A GEC is a graduate-level course on a particular topic or theme at a level of rigor
equivalent to a graduate course in an accredited college or university. GECs address
teaching and learning issues faced by faculty across many disciplines including liberal
arts, social sciences, STEM, health and technical careers, counseling and advising.
The credits from these courses are included in a faculty member’s application for
tenure and promotion as professional development credits. They are also internal credits
only and are not transferable to another institution. All Harper College faculty (full-time
and adjunct) can register for GEC courses at no cost.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for archives with links to more information about
previous course offerings. For questions and more information about GECs, please contact
the Academy at academy@harpercollege.edu.
Summer 2026
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register.
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Teaching Online Successfully: Create (register by June 1)
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- Format: Online, asynchronous
- Dates: June 8 – June 21, 2026
- GECs: 1
- Instructor: Pardess Mitchell, Kinesiology
- Details: This two-week, online course prepares and supports faculty who are developing an online or blended course in Blackboard, and any faculty who have an interest in
exploring best practices in online and blended course creation. Faculty will learn
about critical components of quality course design, receive an introduction to the
OSCQR rubric used at Harper for evaluating online and blended course quality, modify
an existing course syllabus for use in an online or blended format, and build one
complete course module and orientation module inside a provided model course shell
in Blackboard.
- View Syllabus
- Register Now (Registration Deadline: June 1, 2026)
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Teaching Online Successfully: Facilitate (register by June 29)
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- Format: Online, asynchronous
- Dates: July 6 – July 19, 2026
- GECs: 1
- Instructor: Cammy Wayne, Accounting
- Details: This two-week, online course prepares and supports faculty who are teaching a previously
developed online or blended course in Blackboard, and any faculty who have an interest
in exploring best practices in online and blended course facilitation. Faculty will
learn about critical components of effective course management and communication,
develop a faculty schedule to aid in the management of their course, and enhance their
course and syllabus using tools to encourage faculty-student and student-student interaction.
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- Register Now (Registration Deadline: June 29, 2026)
