.dgitraining.com/freesat.htm

Emergency Operations Training Academy (EOTA)
http://eota.doeal.gov/EOTA/index.aspx

EMRTC/New Mexico Tech
http://respond.emrtc.nmt.edu/campus

FEMA Independent Study Courses
http://www.training.fema.gov
http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) - IS Courses
http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/IS

Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts Online Course
http://www.fsi.uiuc.edu/content/virtual%20campus/courses/ertbc.cfm

FEMA Disaster Action Kid Course
http://www.fema.gov/kids
http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizkid1.htm

Free-training.com - Online Safety/OSHA Related Courses
http://www.free-training.com
Institute for Corporate and Public Safety (ICPS)
http://icps.nwacc.edu/index.php
http://icps.nwacc.edu/train_sched.php

Inter-American Defense College
http://www.jid.org/en/college/dl.html

Joint Military Operations Historical Collection (JMOHC) eLearning course
www.dtic.mil/doctrine/history/course.htm

Kentucky Section Amateur Radio Emergency Service Condensed Emergency Communications Course
www.kyham.net/emcomm/training/kytest.html

Kentucky Terrorism Response and Preparedness Courses
www.kiprc.uky.edu/trap

Maryland Police Training Commision - Firearms Safety Training Course
http://209.48.185.14

Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training program (MCTFT) CD-ROM and online courses.
http://www.mctft.com

National Center for Biomedical Research & Training - Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education
http://www.ncbrt.lsu.edu

National Fire Academy (NFA) - Q Courses
http://www.nfaonline.dhs.gov/

National Institute of Health Information Security Awareness Online Training Course
http://irtsectraining.nih.gov

National Mass Fatalities Institute
www.nmfi.org/other_files/online_course.htm

National Guard - NGPEC: Online Campus
https://onlinecampus.pec.ngb.army.mil

National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (St. Petersburg College)
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu

Operation Lifesaver's Railroad Safety Course
http://www.usdrivertraining.com/oli/index.html
www.oli.org

President's DNA Initiative DNA Analyst Training
http://www.dna.gov
http://www.dna.gov/training/training/online-training

Red Cross Online Courses 1
https://learningctr.redcross.org/elms/pws/portal.do?siteID=Response

Red Cross/DHS Online Courses 2
https://learningctr.redcross.org/elms/pws/portal.do?siteID=DHS+35072

SafeResponse.com
http://www.saferesponse.com/index.htm

St. Petersburg College – Florida Regional Community Policing Institute
http://cop.spcollege.edu/COP/training/online.htm

Terrorism, Preparedness, and Public Health: An Introduction
http://www.ualbanycphp.org/learning/registration/detail_Terrorism.cfm

Washington State Homeland Security Institute
www.hsi.wa.gov

United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/training/online

University of Minnesota Center for Public Health Preparedness Courses
http://cpheo.sph.umn.edu/umncphp/online
USFA Junior Fire Marshall Course
https://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm

VMC/Homeland Security Programs - West Virginia University
http://www.vmc.wvu.edu

 

Blackboard Training

I teach a professional development course in Blackboard, which includes the development of a course mockup in Blackboard (you get a practice account) as well as an introduction to online teaching methodologies.

The course is four weeks long and it is offered through the continuing education department of a community college. It is mostly attended by faculty at the college, but it's open to the public. I am not sure of the price, but I know it's very reasonable -- somewhere between $100-200.

I am beginning a new class on May 27. If you're interested, PM me, and I'll direct you to more information.

Tricia Schodowski

 

Thanks...

Michael, thanks for the extensive list...interesting possibilities there!

triciaski, I PMed twice...did you receive them? Thanks and I'm interested!

 

wow, thanks a lot for this list!

 

Ron,

I replied to you by email. Sorry it took so long to get back to you.

Tricia