Week 5, Fall 2019

SDCCD Online Faculty Training Update

Exciting News
Unicheck is available for this semester! We should be receiving an email from the district soon with details.


Save the Date
The SDCCD Distance Education Summit is Friday, October 18, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Details and an invitation to RSVP coming soon - space is limited.

Can-Innovate is Friday, October 25, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. 

• This is a free, online conference designed for California Community College Canvas Users.
• H-108 is our Miramar Viewing Room, so pop by anytime for one or more sessions. We'll be able to view together, try things out on our devices, and chat about what we learn.

Films on Demand

One of our Miramar librarians, Roger Olson let us know about a new feature to Canvas that makes it super simple to embed videos in your courses from the library’s Films on Demand streaming video database.

Here’s how it works:

• When you are in “edit” mode in Canvas, click on the V-shaped icon on the toolbar and select Films on Demand.
• A search box then appears, enabling you to search the database.
• When you find a video you’d like your class to view, click the “embed” button. You can choose whether to size the video small, medium, or large.
• That’s it.  Of course, be sure to save the Canvas page to which you have just added the video.

Don’t hesitate to contact the library if you have questions about Films on Demand or any other library resources. 

·      Mary Hart  –  mhart@sdccd.edu  – x7614

·      Angela Boyd  – aboyd001@sdccd.edu  –  x7615

·      Roger Olson  –  rolson@sdccd.edu  –  x7622

Title V

Cheryl Reed

I started this class believing it would be easier, but it is just as difficult as any other class I have had even so far. I simply have the privilege to sit on my bed instead of a plastic chair.  

Online English 101 student

Title V § 55202. Course Quality Standards

The same standards of course quality shall be applied to any portion of a class conducted through distance education as are applied to in-person classes. . . click the link here for Full text

Try This! 

Denise Maduli-Williams

Padlet is web tool where you can create digital boards for students to view and contribute to. I incorporate them in different ways in both my onground and online classes.

Try it out below by clicking on the pink + button in the right bottom corner. Then add a picture and three fun facts about yourself.

Links & Resources

I found these tips helpful: I Did NOT Know That - Time Saving Tricks in Canvas

Fabiola Torres, Professor of Ethnic Studies at Glendale Community College, recently shared this short 2-minute video about her online teaching experience. 

She says, "Online education isn't more work, online education is different work. In so many ways we actually have more contact with technology . . . we can actually have more connection with students, and again it's different and rewarding."