Welcome to Fall 2019! This blog is to offer support for faculty teaching online, partially online and/or face-to-face courses integrated with technology. Every week we'll share tips and resources to help each other. We welcome guest bloggers and look forward to hearing about all the great things happening online at Miramar!
Thank You!
First, a big shout out to Rechelle Mojica, who has been the Chair of the Distance Education Commitee for over ten years, and our Online Teaching Mentor for over seven years! Thank you Rechelle, for all your hard work and support for distance education at Miramar.
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| Rechelle Mojica |
Welcome!
Cheryl Reed, Distance Education Chair, and Denise Maduli-Williams, Online Teaching Mentor, will be working together to fill Rechelle's shoes.
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| Cheryl Reed |
Cheryl Reed actually enjoys teaching on Canvas, and has the technical support line hours to prove it. If she doesn’t know something, she stays on hold until she finds out. Like Denise, she worked the Canvas pilot and teaches English online. She is the incoming chair of the Distance Education Committee. (Email: creed@sdccd.edu)
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| Denise Maduli-Williams |
(Email: dmaduliw@sdccd.edu, Twitter: @dmaduliwilliams, Instagram: @professordmadwill)
Resources
At our Fall Flex Workshop: Canvas Share and Play, I shared a few resources that I have found helpful lately in regards to online teaching and learning. Here they are:
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| Screenshot of sample videos on the Byte-Sized Canvas Webpage |
Hosted by Helen Graves,@ONE's Canvas Course Design Specialist, this series has superb short desktop videos that focus on all the cool things that we can do with Canvas. Her clear, short, and specific tips support high quality online course design.
2. Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes by Flower Darby.
Darby, who was the keynote speaker at this year's Online Teaching Convention, authored this outstanding book which combines research and theory with concrete tips to enhance online learning. This book is great for newbies and veteran online instructors alike. You can view Darby's keynote here: OTC 19 Archives.
Can-Innovate: October 25, 2019
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| Screenshot of front page of Can-Innovate Webpage |
Can-Innovate is a free online conference designed for California Community College Canvas users. CCC faculty, staff, and administrators all participate to exchange ideas and information about supporting student success with Canvas. You can to pop in and out of sessions from the comfort of your home, or stay tuned for viewing room information here at Miramar. Free advanced registration is required.
A Short Survey
As we get started with this semester, we'd like to find out how we can best support you. Please take just a few minutes of your time to complete this brief three-question survey.
