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Please review the class information and schedule listed on this page.
Online training sessions and face-to-face (F2F) training sessions are available. Be sure to scroll down this page to view all available training sessions.
Classroom Sessions take place in the faculty Instructional Design labs on the Bryan (E-238) and Brenham (A&S 211) campuses.
Online sessions are delivered via the eCampus Learning Management System - eCampus (ANGEL) .
How do I Register?
You may only register for 1 class at a time. To register for each class, fill out the form information below, then click the radio button in front of the class you wish to register for. Click the Submit button.
Repeat these steps for each class you wish to register for.
After submitting your registration, you will immediately receive automatic verification of receipt. Prior to the start of the course you will receive an email with instructions how to access your online course, or a confirmation of your face-to-face course reservation.
Seating is limited, so please sign up in advance to reserve your space.
If you have questions or problems registering please contact Jean Anderson
If you wish to schedule a group training session, or an individual appointment for help with course design simply fill out the form below, select the Request Training for a Group or the Request a Course Design Appointment radio button, and click the submit button. You will be contacted to schedule a session day and time.
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Fill out the form information above and select this button if you wish to arrange for a group training session. After submitting this request you will be contacted to arrange a date and time.
Blinn College instructors are required to complete eCampus Online Training before they can use eCampus for the first time.
FAQ's about eCampus training
What course do I have to take to before I can teach online or blended classes for Blinn College?
You must complete the eCampus Online training course. You may complete this course in one 3 week session by signing up for the eCampus training session below. Or, you may spread the eCampus Online Training over two 3 week sessions by taking the eCampus Training Part 1, and then taking the eCampus Training Part 2.
I am not teaching online or blended classes, I just want to use eCampus to supplement my on campus class. What course do I have to take?
You must complete the eCampus Online Training Part 1 course before you can use eCampus with your on campus classes. However, you would be wise to take the complete training so that you are familiar with all the features of the eCampus system.
Complete one session of the eCampus Online Training course to meet the Blinn requirements to teach online or blended courses. Course participants have 3 weeks to complete this self-paced online course.
Session 1, Tues. - Jan. 03 – Tues. - Jan. 31
Session 2, Tues. - Feb. 07 – Tues. - Feb. 28
Session 3, Tues. - Mar. 06 – Tues. - Mar. 27
Session 4, Tues. - Apr. 03 – Tues. - Apr. 24
Session 5, Tues. - May 01 – Tues. - May 22
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This 3 week online course is for instructors who wish to use eCampus to supplement their on campus classes by uploading a few files, adding calendar items, uploading a syllabus, using course mail, and the gradebook. If you wish to use more advanced features, such as creating assessments, discussion forums, and/or using drop boxes, you must complete the eCampus Online Training course listed above. Note: If you plan to teach blended or online courses, you must complete the eCampus Online Training course (listed above). Or, you must complete both the eCampus Online Training Part 1 course, and the eCampus Online Training Part 2 courses to be certified to teach online at Blinn College.
Prerequisite for this course is completion of the eCampus Online Training Part 1 course. In this course participants learn how to create assessments and other skills that are essential for online course development. Note: If you plan to teach blended or online courses, you must complete the eCampus Online Training course (listed above). Or, you must complete both the eCampus Online Training Part 1 course, and the eCampus Online Training Part 2 courses to be certified to teach online at Blinn College.
Minimum Prerequisite for this course is completion of the eCampus Training Part 1, or you are actively using eCampus with your class. In this course you will learn about the features of the eCampus 7.4 gradebook and complete applied learning activities when setting up a course gradebook in a practice course shell.
Ongoing Spring Session - Register to begin this course at your convenience.
Lync is a unified virtual communications software that allows real-time direct text and audio communication between two or more people using personal computers or other devices. Lync is installed on all Blinn office computers. All Blinn employees may learn to use Lync to instant message one another, place phone calls via their computer, conduct and optionally record online group meetings complete with file and desktop sharing, view the status of other employees, and more. Click here for directions on how to self-enroll in this online training course.
In the 3 hour face-to-face session of this course participants learn how to use the basic functions of eCampus. The online component of this course requires participants to demonstrate what they learned in the face-to-face session by independently completing online assignments. Online activities must be completed within one week after completion of the f-2-f session. This course is for instructors who wish to use eCampus to supplement their on-campus classes by uploading a few files, adding calendar items, uploading a syllabus, and using the online gradebook. Note: If you plan to teach blended or online courses, you must complete the eCampus Online Training course (listed above). Or, you must complete the eCampus Part 1 Blended course and the eCampus Part 2 Online course listed above.
