Change in start date for online teaching course

We have two free courses for instructors set up for the summer. An additional online course, Producing Media for your Online Course, will be added later and will start in early September. I'll post the details once that is set up.

111MSCC80 Teaching Online with Moodle, online, 4 weeks, starts August 9th (was previously starting July 27th) – this class is open to anyone who might be interested in teaching online, not just UCR Extension instructors; no previous experience required and they don't need to be scheduled to teach. If you have had inquiries from people interested in teaching online, this would be a good option for them. The goal for this class is to attract more potential online instructors as well as to prepare current instructors. Final project is to produce a proposal for an online course. We had 36 people enroll in this class during the Spring although most did not complete it.

111MSCC81 Creating and Teaching Your Moodle Course, face-to-face, 3 meetings, starts August 10th; 6-8 PM at UCR Extension – covers everything needed by an online instructor to get their course ready for the first time.

Instructors can register online using the course ID or by contacting Student Services:
Tel: (951) 827-4105 or (800) 442-4990 toll-free
E-mail: register@ucx.ucr.edu - include your name, address, phone number and email address along with the course ID

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Download Moodle courses from the Open University

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