Distance Education: Faculty and College-aide Proficiencies
February 1999 (revised September 2002)

 

Teaching Faculty
The Distance Education Committee recommends that a faculty member who teaches an asynchronous (A) or synchronous (S) distance education course or a blended/hybrid course (B) or a telecourse (T) at Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) possess the following set of proficiencies.
 

 

PROFICIENCY

A

S

B

T

Working knowledge of SCCC communication systems

 

E-mail

x

x

x

x

Voice-mail

x

x

x

x

Fax

x

x

x

x

Navigating website(s)

x

x

x

x

Computer-conferencing (e.g. chat room)

x

x

x

x

Production skills

 

Visual thinking/design

x

x

x

 

Media presence

x

x

x

 

Screen writing

x

x

x

 

Planning and organizing distance education course skills

 

Knowledge of various learning styles

x

x

x

x

Knowledge of various teaching strategies

x

x

x

x

Ability to develop course materials (handouts/study guides, etc.) correlated with presentation

x

x

x

x

Knowledge of pacing and timing skills

x

x

x

x

Ability to work collaboratively with technical support staff

x

x

x

 

Ability to plan and coordinate with field sites (test delivery, physical layout, etc.)

 

x

x

 

Technological ability

 

Ability to use various equipment individually, as well as simultaneously, while teaching in a distance learning environment

x

x

x

x 

Ability to create instructional website (e.g., use of instructional management software)

x

 x

x

 x

 

Professional Assistants
The following proficiencies were identified for professional assistants working in the college's distance education classrooms:

Working knowledge of equipment including,

  • System diagnostics
  • Document camera operation
  • Network function
  • TouchPad operations
  • Camera functions
  • Video functions
  • Audio functions
  • DVD player functions
  • Fax operation
  • Telephone operation
  • Computer skills

College-Aides
The following proficiencies were identified for college-aides working in the college's distance education classrooms:

Working knowledge of equipment including,

  • Fax operation
  • Telephone operation
  • Pan/zoom camera operation
  • Basic computer skills

As well as the following responsibilities:

  • Proctoring
  • Taking attendance
  • General clerical functions

The campus technology administrator will issue a letter to the chairperson of the DEC listing those individuals who have the above-listed proficiencies.