Pearl River Community College Online Class Instructor Orientation

1. Pearl River Community College Online Class Instructor Orientation Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Extended Education & Instructional Design

2. Contact Information Night and Weekend Classes & All Textbook Questions : Christy Piercy – cpiercy@prcc.edu or 601-403-1374 Online Classes: Gloria Wasmund – gwasmund@prcc.edu or 601-403-1090 Extended Education & Instructional Design

3. Contact Information Coordinator of Electronic & Distance Learning Michele Mitchell – mmitchell@prcc.edu or 601-403-1350 Director of Extended Education & Instructional Design Martha Lou Byrd Smith – mbyrd@prcc.edu or 601-403-1110 Extended Education & Instructional Design

4. Important Dates Aug. 24 Classes Begin Aug. 24 – 25 Add/Drop Period Aug. 26 Reconcile ET & Bb Rosters Sept. 8 No Shows Due Sept. 11 Updated Proctor Information must be in ET Sept. 25 1st Cutout Report Due Extended Education & Instructional Design

5. Important Dates Oct. 12 – 23 Audit in Wildcat Web Oct. 16 2nd Cutout Report Due Oct. 16 Midterm Column in Bb (letter grade) Nov. 6 Last Day to Withdraw with a guaranteed “W” grade Nov. 6 Last Day for instructor Drops Extended Education & Instructional Design

6. Important Dates Nov. 16-20 & Nov. 30-Dec. 3 Final Exam Period Dec. 4, 12pm Final Grades Due in the ET AND letter grade column in Bb Dec. 7 (week of) Final Exam and Bb Gradebook to Michele Extended Education & Instructional Design

7. Important Dates Be mindful of the general school calendar when scheduling tests and assignments. Extended Education & Instructional Design

8. Grading Minor Grades 15 – 35% Major Grades 30 – 60% Final Exam 25 – 35% Minor Grades 175 points 23.3% Major Grades 375 points 50.0% Final Exam 200 points 26.7% Total 750 points 100% Extended Education & Instructional Design

9. Grading Extended Education & Instructional Design

10. Disabilities Accommodations Tonia L. Moody ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator Pearl River Community College 101 Hwy 11N Poplarville, MS 39470 Phone: 601-403-1060 Fax: 601-403-1052 E-mail: tmoody@prcc.edu Extended Education & Instructional Design

11. Attendance • Vital to report No Shows • Student did not login to class at all • Student did not complete the first assignment or the Online Orientation • NEW**** Refer to next slide for example • Cut out versus Withdrawals Extended Education & Instructional Design

12. Attendance (No Shows Example) Information Gloria will expect when you complete the No Show Form that is available in the Online Instructor Organization. If you do not have any No Shows, send an email to Gloria so that she can check you off the list. Extended Education & Instructional Design

13. Attendance • Audit • Completed between the 8th and 10th week of the semester. • Is completed in Wildcat Web • Directions located at: http://pr10.prcc.edu/~mlbyrd/extendededucation/instructors/ • Completed by EVERYONE Extended Education & Instructional Design

14. Enrollment Tool • Reconcile roster • Textbook Information • Completed by Extended Education • Syllabus • Make sure to keep updated • Proctored Tests • All information posted by September 11 Extended Education & Instructional Design

15. Just in Case….. PRCC Blackboard http://pearlrivercc.blackboard.com Proctored Exams http://pr10.prcc.edu/~mlbyrd/extendededucation/howto/proctor_exams.html Self-Registration http://pr10.prcc.edu/~mlbyrd/extendededucation/distanceeducation/self_registration.html Extended Education & Instructional Design

16. Evaluations • Formal evaluation done by Coordinator • Intensive done every three years • If concerns noted, intensive more often • Brief evaluation completed yearly • Possible evaluation by department chair • Will be implementing a self-evaluation • Evaluation by students in the ET Extended Education & Instructional Design