Teaching/Technology Innovation Center

Good morning, MiraCosta faculty! We’re on day 4 of our 5 day workshop sprint. How are your preparations going? Ready for a boost? Check out a workshop today, or pop in for some online 1-1 support with a colleague! Check out the details below…

Today (Thursday), in our Zoom meeting for online workshops (same Zoom link for all workshops, all day, all week!) 

9 – 10 AM – Virtual Coffee Hour

Join colleagues for socializing, brainstorming, Q&A, demonstrations, and Zoom practice.

10am – 12pm – Canvas Course Design Overview – Robert Kelley

The workshop covers an approach to effectively set up a Canvas Course. You’ll see a step-by-step walk through in how to design a course using Canvas – with a discussion of both pedagogy and technology. Note that there are many ways to set up a Canvas Course – what you will see is just one possibility – but enough to get you started

12pm – 1pm – Library Resources – Librarians

This session will go over the library’s online resources and how to incorporate them into your courses. We will also have time for individual q & a.

1pm – 3pm – Screencasting – Robert Kelley

Screencasting enables you to ‘Show and Tell’ You can record and share with your students whatever you wish to display on your computer screen, while you are talking about it (e.g. using a microphone). Screencasting is a great way to share mini-lecturettes, make quick replies to students, demonstrate a method, or provide students with feedback on their assignments/quizzes. Importantly, you’ll get hands on experience with how to do this easily and for free!

3pm – 4pm – Making the Most of Canvas Discussions – Sean Davis

During this interactive workshop, we will participate in different kinds of discussions using the tools in Canvas and Zoom.
This workshop will cover:

• How to set up a Canvas Discussion Forum
• Using Zoom in tandem with Canvas Discussions
• Learn how to put students into groups (and have them self-enroll in groups) and facilitate a group discussion
• Using SpeedGrader to assess discussions

4 – 5 PM – Virtual Happy Hour

Join colleagues for socializing, brainstorming, Q&A, demonstrations, and Zoom practice.

Also today, 1-1 support is available in Zoom from 10 am – 4 pm and 7 – 10 pm – connect with volunteer colleagues to help you think through your technological and pedagogical shifts!

Remember also:

• You can view the full schedule of this week’s workshops and collegial support, and find colleagues who will provide phone support if Zoom isn’t your thing. At this link you’ll also find on the workshop schedule links to recordings of all workshops from the week so far!
• You can also contact a colleague from your discipline who is available for support
• The Remote Instruction FAQs are an important reference if you have questions about the shift to Remote Instruction
• The Canvas module on Instructional Continuity contains lots of practical advice and links to tutorials to help you through your transitional process
• There’s an open Google doc for MiraCosta faculty to share remote instruction resources and ideas – good stuff is being added there daily, including presentation slides and resources from this week’s workshops

Keep on keepin’ on,

– Sean and Jim

Hello, Faculty Community! 

We had have had two great days of learning as we transition to remote instruction next Monday! We are ready for a Wednesday filled with plenty of support from our fellow faculty members with both 1-1 help and a full slate of workshops running continuously throughout the day. 

We hope to see you in Zoom. 🙂 

9 – 10 AM – Virtual Coffee Hour

Join colleagues for socializing, brainstorming, Q&A, demonstrations, and Zoom practice.

10am – 12pm – Canvas Basics: Announcements, Modules, Assignments, Messages, and Grades with James Garcia, Sean Davis, and Billy Gunn

This workshop is designed to give an overview of the basic tools to move classroom activities online using Canvas – announcements, class roster, your profile, messages, assignments, and grades.

12pm – 1pm – Student Services Update with Alketa Wojcik

The changing nature of going remotely is stressful and students and faculty will have many questions on student support available during this time. All student support will be available remotely and this webinar will provide some information on how we will meet the needs of the students and go over some of the FAQs that we have received from our campus community.  

1pm – 2pm – Tech check, Content Check, Audience Check: Strategies for Effective Online Instruction with Nadia Khan

This webinar will focus on recommendations related to online teaching and provide tips and strategies to ensure effective online instruction so that instructors feel confident before and during online instruction. Furthermore, tools and checklists will be shared to support online course development and delivery.

