Faculty Support for In-Person Instruction

Hello Faculty,

After almost two long years, many of us will be returning to campus in some capacity starting the week of February 22nd. 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?

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

C3-2-1 Newsletter – Spring 2022 Week 3!

Happy Black History Month! Happy Lunar New Year!

These newsletters are intentionally short, but I welcome deep conversations and thinking. For this reason, I will be offering Drop In Zooms as one of many opportunities to connect more with one another (and maybe even to cultivate our teaching practices). Stop by on Tuesday: 9am, Wednesday: 11am, Thursday: 2pm.

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

C321 Newsletter

(3) Resources

  1. Black History Month is here: It’s an important opportunity to further reflect upon systemic racism against Black folk. And, it’s also a wonderful time to continue to celebrate Black lives, resilience, and excellence. Check out the fantastic Black History Month events offered this February, and keep the conversation going all year long:
  1. Spring Challenge: Make small changes to your online classes that lead to a big impact by joining the Spring Weekly Challenges. Each challenge is designed to be about 1-3 hours of work, and you are welcome to participate in one or as many of the challenges as you like. The first challenge opens today, so please join Nadia Khan in the Make it Clear Challenge.
  2. Is the Zoom Black Box getting you down? Visit the Online Education Faculty Learn to Teach with Zoom page. You’ll find amazing resources, such as 8 Ways to Be More Inclusive in Your Zoom Teaching! And, you can watch past Zoom recordings of MiraCosta Faculty sharing how they use Zoom to connect and teach.

(2) Tips & Tricks

  1. This is worth repeating! Nadia Khan is hosting the Make it Clear Challenge starting today. Learn to organize modules with a user-friendly structure and incorporate content into manageable chunks. You can also join a Zoom Session with Nadia to get additional support (or even to learn more about these challenges)! Monday: 11:30am-1:30pm, Tuesday: 11:00am-1:00pm, Thursday: 12:30pm-2:30pm.
  2. Automatically Publish Zoom recordings to Canvas Studio, and save yourself tons of time in the long run this semester.

(1) Question

  1. What values are you (intentionally or unintentionally) celebrating in your classes?

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.

Commemorating and Celebrating,

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

Feb 2022 MiraCosta Faculty Online Support 💥now with weekly challenges!

February is already here! Still polishing your class design and online teaching skills? There are so many great opportunities and resources!

First I want to highlight something 💥 brand spanking new 💥 . Our MiraCosta Online Mentor faculty and instructional designer are putting together a series of weekly challenges to be held throughout this spring!

  • Each challenge will enable you to make a small but important improvement to your classes
  • Each challenge is designed to require no more than 3 hours of your time
  • You are welcome to participate as much or little as you like
  • The challenges will be based in our new MiraCosta Teaching Collaborative space in Canvas (feel free to take a peek!)
  • The first challenge will start on Feb. 7 – look for more info coming soon!

Beyond that, I invite you to check out our TIC home page which includes essential information for any MiraCosta faculty member teaching using online technologies. It now includes:

Finally, a reminder that Student Online Academic Readiness workshops are continuing this week and next – please share the schedule and signup form with your students if you’d like to encourage them to attend a one hour workshop where they will get tips on Zoom, Canvas, time management, online library resources, and all the amazing forms of support that MiraCosta provides to them online.

– Jim

Jim Julius, Ed.D.
Faculty Director, Online Education

C3-2-1 Newsletter – Spring 2022 Week 1!

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.

C321 Newsletter. Resources, Tips & Tricks, and 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

Instructional Design Drop-in Sessions 1/24-1/28, 2022

Dear colleagues,

Kudos to all of you for all the work you’ve done in preparation for the start of term next week. I wish you all the best as you welcome your students next week.

I am an instructional designer at the college, and I’ll be hosting drop-in instructional design sessions next week to support faculty with course and instructional design.

Drop-in if you have a question related to online teaching, or if you just want to bounce off an idea or two about course design.

Instructional Design Drop-In Sessions:

Monday, Jan 24 –11:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan 25 – 1:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan 26 – 10:00 a.m. –12:00 noon
Thursday, Jan 27 –11a.m. —1:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan 28 –9:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m.

Zoom link for all drop-in sessions:
https://miracosta-edu.zoom.us/j/96513923710?pwd=Nkt3YjJIdzRQQUVjNkxRcjRQdHpyZz09

Have a restful weekend,

Nadia Khan 
Instructional Designer
My Pronouns: she, her, hers
https://calendly.com/nkhan-mcc/30min

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