Online Professional Development Resources
http://www.tcc.edu/elearning/
The Center for eLearning at Tidewater Community College supports enhancement of teaching
and learning with the goal of student success. An innovative course emerges through the
thoughtful integration of pedagogy, course management, community and technology. For more
information on the online Blackboard workshops offered by eLearning, visit
http://www.tcc.edu/elearning/emails/online_bb_workshops.html.
As a TCC faculty member, you have account access to three online professional
development resources. If you need any assistance with account set-up and
registration for these resources, please contact Tom Lee at tlee@tcc.edu. All
other questions can be directed to your campus BCTE.
http://www.lynda.com
Lynda.com is a great online professional development opportunity to enhance your skills
anytime, anywhere. TCC is now providing access to lynda.com, an online subscription library
that teaches the latest software, creative, and technology skills through high-quality
instructional videos.
To access lynda.com, go to http://www.lynda.com/email-signup and enter your TCC e-mail
address. Once lynda.com verifies your e-mail domain, you will receive an e-mail from lynda.com
prompting you to create a profile. Upon registering your profile, you will be able to log in to
lynda.com anytime and anywhere using your email address and password.
http://www.atomiclearning.com/
Atomic Learning is an online professional development method of learning new skills through
taking courses anytime, anywhere. Last year Atomic Learning was purchased by the VCCS for its
colleges’ students, faculty, and staff. Atomic Learning is a campus-wide solution, with training
to help students, faculty, and staff successfully utilize technology. Atomic Learning provides a
wide variety of training on more than 250 commonly used applications
To access Atomic Learning, log into Blackboard. Click on Atomic Learning Link "Launch Atomic
Learning".
http://www.magnapubs.com/magna-commons
Magna Commons is an online professional development provides video-based, specific topics
geared to improve and enhance your teaching, leadership, involvement, and student-faculty
relations. Magna Commons also publishes an online, informative newsletter, Faculty Focus,
which provides short, relevant articles that are specific to faculty and leadership needs.
To access Magna Commons, obtain the access code from Tom Lee and follow the link below.
http://www.magnapubs.com/sitelicense/registration.html?v=magna783. Once you are logged
in go to ‘My Account Log In’ and click on ‘Subscriptions’ on the left under ‘My Online Account’.
Click View On-Demand Videos, and it will give you access to Magna Commons and about 140
60-minute sessions.
https://www.khanacademy.org/