2pm – 3pm – Content Creation for Online Instruction with Nadia Khan

This webinar will provide tools, techniques, and tips on content creation for online or remote learning. Participants will be able to understand key aspects of content creation for online audiences and look at ways of recycling existing content for online use, such as through instructional videos, screen-casts, and podcasts. 

3pm – 4pm – Online Testing in Canvas with Angela Senigaglia

This workshop will cover the “quizzes” feature in Canvas and provide participants with a walkthrough tutorial on how to set up quizzes and tests in Canvas. 

4 – 5 PM – Virtual Happy Hour

Join colleagues for socializing, brainstorming, Q&A, demonstrations, and Zoom practice.

Also today, 1-1 support is available in Zoom from 10 am – 4 pm and 7 – 10 pm – connect with volunteer colleagues to help you think through your technological and pedagogical shifts!

Remember also:

• You can view the full schedule of this week’s workshops and collegial support, and find colleagues who will provide phone support if Zoom isn’t your thing. At this link you’ll also find on the workshop schedule links to recordings of all workshops from yesterday!
• You can also contact a colleague from your discipline who is available for support
• The Remote Instruction FAQs are an important reference if you have questions about the shift to Remote Instruction
• The Canvas module on Instructional Continuity contains lots of practical advice and links to tutorials to help you through your transitional process
• There’s an open Google doc for MiraCosta faculty to share remote instruction resources and ideas

We have you have another great day of transitional prep! 

– Sean and Jim

Good morning, MiraCosta faculty! Welcome to day 2 of the rest of our lives (or maybe just the rest of spring semester) –

Today (Tuesday), in our Zoom meeting for online workshops (same Zoom link for all workshops, all day, all week!) 

9 – 10 AM – Virtual Coffee Hour

Join colleagues for socializing, brainstorming, Q&A, demonstrations, and Zoom practice.

10 AM – 12 PM – Basic Strategies for Incorporating Active Learning in the Online Classroom – Dominique Ingato

Feeling overwhelmed about the quick transition to teaching fully online? Unsure how you can keep your students interactive in the learning process? This workshop will go over some simple methods of infusing active learning into your online classes. We will be going over the basics of Zoom and Canvas. We will also explore free online tools like Kahoot, Mentimeter and Poll Everywhere. This workshop has been designed for faculty with little to no experience teaching online.

12 – 2 PM A Walkthrough of Options for Moving Classroom Activities Online – Liezl Madrona, Sean Davis, and Jim Julius

With the rapid transition of face-to-face classes into the online environment, many faculty have questions about how to translate on-ground curriculum into Canvas for instructional continuity. Learn how you can translate your activities into Canvas and online activities. For instance, if in class you would have conducted a lecture, held a structured class discussion or an open-ended Q&A session, divided students into groups for activities, given a quiz, assigned peer work, had students present – how can you achieve any of these in Canvas? This session will provide an overview of Canvas activity setup, and provide resources to assist with rapid course development, focused on the needs and questions of those in attendance.

2 – 3 PM Teaching with Zoom – Rick Cassoni

CSIT Department faculty member Rick Cassoni will show techniques that faculty can potentially use for distant (remote) instruction. The session will include the following topics:

• How to Get / Obtain Zoom
• Updating Profile Pix, Cloud Recordings, and Personal Meeting ID (PMI) settings
• Launching / Starting Zoom
• Creating Weekly Intro Videos that kicks off and summarizes the week of instruction
• Tips and Thoughts for (Synchronous) Instruction Techniques
• Tips and Thoughts for Student (Office) Hours including screen sharing and gaining remote access to a student’s computer

3 – 4 PM Connecting with Students in Zoom – curry mitchell

curry will share a few simple activities and methods for scaffolding an interactive, collaborative Zoom workshop. Then we will spend some time in small groups discussing how Zoom might help us support our students through the remainder of the semester. At the end of the meeting, we will discuss flexible and compassionate practices–such as attendance policies and creating asynchronous means for participation–to ensure we’re using Zoom to help each other (faculty and students) cross the finish line.

***Note: We will assume you are familiar with Zoom’s basic tools, so if you are brand new to Zoom, please attend Rick Cassoni’s workshop prior to this one or please watch these brief tutorials on using Zoom before the workshop begins: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

4 – 5 PM – Virtual Happy Hour

Join colleagues for socializing, brainstorming, Q&A, demonstrations, and Zoom practice.

