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Online Faculty Development
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About Our Series & Sequence
About Our Series & Sequence
We provide free courses for all Pima faculty - including face-to-face, hybrid, and online instructors at Pima Community College. These short, 3-week, 4-week and 5-week courses are designed to expand your online pedagogy and course design skills using D2L Brightspace and third-party tools.
All faculty who anticipate teaching a pre-designed, D2L Brightspace course (i.e. course "masters") are strongly encouraged to complete our introductory course, TE125 TEACH: Introduction to Online Pedagogy. For advanced courses in online design and teaching, including our BUILD and LEAD offerings, please view the offerings below.
Our Introductory Courses
Our Introductory Courses
TE125 TEACH: Introduction to Online Pedagogy
TE125 TEACH: Introduction to Online Pedagogy
This course is designed for faculty teaching from a predesigned course (what has previously been called a "course master"). Faculty or staff who successfully complete this course achieve TEACH certification. Learn more
TE150 BUILD: Introduction to Instructional Design
TE150 BUILD: Introduction to Instructional Design
This course is designed to help faculty learn how to build courses from scratch through D2L Brightspace. Faculty or staff who successfully complete this course achieve TEACH certification. Learn more
Our Intermediate & Advanced LEAD Courses
Our Intermediate & Advanced LEAD Courses
LEAD 175 - 185: Our LEAD Course Series
LEAD 175 - 185: Our LEAD Course Series
Throughout the year, we offer a broad variety of intermediate and advanced faculty development courses to support your continued professional growth. All LEAD offerings are 15-hour, 4-week courses unless otherwise noted.
Course Preview Pages
Course Preview Pages
LEAD 176 Synchronous & Asynchronous Interaction Online(150 prereq)
LEAD 177 Inclusive & Equitable Course Design for Diverse Learners (125 prereq)
LEAD 178 Creating Meaningful Discussions in Online Courses (125 prereq)
LEAD 180 Rethinking Rubrics (no prereq)*
To learn more, visit our LEAD Online Pedagogy Courses playlists at MyCareerCenter via MyPima.
Prerequisites to Enroll?
Prerequisites to Enroll?
TEACH & BUILD completion are not required for half our courses. Feel free to register for any LEAD courses that have no required prerequisites (e.g. LEAD 179, 180, 183, and 185).
TE125 TEACH is prerequisite for LEAD 177 and 178.
TE150 BUILD is prerequisite for LEAD 175, 176, 181, 182, 184.
How to Achieve LEAD-Level Certification
How to Achieve LEAD-Level Certification
Faculty who successfully complete both LEAD 175 and three additional LEAD courses achieve LEAD certification. To learn more, visit our Certifications page.
Our Impact
Our Impact
Through this course series, many Pima faculty and staff have successful achieved faculty development certification - with over a thousand accomplishing TEACH certification and over 300 achieving BUILD certification (as of Summer 2024). Further, our LEAD courses have seen over 500 successful course completions!
What Do Our LEAD Courses Look Like?
What Do Our LEAD Courses Look Like?
To learn more about self-paced and custom-designed opportunities for faculty development, visit our faculty development & training page.
Alternately, take a look at one of our course trailers in progress: LEAD 179 Student-Centered Learning
Who Teaches our Courses?
Who Teaches our Courses?
Online faculty development courses are taught or co-taught by faculty development educators (FDE). These faculty and staff are experts in teaching and learning and are certified to teach in their disciplines at Pima (with the exception of LEAD 181-183). FDEs include faculty development staff, department heads, adjunct and full-time faculty, as well as exempt professional staff (i.e. Pima's instructional designers, web designers, and videographers). If you are interested in being considered to teach any faculty development course, contact Reed!
Other Options
Other Options
Tailored Workshops. If you are seeking a custom workshop for your department, please use our Online Pedagogy Custom Training Request Form.
College-Wide Workshops. If instead, you are looking for college-wide workshops, visit our friends at the TLC!
Troubleshooting. Scroll down on your D2L Brightspace global home page (d2l.pima.edu) to the widget titled "D2L Brightspace Tech Support" or visit our Help page.
Further Questions?
Further Questions?
If you have any questions about our upcoming faculty development offerings contact Reed Dickson (rdickson1@pima.edu). If you are seeking other kinds of offerings for your department, contact Reed and/or use our Faculty Development Workshops and Services Request Form.
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