The first step is to talk with your Division Chair and/or Academic Dean and participate in the Online Professional Development Peer Program.

To succeed in teaching online, it is best to have some basic computer skills. Each campus has eMentors that can help you with the skills needed to succeed. Others provide professional development trainings to help with these basic skills. We've put together a list to help - click here to get started.

Once approved, have your department PeopleSoft administrator set the PeopleSoft mode of the course to the appropriate web mode. You can add a web component to any type of course; In Person, KET, ITV, etc. This will set your course up to have an online shell - a shell is an area in our Course Management System (CMS) to put your content into. This will also enroll your students into the shell so they will have access to the course materials. Any action in PeopleSoft will be updated on Bb the following morning.

Training in the CMS is the next step. We offer several training strategies. Each campus has at least one eMentor to help with training. Your campus may also opt to hold a training session with the system eLearning Trainer. We also offer quick tutorials online and an online course. Check out the training options and choose what best suits your schedule.

If you are teaching a completely online course offered across the state you'll need to fill out the section information request form at the Kentucky Virtual Campus. This is information such as text books, special course software & hardware requirements, testing, etc. Doing so allows students from across the world to find your course on KYVC’s online catalog. Please contact your department’s KYVC Coordinator for more information. (instructor how to video) (coordinator how to video).

To login to the Blackboard eLearning portal, point your web browser to http://elearning.kctcs.edu. Your username and password are the same as your PeopleSoft and email username and password.