Week 13, Spring 2020

Image from Brame, 2015.

How I Transitioned to Online Teaching During the Corona-Virus Pandemic
Pablo Martin

Chair, Arts and Humanities Department
Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Sustainability, and Journalism

This is a rough little video (i.e. unscripted and with little preparation) designed to give my colleagues a glimpse into how I transitioned my face to face classes into an online environment for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester (read: Corona Virus!). 

Link here:Transitioning to Online



Next Pablo walks us through how he restructed his Sustainability 101 class from Face-to-Face for the Online Environment. 

Link here: Restructuring Sustainability 101




Pablo has also shared a peek into his course here:

Home Page Sustainability 101

Week 11 Announcement 

If you would like to see Pablo's two-minute video announcement to students referenced above, check it out here: What's Up Week 11

Zoom Hack: Zoom Registration

Rechelle Mojica brings us this week's Zoom Hack.

Hello everyone,

I discovered a cool new feature in Zoom that allows you to require registration when you are setting up and scheduling a meeting,

Here is how you do it:

1.    Login to your account on https://zoom.us/

2.    Select the Schedule a Meeting option

3.    Complete the Topic section

a.    Add a description of what will be covered or the topic for your meeting

4.    Complete the information for the Date and Duration

5.    Check the Required box for Registration

6. Complete the remaining meeting information and hit save

On the Manage “My Meeting” page you will now see

You will also have the Registration URL and the link to Copy and send the Meeting Invitation and Registration:

At the bottom of the meeting page you are able to Manage the Attendees and check the number of Registrants and send email reminders!

This is a great tool for setting up a meeting and being able to get a headcount for the number of people planning to attend!

Links and Resources

Webinar Series: Racial Equity in Online Environments: A series of six webinars presented by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and the Center for Urban Education. Full series details available on the CUE website.

Guidance for Recording and Sharing Zoom Class Sessions 

So many more examples of homemade document cameras from the Online Learning Toolkit. I'm feeling the one with the laundry basket and cans of fruit.

Snagit is offering free trials through June.

Everything you need to know about Building a Great Screencast Video

Record a quick video using duct tape and your phone.

Open On Demand @SDCCD has all the recorded webinars from Dave Giberson.