New Faculty
At Hillsborough Community College, we want to be certain that all faculty get off to a great start. For this reason, we have curated a list of specific resources designed to assist new faculty as they begin their career at Hillsborough Community College. In this way, you, the faculty, can concentrate on what matters most—delivering quality instruction to your students. For questions, please email cittfacdev@hccfl.edu.
Bridge Learning Management System
Bridge is your professional development portal. Using your HCC NetID and password, you can access both self-paced and live training opportunities. The following is a list of some courses specifically created to assist new faculty at Hillsborough Community College. See also the New Faculty category in Bridge for more courses recommended for new faculty.
- Preparing for Your First Semester – 1 FPD hr
- This course offers best practice tips that help to prepare you for your first semester as a HCC instructor. See also this Start of the Semester checklist from the HCC SouthShore campus.
- Introduction to Hillsborough Community College – 1 FPD hr
- This course provides an introduction to Hillsborough Community College. Join our community by exploring our history and uniting values.
- Exploring Your Campus – 1 FPD hr
- This course invites you to explore the culture of your home campus. You will clarify your campus culture, academic programs and majors.
For additional self-paced and live training opportunities, explore the Learning Library in Bridge.
Required Courses to Teach Online
Complete these 3 required training courses if you are teaching online. See also the teaching online category in Bridge for more courses with tips for online teaching. See also the Dept. of Online Learning for more resources.
- HCC Canvas Assistance Center
- Canvas training is required in order to teach online at HCC. Please email cittfacdev@hccfl.edu to request to be added to this Canvas course. Once in Canvas, you can add the training course to your dashboard by clicking Courses > All Courses in the Canvas navigation. Then, scroll to the HCC Canvas Assistance Center course and click the star next to the course. This will add the course to your active Canvas dashboard. See also these resources:
- Introduction to Accessibility
- This is a self-paced online training course in Bridge. Click the above link to enroll. Please use your NetID to log in. Upon completion, certificates are accessed via Bridge. In this course, you’ll learn the basics of making Word and PowerPoint files accessible as well as using the accessibility tool in Canvas.
- Copyright
- This is another online self-paced training course in Bridge. This course is a guide to U. S. copyright laws and responsibilities for educators.
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