All BBST® instructors are experienced professionals and life-long learners, with a deep understanding of the software testing field and a true passion for teaching.

If you are interested in becoming an instructor you need to follow these steps:

  • successfully complete the course you wish to teach
  • complete an instructor training course on our platform
  • work as an assistant instructor during several teachings of the same course

Contact us at contact@bbst.courses for more information.

BBST® INSTRUCTOR Video Lectures

Introduction to the Model

Part A of the first lectures presents how the apprenticeship model developed by Cem Kaner in conjunction with the Association for Software Testing works.

The BBST® Project Overview

Part B of the first lecture offers a broad overview of the Black Box Software Testing project and how its evolution.

Testing and Teaching Philosophy

Part C presents the underlying software testing philosophy that guides our approach, introducing some of the learning theories and perspectives that guided the development of the BBST® courses.

The BBST® Course Model

In this lecture, Fiedler explains why the various components are included in the BBST® courses and how they all fit together.

Instructor Responsibilities

Teaching an online course requires you to pay attention to a lot of details. In this presentation, the focus is primarily on pre-course setup and post-course wrap-up.

Course Management

This presentation provides a review of the instructor’s responsibilities – especially as they relate to course management.

Communication in the Online Classroom

An instructor needs excellent communication skills to make the online classroom seems warm and friendly. This presentation shares ideas to help you set the right tone.

Feedback for Better Student Performance

Providing students with constructive feedback is an essential component of the online teacher’s interactions with students. This presentation discusses a model and strategies to provide feedback focusing on improving student performance.

Assessment and Grading

This brief lecture focuses on creating tools to help the online instructor provide consistent assessments to students.