Preparing Faculty to Teach Online
Dr. Thomas J. Tobin
Westmoreland County Community College	

WCCC provides training for faculty members interested in teaching online or using online media to supplement their face-to-face courses.  We have identified training needs through a number of channels, including faculty survey, personal interview, and informal discussions (both online and in person).
This presentation will outline the formation of WCCC’s faculty training for online media, with special emphasis on best practices, eliminating bias, and strategies to encourage faculty to be open about stumbling blocks as well as successes with online media.  An outline of topics to be covered appears below; this presentation is meant to be delivered in workshop format, with questions encouraged throughout the presentation of information.

•	Getting faculty interested in online resources.
•	To teach online or to supplement a classroom course with online materials?
•	The Six Basic Skills for faculty.
•	Training plus pedagogical help.
•	Developing reasonable development timetables.
•	What about the “rush jobs”?
•	Follow-up support needs.

Feel free to contact me if you have questions or suggestions:
Thomas J. Tobin, Ph.D.
Coordinator/Instructional Technology & Distance Learning Support
Westmoreland County Community College
519 Founders Hall
400 Armbrust Road
Youngwood, PA 15697-1895
724.925.4144 office
724.925.1150 fax
tobint@westmoreland.cc.pa.us
WCCC Online Courses: http://wccc.blackboard.com/