Faculty Resources
Canvas Training for Faculty
If you are new to the Canvas Learning Management System for use with your courses, please reference the Canvas Instructor Guides.
You can also request to be added to the Canvas 101 NVC Faculty training shell. Please email Mallory Plummer: mplummer4@alamo.edu to join.
All Faculty Handbook, Canvas Training, and Collaboration Resources
(Alamo Share)
Canvas Course Layout for Faculty
A 16-Week course layout is available to download into your Canvas courses from the Canvas Commons.
To add this resource to your Canvas course(s) follow these steps:
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Log into ACES and enter Canvas.
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Click Commons in the left gray menu.
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In the search box, type the name of the resource (Please be sure to enter the underscores. Otherwise, the search may result in an old layout): NVC_Course_Layout_2024-25 Academic_Year
- Click on the name of resource you want to add to your course
- Click the blue Import/Download button on the right.
- Check mark the course(s) into which you want to import the resource.
- Click the blue Import into Course button at the bottom.
Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy- Interactive Tool
Writing objectives can be a challenge! It can be tough to find the right verb to answer the assessment questions you want to ask. Then, combining it with the right instructional strategy can be a struggle. Here is a simple tool to help make the process easier. Select each Bloom level to get simple-to-use information at your fingertips. The Home icon at the bottom right corner will always take you back to the Bloom's Hierarchy page.
Online Teaching Certification (OTC) at NVC
Certification is required for all Alamo Colleges faculty who teach fully online courses.
Four Steps to Certification:
1.) Online Teaching Certification (OTC) Course
2.) Build Your Own Course
3.) Course Review
4.) Online Teaching Certification Presentation
Online Teaching Certification Overview
This course is designed to equip faculty with the essential skills and knowledge needed to effectively teach fully online, asynchronous courses. It covers best practices in online education, focusing on creating engaging, student-centered learning environments. By the end of this training, faculty will be well-prepared to deliver high-quality online instruction that meets the needs of diverse learners.
*To enroll, please email: Mallory Plummer: mplummer4@alamo.edu
Faculty in the list below have met the requirements to be certified to teach online, fully-distance, courses.
McWhorter, Robert
Aguirre, Adam
Byars George, Lise
Ingalls, Victoria
Johnson, Adam
Linsenbardt, Kimberly
Booth, Sabra
Bower, Rachael
Delgado, Esteban
Fields, Sara
Garza, Xavier
Jones, Timothy
Jones, Zachary
Kersey, Diana
McClure, Clay
Northway, Paul
Northway, Theresa
Robbins, Jack
Roberts, Sarah
Art and Studio Art/Humanities: De Luna, Celeste
Art and Studio Art/Humanities: Grenadier, Kimberly
Bogale, Melaku
Keltner, Marc
Anderson, Andrea
Baumgartner, Anne
Becnel, Jaime
Edrey, Yael
Fissel (Crawford), Michele
Gonzalez, Jo Ann
Gonzalez, Jossina
Gonzalez, Muraya
Guerrero, Leticia
Harrison, Chris
Heppard, Jessica
Kumar, Pramod
Madrid, Eric
Pina, Sophia
Reeves, Adam
Smith, Courtney
Stout, Brian
Giuliani, Jason
Jackson, Chunnisee
Bradshaw, Ulku
Paze, Joyce
Business Computer Applications/Business/Student Development:
Rodriguez, Roy
Beza, Kimberly
Business Management/Business/Human Resources Management/Marketing: Scheri, Andrea
Business Management/Business/Marketing: Duke, Ahren
Casanova, David
Crandall, Jacob
Howard, Alicia
Nair, Prakash
Prasad, Roopa
Van Dijk, Simon
Zapata, Aleksandra
Elam, Daniel
Clinical Lab Science Tech/Health Info Technology: McCreery, Heather
Farris, Mark
Jones, James
Communications/Film/Cinema Studies: Lopez, Albert
Communications/Speech: Molina, Timothy
Cornejo, Guadalupe
Martinez, Fernando
Computer Science/Student Development/Information Technology:
Reyes, Rodney
Computer Science/Computer Program/Programmer/Information Tech--Program:
Simmons, Raphael
Computer Science/Information Tech--Program: Luo, Wenbin
Computer Science/Information Tech--Program: Madrigal, Michael
Computer Science/Information Tech--Program: Roark, Kevin
Computer Science/Information Tech--Program: Yang, Xiaogang (Frank)
Arceo Garza, Kathleen
Buchalski, Brenya