Also today, 1-1 support is available in Zoom from 10 am – 4 pm and 7 – 10 pm – connect with volunteer colleagues to help you think through your technological and pedagogical shifts!

Remember also:

• You can view the full schedule of this week’s workshops and collegial support, and find colleagues who will provide phone support if Zoom isn’t your thing. At this link you’ll also find on the workshop schedule links to recordings of all workshops from yesterday!
• You can also contact a colleague from your discipline who is available for support
• The Remote Instruction FAQs are an important reference if you have questions about the shift to Remote Instruction
• The Canvas module on Instructional Continuity contains lots of practical advice and links to tutorials to help you through your transitional process
• There’s an open Google doc for MiraCosta faculty to share remote instruction resources and ideas

Best wishes for a great day,

Jim & Sean

Hello, Faculty Community! 

Are you ready for Remote Instruction? Button-ups and sweatpants are the new normal for Zoom-based class sessions…

Click here to access the full schedule of events throughout the week.

And click here to enter the Zoom meeting for online workshops (it’s the same Zoom meeting for all workshops, all day, all week!) 

Okay, so here is the full schedule for Monday, March 23:

10 to 11 am – Jim and Sean: Overview of Support Resources and the Plan for the Week, Q&A
Jim Julius and Sean Davis will walk you through the various resources available to faculty to support your transition to remote instruction. There will be time to address your burning questions as we launch into this unprecedented effort!

11 am to 1 pm – Liezl Madrona: Canvas Basics 

Learn the basics of creating and developing a course in Canvas. Participants will get an overview of Canvas’ layout and navigation. In addition, participants will learn how to add materials to a course, use Discussions, create and grade Assignments, and create a FrontPage. This workshop will serve as an introduction to, and a general overview of, the Canvas system. We will learn:

• The basic navigational links/course menu items in a blank course shell 
• How to create a Front Page
• How to make a course published to students
• How to create a Discussion
• How to create an Assignment

Participants will have access to free adaptable and accessible Canvas course layouts for rapid course development. Student support pages are included to orient and provide technical support for various tools that may be used in Canvas (such as Studio, Zoom, Assignments, and Quizzes.) Ensure you have all of the essential information students should know and adapt your own Canvas course layout today!

1 to 2 pm – curry mitchell: Connecting with Students in Canvas 

A session on using Canvas tools to connect, collaborate, and sustain community with students

curry will share a few simple activities and methods for scaffolding assignments using various Canvas tools:  discussions, Google docs shared in Canvas, screencast/videos embedded in announcements, and even quizzes. Then we will spend some time in small groups discussing what Canvas tools might help you deliver your basic collaborative activities to your students remotely.  

2 to 3 pm – Liezl Madrona & MiraCosta CE Faculty: Course Demos & Online Teaching Discussion

Are you curious about how other MiraCosta faculty organize and present their Canvas courses? Join some of our great faculty who will showcase their courses that they designed and developed with our 2019-20 CE instructional designer. Find some new ideas about student navigation and leveraging Canvas’s built-in tools for rapid course development!

3 to 4 pm – Liezl Madrona: Canvas & Video Accessibility Basics
Many faculty have questions about how to address accessibility requirements for instructional materials in order to support students of disability. When using Canvas to support online teaching, following best practices can help deliver an accessible and usable online class for all students. Learn the top five easy things you can do in Canvas to help all of your students be successful. Participants will be able to:

• Determine the best format/strategy for delivering content, whether it should remain as a PDF, in a Word Doc, or a Canvas page.
• Explain how formatting impacts assistive technologies’ ability to access and interpret information.
• Utilize the Rich Content Editor to properly format content pages using the acronym ‘LIST’.
• Run the Canvas’ Page Accessibility Checker UDOIT and interpret its results to remediate inaccessible instructional materials. 
• Determine a workflow to caption videos based on authorship

***ALL WORKSHOPS WILL BE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF EACH DAY***

1-1 Drop-in Canvas and Course Design Support via Zoom (Click here to enter the 1-1 support at ANY TIME)

This support is available from 10:00am to 3:00pm AND 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Virtual Happy Hour is from 4:00pm and 5:00pm today. This session will focus on Brainstorming, Sharing, Q&A, Zoom Practicing, and Course Tours.

Click here to enter the Virtual Happy Hour starting at 4:00 pm

See you online! 

-Sean and Jim