At BMCC, Distance Learning courses are offered as part of the regular course offerings in each department--if you're thinking about teaching a DL course or just curious about it how it all might work, take a look at the Top Ten Reasons Not to Teach Online (Questions and Answers for Beginners). When you're ready to initiate the training and development process, contact Lisa Rose, the Coordinator of Distance Learning. If you're already teaching online, or just want to know more, explore these links.
 


Teaching Tips

Teaching online means more than just typing up lectures and putting them on the web. Check here for specific tips and recommendations from fellow BMCC faculty, and links to outside resources.
 


Shared Materials

It's never a good idea to reinvent the wheel. Check here for manuals, quizzes, surveys, rubrics, instruction sheets and FAQ's ready to be shared and adapted for your own courses
 


Technical Help

Need help with Blackboard or working on web design for your course? Trying to figure out how to make a video stream or a narrated demonstration? Check here for free software downloads, instructions and techniques, especially developed for online courses.
 


News of the Moment

What's going on with DL right now? Check here (regularly!) for news, announcements, schedule changes, and surprise features. You'll also find reports on current issues connected to online teaching and learning from the popular and academic press.