1. Getting Started Teaching Online

2. Agenda What is DE? What are the types of DE courses?
What’s different about teaching online?
What skills do you need to teach online?
How do you get ready to teach online?
PCC Requirements

3. What do you know about DE?
What is DE?
Online or hybrid courses
Courses where official seat time has been replaced with online activities
Delivered electronically through LMS (Canvas)
Regular weekly lessons
Experiences teaching or learning online
Thoughts/notions about DE classes

4. Types of DE Courses Fully Online (no on-campus meetings)
Hybrid (one or more on-campus meetings)

5. What’s different about teaching online?
Environment
Students
Schedule

6. What skills do you need to have?
Technical
Pedagogical
Organizational (Work Preferences)
To see if you have the skills needed, check out the Skills for Online Teaching Page on the PCC DE Faculty website (

7. How do you prepare? Course Development/Design (300 hours)
Talk to your Dean about online classes in your division
Current approved courses
Future courses
Become familiar with PCC Training Requirements
Board AP: 160 hours of professional development (external training)
Faculty Waiver (if applicable)
Course Development/Design (300 hours)

8. Resources & Questions
DE Faculty Website --
-- Katie Datko