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Welcome to the Center for Distributed Learning

UNT is the largest provider of online credit courses among Texas public universities.

The Center for Distributed Learning supports the University's goal of enhancing learning-centered environments, thereby helping students get the most from their academic experience. Not only do we assist faculty in the creation, design, and implementation of distributed learning courses -- we also serve as the liaison for various administrative and technical support functions, thereby saving faculty's time, talent, and creative energies for their students.

Our Pledge to Instructors

The Center recognizes that you, as UNT Instructors, are the key to the University's ability to thrive in the highly competitive and volatile environment of distance education and we pledge to assist you by:

  • Providing initial consultation to help you determine the best combination of technologies that will enable your students to succeed
  • Providing team that will assist in implementing the instructional approach that you choose
  • Enabling you to increase your understanding, skills, and comfort level with distributed learning technologies
  • Acting as a liaison to support functions including the library, registrar, admissions, legal, The Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Helping you to obtain grants to support the re-engineering of your courses
  • Assisting in evaluating the outcomes of your distributed learning courses

 


Sloan-C College Pass Online Courses

Still plenty of "free seats" available

The University of North Texas is a premium member of Sloan-C College Pass. This membership permits 100 seats in the 2008 Sloan-C Online Workshops. To request free enrollment in a workshop or a class in the online teaching certificate program (details below), please contact Amber Bryant at amberb@unt.edu with the name and date of the workshop requested. To find a list of courses offered, go to www.sloan-c.org/workshop .

 

The Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate Program

The Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate program proves unique in that faculty can take key lessons from the Sloan-C Getting Started and Quality Matters workshops, immediately apply these learnings in a laboratory environment, and receive feedback from both the faculty mentors and faculty peers.

Key benefits:
-Developed to build professional knowledge, skills, and leadership in online education and training
-Flexible and learner-centered, integrating theory with exemplars, practical exercises, case studies, and discussions
-Presented online with multimedia so travel is not required
-Enrollment on a certificate or non-certificate basis

Learning outcomes:
-Better skills in online teaching and learning
-Wider knowledge and practical strategies
-Foundations in online pedagogies
-Practice in online facilitation using Sloan-C's effective practices to refine current teaching or training materials
-Hands-on experience as a distance learner
-Interaction with a new colleagues from diverse contexts and in many disciplines

Possible career outcomes:
-Preparation for positions in online education
-Enhanced career opportunities within your own organization or externally


Please visit the Sloan-C Certificate webpage for more information
or email Amber Bryant at Amberb@unt.edu.

 

NOTE: Does your institution have a College Pass?
(Yes, UNT is a College Pass member)
Institutions with college passes only pay the certification fee and use their pre-paid seats towards the 5 required workshops.