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Who's Who in Distance Learning

Listed below are faculty and staff from around the college who are involved in distance learning.

Assistant Dean, Distance Learning

For 2009-2010, Ben Worth is on reassignment to work with distance learning issues. Initiatives on which he is working include: improving training for faculty and students, assisting faculty with development of course shells, locating more support for online advising, developing weekend hybrid classes for adult learners, and improving the process for online tutoring.

Ben Worth, Assistant Dean, Distance Learning
ben.worth@kctcs.edu, 246-6353

Distance Learning Office

The Distance Learning Office is the primary contact point for students who have questions about online classes. If you have questions about student evaluation of instruction, merging classes, online advising, and proctoring exams, these are the people to ask.

Bill Davis, Associate Dean
william.davis@kctcs.edu, 246-6680
student evaluation of instruction
merging classes
Virtual Learning Initiative (KCTCS Online) Advising
Academic Web Pages
BCTC Online Catalog

Dr. Sandra Mullins, Associate Dean
sandra.mullins@kctcs.edu, 246-6602
Online Advising
Virtual Learning Initiative (KCTCS Online) and KYVC Advising

Karen Dearborn, Online Coordinator
karen.dearborn@kctcs.edu, 246-6603
proctored exams
Learn Anytime student enrollments
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Administrative Computing Services / IT Services Representative

Connie provides assistance and training with the software used by faculty and students in online classes: Blackboard, WIMBA, SoftChalk, and more.

Connie Rine, Coordinator of Technology Training and Distance Learning Technology Support
connie.rine@kctcs.edu, 246-4608
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Online Facilitators

The online facilitators assist faculty members with the development of new online classes and best practices in teaching online. They also assist the eMentors, who are assigned to new online faculty members.

Joy Famularo, Associate Professor, Women's Studies and English
joy.famularo@kctcs.edu, 246-6357

Clovis Perry, Associate Professor, Geography
clovis.perry@kctcs.edu, 246-6867

eMentors

eMentors assist new online faculty and are also available to any faculty member who has questions about their online classes.

The 2009-2010 eMentors are:

Bob Biega<o:p>
Math<o:p>
Leestown<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-669

Kevin Craycraft<o:p>
Allied Health<o:p>
Leestown<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6615

Kevin Dunn<o:p>
Computer Information Technology<o:p>
Cooper<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6716<o:p />

William R. Davis<o:p>
Distance Learning<o:p>
Leestown<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6680<o:p />

Staci Holderman<o:p>
Behavorial Sciences<o:p>
Danville<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6865<o:p />

Lori Houghton<o:p>
Humanities<o:p>
Winchester<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6592<o:p />

Sandra Mullins<o:p>
Distance Learning<o:p>
Leestown<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6682<o:p />

Connie Rine<o:p>
Information Technology Services <o:p>
Cooper<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-4608<o:p />

Kathy Swango<o:p>
Humanities<o:p>
Leestown<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6695<o:p />

Yules “Gil” Wheeler<o:p>
Medical Information Technology<o:p>
Danville<o:p /></o:p></o:p>
5-6879<o:p />

Ben Worth
Humanities
Cooper
5-6353


Records and Admissions

Directions on how to withdraw from class are available are available at http://www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/ol/adddrop. Students who need assistance with this should contact Julie.

Julie Briggs, Records
julie.briggs@kctcs.edu, 246-6492
Withdrawing Students

Nathan Congleton, Admissions Officer
nathan.congleton@kctcs.edu, 246-4647

Disability Support Services

Increasingly students with disabilities are enrolling in online classes. Contact April if you have DSS concerns about your online students.

Veronica Miller, Director, Disability Support Services
veronica.miller@kctcs.edu, 246-6530

Learning Resource Center

The LRC provides many services to online students and instructors. It is the primary access point for online research. Questions about research within databases and extended campus support should be directed to Steve Stone. Questions about the BCTC LRC web pages ( at www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/lrc), off-campus access via the BCTC LRC web pages, linking to library articles, Bluegrass LRC Toolbar, e-reserves, and dual-enrolled student access via the proxy server should be addressed to Maureen Cropper. If unsure of how to direct a question, please use the “Ask a Librarian” form on the BCTC LRC web pages.

Steve Stone, Extended Campuses Librarian
steve.stone@kctcs.edu, 246-6387

Maureen Cropper, Electronic Resources Librarian
maureen.cropper@kctcs.edu, 246-6394

eLibrary tab in Blackboard

The eLibrary tab in Blackboard is managed by Mike Knecht, Henderson Community College

mike.knecht@kctcs.edu, 270-831-9760

To access BCTC LRC resources via the eLibrary tab, click on the “KCTCS Libraries” or “Home College” link, then select BCTC from list of colleges to access BCTC LRC college web pages, with databases at “Find an Article”

BCTC Information Literacy eCommunity in Blackboard

BCTC Information Literacy eCommunity in Blackboard is managed by Marcia Freyman, Information Services Librarian, marcia.freyman@kctcs.edu, 859-246-6396. The BCTC Information Literacy eCommunity contains a variety of tutorials to help students with information literacy skills. To enroll in BCTC Information Literacy eCommunity, log in to Blackboard, click the &quot;eCommunities&quot; tab and search for &quot;BCTC Information Literacy”

On-Line Support Group and Cindy Baker

After teaching in the classroom for twelve years, I taught my first on-line class. It felt like everything was different. After one particularly frustrating morning spent answering my on-line students’ emails, I wanted to hurl my computer through the window! I realized I needed help! I needed people! I started our “On-Line Support Group” in January of 2009. This is a faculty-sponsored and faculty-led group. We eat, we cry, we laugh, and we share ideas about what’s working (and not working for us) in our on-line classes.

Cindy Baker, Associate Professor, History/Political Science
lucinda.baker@kctcs.edu, 246-6463

Distributions Lists

BCTC provides several distribution lists which will be of interest to online faculty:

bl_onlineinstructors@kctcs.edu
This distribution list, maintained by Bill Davis, lists all online faculty. The list is updated each semester and contains the names of all faculty currently teaching online classes.

bctc_distancelearning@kctcs.edu
This distribution list, also maintained by Bill Davis, is used by students with distance learning questions. Membership of the list includes personnel in Distance Learning Office, Administrative Computing (Connie Rine), personnel from Records and Admissions, eMentors, and online advisors.