Links

Below you will find many links that provide a wealth of information. OPD welcomes input from administrators, faculty, and staff as we work towards developing a library of on-line resources that supports professional development and student success. Please feel free to recommend additions and corrections.
Send an e-mail to: vcontreras@vcccd.edu

National Institute of Professional and Organizational Development
4faculty.org
@ONE
The UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology
California Virtual Campus Professional Development Center
CCCConfer
Community College League
Community College Web
VARK Inventory: Learning Styles
Keirsey Temperament Questionnaires
Honolulu Community College: Teaching Tips and Resources

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National Institute of Professional and Organizational Development

This web site links faculty to over 60 very useful web sites directly related to instruction at the college level. http://www.developfaculty.com/online/index.html

4faculty.org

4faculty.org is an online professional development network of resources and learning modules designed specifically for the needs of community college faculty. This site was created for you to share ideas, acquire new tools for teaching and is updated regularly with new materials and ideas. The more than 200 contributors to this site hope what you learn here will help you reach your students more effectively and enhance their learning experience. http://www.4faculty.org/

@ONE

@ONE provides information on educational technology resources for California Community College faculty and staff, including free on-line classes and information about conferences in the state and nation.
http://www.cccone.org/de/06Sum/seminars/index.htm

The UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology

This University of Maryland University College Web site is a wonderful resource for faculty seeking direction in appropriate ways to use Web-based technologies to accomplish key learning strategies. The UMUC-Verizon Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology consists of two modules, and each explores key issues in developing and teaching online courses with the use of technology. http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/

California Virtual Campus Professional Development Center

This website is maintained by the California Virtual Campus Professional Development Center. You’ll find news, articles, and opinions. The site was originally developed by Tony Sotos and Joe Georges at El Camino College and was created under the auspices of the Chancellor’s Office for the California Community Colleges. It was later moved to Butte College and redesigned by David Hammond. The CVC catalog of distance-education programs and courses continues the work of its predecessor - the California Virtual University Website - in making information available about distance-learning opportunities at California institutions of higher education. The CVC Professional Development Center gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the University of California in establishing the CVC catalog. http://www.cvc.edu/faculty

CCCConfer

The CCC Confer project is located at Palomar College in San Marcos, California and is funded from a grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. The project was initially funded in February 2001 in order to offer the CCC system a viable means to meet and collaborate at a distance. CCC Confer is led by a Project Director, three managers and a small staff. In 2002, an RFP was awarded to HorizonLive, a New York-based leader in Web conferencing technology, to provide the platform to power CCC Confer. CCC Confer was designed to allow communication and collaboration, using the latest Web conferencing technology, for all staff, faculty and administrators in the California Community Colleges system. It is ADA and Section 508 accessible. http://www.cccconfer.org/index2.aspx

Community College League

The Community College League of California is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose voluntary membership consists of the 72 local community college districts in California.
http://www.ccleague.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Community College Web

This site allows you to browse through all the community college web sites in the country. http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/index.html

VARK Inventory

The questionnaire alerts people to the variety of different approaches to learning. It supports those who have been having difficulties with their learning and has particular applications in sport, training and education. Teachers who would like to develop additional learning strategies can also benefit from using VARK. It can be used with a group, team or class or with one-to-one training and counseling, but it does require some explanation to avoid leaping to inappropriate conclusions. Trainers and coaches need to visit the Copyright page before using VARK.© Copyright Version 7.0 (2006) held by Neil D. Fleming, Christchurch, New Zealand and Charles C. Bonwell, Green Mountain Falls, Colorado 80819 U.S.A. http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp

Keirsey

Keirsey Temperament Sorter - II, an on-line personality assessment tool used for corporate, career, and personal development. It is used by major corporations, counseling professionals, and major universities. Access to the Sorter - II is free. http://www.keirsey.com/

Honolulu Community College

Here you will find teaching tips and much more. Several years ago, Honolulu Community College developed a site for faculty development. This site has become an award winning teaching tips index. Their Faculty Development Coordinator, has given OC permission to link to any of their resources. You will find many topics including, teaching techniques and methods, learning styles, teaching styles, motivation, culturally effective communication, and much much more. They have two requests: download, print and distribute resources for not-for-profit educational purposes and if a source is listed, please cite it. If none is listed, please use Honolulu Community Faculty Development Website as the source. Aloha Honolulu Community College! http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm