Author: Nadia Khan

Hello Faculty,

After almost two long years, many of us will be returning to campus in some capacity starting the week of February 22^nd. There are some fantastic resources available in this email to help faculty prepare for in-person instruction for next week. In addition, PDP + C3 are working together to provide:

• Drop-In Zoom support for Faculty who are returning to campus
• In-person tours and C3 meet ups

Resources for Returning to Campus

Start here to learn about returning to campus.

• Teaching in Person: Lessons from Fall 2021 – Watch the Zoom Recording
  Taya Lazootin, Lynne Miller, Jim Sullivan, curry mitchell, dara, Robert Perry provide helpful classroom tips.
• Return to Campus Instruction – Information for Faculty – Watch the Zoom Recording (start around 15 min mark)
  Jonathan Fohrman, Nick Mortaloni, Al Taccone, Wendy Stewart, Freddy Ramirez provide procedural information about returning to campus.
• Return to Campus website for Employees

Faculty Support Drop-In over Zoom

First time on campus? Or, even your first time on campus in two years?

• Request a Faculty Guided Tour 
• Help Huts will also be available the first couple days of school, so you can get help as you enter campus

C3 Meet Up

Did you know the C3 Teaching + Learning Center is available 24/7 to all faculty?
In addition, you can stop by the C3 space February 22nd, 23rd, or 24th anytime between 11am-1pm. Lauren will be there with snacks and a masked smile 😊 I hope you’ll stop by and get a chance to connect with other faculty in person, even for a moment.

Wishing you a great return to campus!

Lauren McFall, Denise Stephenson, Lynne Miller, and dara

Welcome Back Faculty,

I am the Interim Coordinator of our C3 Teaching and Learning Center

I hope this first week back is as productive, stress-free, and enjoyable as possible during a time of continued upheaval. I want to start by thanking Denise Stephenson, Debby Adler, the PDP Committee, and the amazing FLEX week presenters for bringing us such relevant and exciting topics. I know many of you are in the middle of teaching (or even reworking) your courses for the mostly online start to our semester. As isolated as some of us may be feeling, know that you are not alone. My hope is to find creative ways to connect with you and to help you connect more with one another.

These weekly newsletters feature 3 resources related to teaching and learning, 2 online tips and tricks, and 1 question for reflection.

(3) Resources

1. Watch the FLEX Week Keynote with Fabiola Torres or consult the Becoming Equity Champions resource she created for MiraCosta. If you’re feeling motivated, consider taking more courses with Fabiola and her peers through @ONE’s Equitable Online Teaching series.
2. You’re teaching online, and you want to run an idea by someone. Connect with a MiraCosta Online Mentor. And, our Instructional Designer Nadia Khan is offering drop in times this week, too (or schedule a consultation with Nadia year round)! These options are all free, easy, and super helpful!
3. With the many changes, it can be hard to keep up. It’s difficult to fully imagine just how much this is impacting our students. Here are some quick resources that you may want to have handy to share with students:
   Spring Return to Campus information for Students
   Student Support Guide 2022
   Student Online Academic Readiness workshops
   CARE Emergency Grants and Technology Requests

(2) Tips & Tricks

1. Are you struggling to connect with your online students? Try Pronto – this quick Canvas/Pronto video will you get started.
2. Turn videos into interactive experiences using Studio. Learn to use Studio Quizzes and Annotations.
   

(1) Question

1. How are you connecting with your students and colleagues? How would you like to better connect?

Looking for archived resources, tips/tricks, and questions?

Revisit the past editions of the C3-2-1 Newsletter.

Want to share? 

If you have some resources, tips/tricks, and questions to share, please contribute to the newsletter using this C3-2-1 Form.

With recognition and respect,

Lauren McFall
Interim Joyful Teacher in Residence/
Coordinator of the C3 Teaching and Learning Center
Web Services + Emerging Technology Librarian