Castillo, Jose
Huron, Steven
Philbrick, Steven
Criminal Justice/Geography: Hall, Jeffrey
Dance/Humanities: King, Jane
Dance/Student Development/Kinesiology: Lopez, Brittany
Stuhl, Brian
Escobar, Susan
Farrar, Benjamin
Macias, Rodolfo
Manoilov, Nenad
Marioneaux-Maguire, Viviane
Spangler, Alison
Digital Media/Marketing Monroe-Young, Melissa
Marlowe, Mary (Mellissa)
Antelo, Jose
Munoz, Mike
Pandaru, Cristina
Sanchez, Rolando
Tsai, Shu-Yi
Kaida, Nancy
Anderson, Sandra
Bradford, Diana
Maldonado, Elsa
Basu, Debashis
Bourland, Mark
Jurena, Mark
Engineering/Chemistry Pressly Thomas
Engineering/Physics Zhou Qiaoying (Joy)
Alvarez, Alexis
Barrera, Marisela
Bayardo, Jose
Best, Anne
Bravo, Suzi
Carey, Sabrina
Dill, Kimberly
Goggin, JP
Gomez, Valerie
Gonzalez, Anival
Griest-Devora, Barbara
Johnson, Lindsay
Jones, Blake
Marin-Guerra, Stacey
Mc Kinney, Kristina
McWilliam, Fiona
Mejias, Sarah
Montalbano, Anthony
Moore-Felux, Julie
Obermiller, George
Pedraza, Venetia (June)
Poissant, April
Posey, Britt
Raymond, Samantha
Reading, Mary
Rodriguez, Omar
Rohde, Bridgette
Sanchez, Elvia
Trevino, Natalia
Ward, Michael
Zaldivar, Holly
Zepeda, Melinda
English/Integrated Reading&Writing Alt, Genavieve
Integrated Reading&Writing/Student Development Pardo, Erica
Marquise, Howard
Walker, Scott
Villarreal, Joshua
Do, Thi Nhat Linh
Trease, Andrea
Yeager, Charles
Smyth, Dustin
Geology/Physics/Astronomy Sahabi, Shannon
Hill, Kayla
Angello, Dana
Cardona, Debra
Dunagan, Pamela
Franklin, Cynthia
Guevara, Homer
Jackson, Kort
Marbut, Robert
Mendoza, Joan
Mueller, Chad
Nejad, Jalal
Reyes-Barrientez, Alicia
Richardson, Jeffrey
Stokley, Jessika
Williamson, Robert
Sertich, Victoria
Vasquez, Alberto
Acosta, Carlos
Ball, Sarah
Canestaro, Gloria (Toni)
Castellanos, Caroline
Cox, Sheena
Fernandez, Peter
Gaitan, Jared
Galindo, David
Garza, Abel
Garza, Sandra
Gonzalez-Stout, Corina
Lennox, Holly
Martinez, Paul
McClurg, Kimberly
Pohovich, Monica
Steffek, Meaghan
Trevino, Brandon
Wheeler, Austin
Wolfe, Barry
Wood, Audree
History/Humanities Wasniewski, Stefania
Cabunoc Romero, Keli Rossa
Coroneos, Craig
Garcia, Migdalia
Lewis, Neil
Watts, Jami
Wood, Dain
Information Technology-CISCO Grillo, John
Information Technology-CISCO Yeater, Robert
Information Tech-CISCO/Info Tech--Networking/Information Tech Security Burch, Matthew
Information Technology--Networking McChesney Gregory
Dimas, Joe
Ellis, Karla
Wiley, Kevron
Kinesiology/Education Cook, Laura
Gorrell, Amanda
Anderson, Wesley
Armand, Nichole
Babu, Christy
Bartonek, Amanda
Bayat, Faranak
Bishop, Eddie
Carrillo, Robert
Chagoya Verdin, Claudia
Collins Montalbano, Amy
Dart, James
Digiovanni, Robert
Emig, Christa
Gardner, Robert
Guerra, Javier
Hernandez, Susan
Hunt, Heidi
Koch, Jerry
Mangold, Michele
Roy, Jaideep (Mat)
Salazar, Laura
Trevino, Hector
Uresti, Yvette
Watkins, William
Mathematics/Student Development Bradshaw, Kelli
Mathematics/Student Development Escobar, Manuel
Mathematics/Student Development Manchester, Ellen
Vanderburg, William
Music--Individual Instr Beard, Francis (John)
Music--Individual Instr/Music Camann, Mark
Music--Individual Instr/Music Godoy, John
Music--Individual Instr/Music Smith, Daniel
Music/Student Development McCarty, Karen
Lomas, Marlena
Gittinger, George
Hinkley, Charles
Naylor, Marshall
Pope, Nakia
Rosenberg, Jonathan
Young De Cantu, Monica
Phy Education, General Dimas, Teresa
Phy Education, General/Kinesiology Prok, Travis
Alquiza, Josh Emmanuel
Zhou, Qiaoying Joy
Barrera, Brandi
Cortes, Franco Laura
Cowan, Trina
Evans, Anna Marie
Fox, Jennifer
Lucas, Donald
Montanye, Erica
Phillips, Catherine
Reyes, Paulo
Squires, Amanda
Sramek, Kristin
Wright, Melissa (Liz)
Zapata, Patricia
Psychology/Student Development Heredia, Roque
Abdul-Razaq, Haetham
Draker, Heather
Hubbard, Annie
Paige, Kara
Spraggins, Johnnie
Bagge, Martha
Damron, Maria (Pilar)
Gaytan-Baker, Azalia (Sally)
Greszler-Gomez, Carla
Wilson, Carolina
Aguillon, Ruben
Boatman, Ontre
Burton, Amy
Fouts, Kelly
Jansky, Elaine
McDaniel, Lisa
Miller, Lauren
Montemayor, Steven
Sifuentes, Lane
Yznaga, Lydia
Speech/Student Development Keene, Darcy
Speech/Student Development Wilking, Karin
Aguirre, Michelle
Cavazos, Angela
Eickhoff, Amy
Gardner, Roger
Garza, Randall
Guzman, Nicole
Jackson, Virginia
Lacquement, Sibel
Landa, Gabriela
Marshall-Schrader, Theresa
Mitchell, Stacey
Moody, Marie
Pelaez, Diana
Plummer, Mallory
Reyes Guevara, Yolanda
Rodriguez, Steven
Rodriguez Venegas, Alicia
Sherman, Adrianna