Session 1, Tues. Jan. 10, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 2, Wed. Jan. 11, Bryan Campus, E-238, 8:00 am – 11:00 am
This course is for instructors who are new to Blinn or those who are just new to using Blinn's technology tools. This one hour session offers an overview of the Blinn network, help-desk options, Lync Communications, Web-access to email, eCampus Learning Management system (ANGEL), and other technologies available for integration in both the online and face-to-face classrooms. If you are new to Blinn or just new to using Blinn's instructional and network tools, please come to this session with your questions - we will answer them!
Session 1, Mon. Jan. 09, Bryan Campus, E-238, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Session 2, Tues. Jan.10, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 3, Tues. Jan.10, Bryan Campus, E-238, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 4, Fri. Feb. 03, Bryan Campus, E-238, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Session 5, Fri. Feb. 03, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Lync is a unified virtual communications software that allows real-time direct text and audio communication between two or more people using personal computers or other devices. Lync is installed on all Blinn office computers. All Blinn employees may learn to use Lync to instant message one another, place phone calls via their computer, conduct and optionally record online group meetings complete with file and desktop sharing, view the status of other employees, and more. This 2 hour training sessions allows hands on practice using the Lync system.
Lync has online training sessions available.
You may self-enroll in the online session. Instructions to Self-enroll in Lync Online Training
Session 1, Mon. Jan. 09, Bryan Campus, E-238, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 2, Mon. Jan. 09, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 3, Tues. Jan. 10, Bryan Campus, E-238, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Session 4, Tues. Jan. 10, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Session 5, Thurs. Jan. 12, Bryan Campus, E-238, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Session 6, Fri. Jan. 13, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Session 7, Fri. Jan. 13, Bryan Campus, E-238, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Session 8, Fri. Jan. 20, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Session 9, Fri. Jan. 20, Bryan Campus, E-238, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Session 10, Mon. Jan. 23, Bryan Campus, E-238, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 11, Mon. Jan. 23, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 12, Fri. Jan. 27, Brenham Campus, A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Session 13, Fri. Jan. 27, Bryan Campus, E-238, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
This session offers an overview of the steps required to begin teaching online or blended courses at Blinn College. Review the Blinn Standards for online courses and review best practices for teaching online or blended courses.
Session 1, Wed. - Feb. 01, Brenham A&S 211, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 2, Wed. - Feb. 01, Bryan E-238, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Learn to use the eCampus built-in HTML Editor to design online course content for seamless delivery of assignments. The HTML editor is a ’What You See is What You Get’ (WYSIWYG) tool that allows you to create course pages without knowledge of HTML. View a Sample Course Page created with the HTML editor in ANGEL 7.4. Additionally, in this session you will learn to use the HTML editor to create macros. Macros allow you to save frequently used text, and/or page layouts and recreate them instantly by selecting the saved macro(s) from your Macro library. Prerequisite: Completed eCampus training.
Session 1, Wed. - Feb. 15, Brenham A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 2, Wed. - Feb. 15, Bryan E-238, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Attend one of the group sessions listed below to learn how to use the eCampus 7.4 gradebook. Session participants learn to use the eCampus grade book by setting up their grade book for their online or face-to-face classes. Group training is available on a departmental basis. Prerequisite: Completed eCampus training.
Session 1, Fri. - Jan. 20, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 2, Fri. - Jan. 20, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 3, Tues. - Feb. 14, Brenham A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 4, Tues. - Feb. 14, Bryan E-238, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 5, Wed. - Mar. 28, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 6, Wed. - Mar. 28, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Learn to create and configure eCampus assessment settings. Session participants create assessments that draw a pool of questions from your course question bank, learn how to selectively release assessments to meet accommodation requirements, and how to import and export assessment questions from Word using Respondus. In addition, participants will discuss options to help ensure academic integrity in online assessments. Sign up for a group session below, or request group training. Prerequisite: Completed eCampus training.
Session 1, Fri. - Feb. 10, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 12:00 am
Session 2, Fri. - Feb. 10, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Session 3, Thurs. - Mar. 29, Brenham A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 4, Thurs. - Mar. 29, Bryan E-238, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
In this session participants create custom rubrics for evaluation of student assignments in both the online and face-to-face classroom. Rubrics will be created using Rubistar’s rubric generator and integrated into eCampus 7.4 for drop boxes. Participants will learn how to create and reuse macros(auto text entries) to speed grading by auto-entering customized text comments. Prerequisite: Completed eCampus training.
Session 1, Tues. - Jan. 24, Brenham A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 2, Tues. - Jan. 24, Bryan E-238, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn to effectively use discussion forums, course announcements, course polls, the Google Survey tool, Google Voice, course Mail, and 'Who Dun It' reports to stay in touch with students and keep them 'in sync' with their class requirements and classmates. Additionally, learn to speed eCampus communication by creating auto-text entries for emails and grading. Prerequisite: Completed eCampus training.
Session 1, Fri. - Jan. 27, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 2, Fri. - Jan. 27, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 3, Fri. - Feb. 03, Brenham A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 4, Fri. - Feb. 03, Bryan E-238, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn to create and effectively manage online teamwork. This session offers tools and tips for team creation, project ideas, and how to setup online tools for team collaboration and peer-review of teamwork.
Prerequisite: Completed eCampus training.
Session 1, Fri. - Feb. 24, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 2, Fri. - Feb. 24, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 3, Fri. - Mar. 23, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 4, Fri. - Mar. 23, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
In this session course participants will learn to use Turnitin's Online Originality checking tool to check students' work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against continuously updated databases. Every Originality Report provides instructors with the opportunity to teach their students proper citation methods as well as to safeguard their students' academic integrity. Session includes practice setting up a Turnitin course and checking submissions for plagiarism. Additionally, the Grademark and Auto-Grading of Grammar will be covered. No pre-requisites.
Session 1, Thurs. - Feb. 16, Brenham A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 2, Thurs. - Feb. 16, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Using Tegrity Campus 2.0 is as easy as flipping a switch. It’s a web service, so it’s virtually invisible as it automatically captures, stores, and indexes every class – while you teach as you normally would. Record in the classroom, from home, or record in your office.
Students no longer have to decide between listening in class and taking notes. During class they can engage - listen more and learn more. After class, or before an exam, students efficiently review class moments again using laptops, iPods, MP3 players, and smart phones..
Tegrity also integrates a live Webcast feature, and a test proctoring service that captures video of the test taker (test-taker must have video camera installed on their computer). No pre-requisites.
Session 1, Wed. - Jan. 11, Bryan, E-238, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 2, Fri. - Jan. 13, Brenham, A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 3, Fri. - Jan. 13, Bryan, E-238, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Session 4, Fri. - Feb. 17, Brenham, A&S 211, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Session 5, Fri. - Feb. 17, Bryan E-238, 9:00 am – 11:00 am Session 6, Wed. - Mar. 21, Brenham, A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 7, Wed. - Mar. 21, Bryan E-238,1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
This session provides practice in using Respondus 4.0 test editing software to create exams that can be printed to paper, or published directly to ANGEL. In addition Respondus allows eCampus users to retrieve exams from ANGEL for printing purposes. Course participants will also learn to use the Respondus test bank network that contains test banks from a multitude of textbook publishers. These test banks may be imported into eCampus. In addition Respondus files may be used to create Studymate games for drill and practice on course concepts/terms.
Session 1, Wed. - Feb. 08, Bryan, E-238, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 2, Wed. - Feb. 08, Brenham, A&S 211, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 3, Wed. - Apr. 18, Bryan, E-238, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Session 4, Wed. - Apr. 18, Brenham, A&S 211, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Studymate Class is a new version of Studymate that integrates with the eCampus Learning Management system. This integration allows instructors and students to create interactive flash based learning activities that provide drill-and-practice for terms, graphics, dates, etc. A mobile app allows students to learn 'on the go'. Don't miss this short this session in which you will learn to create activities, and how to set up your eCampus course so students can create their own learning activities.
Session 1, Wed. - Feb. 22, Bryan, E-238, 1:00 pam – 3:00 pm
Session 2, Wed. - Feb. 22, Brenham, A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 3, Wed. - Apr. 11, Bryan, E-238, 1:00 pam – 3:00 pm
Session 4, Wed. - Apr. 11, Brenham, A&S 211, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn to use the Collaborate (formerly Elluminate) desktop Web conferencing software. You may use this tool to meet in real time with your students individually or as a group online. The software features include audio, video, and application sharing features.
Session 1, Thurs. - Jan. 12, Bryan, E-238, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Session 2, Thurs. - Jan. 12, Brenham, A&S 211, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Session 3, Wed. - Feb. 07, Bryan, E-238, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Session 4, Wed. - Feb. 07, Brenham, A&S 211, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
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