Set Up Conferences with Students Using Appointment Slots in Google
Most of this week was spent getting students started on a research project in my 8-week ENG102s that started right…
Online Discussion Board Ideas – with a twist!
I am loving this collection of innovative discussion board ideas for online courses. If you are looking for ways to…
Join us for the eCourses Community of Practice meetings
This semester, the GCC eCourses Committee will be hosting informal discussions open to all eCourses faculty and any other interested…
Top 5 Ways to Encourage Integrity During Online Testing
Contributors include Mary Resler, Lynn Newman, Sara Walton, and Beth Eyres 5 GCC’s Testing Center Instructors who teach online or…
Whatcha’ Watchin’? – Excellent Streaming Video Resources
Since students love watching videos, a new blog series titled “Watcha’ Watchin’?” will focus on three excellent streaming media resources…
YouTube Videos for Face-to-Face and Hybrid Classes – CTLE Summer 2018 Grant
Guest post by Kim Smith, Chemistry Faculty Hello Faculty – Making YouTube videos for your classes could not be easier…
Designing Better Digital Learning Experiences
Recently I attended the Instructional Technology Council’s eLearning Conference in Tucson. The final keynote was given by Maria Andersen, “the…
Online Student Conference Scheduling for Faculty
Teaching online has its challenges for both students and instructors. For instructors, we struggle with not being able to just…
Storytelling in Instructional Media
Recently, while helping a GCC Reading faculty member, I stumbled on this wonderful YouTube channel called Help U Conquer, which…
Webinar: Copyright Made Simple for Digital Educators
If you missed the Copyright Made Simple for Digital Educators webinar yesterday, good news: it was recorded. The recorded video with…
Canvas Mobile Annotations
On September 28, 2016, Instructure released the Student Annotations feature of the Canvas Mobile App for iOS and Android. This…
Improving Retention in Online Courses Takes Work, But Do Retention Techniques Really Help?
I’ve been teaching online now for 18 years. Makes me sound old, especially since so many instructors are brand new…
Students Not Doing the Reading in Your Online Class? Track Engagement Using Canvas & Softchalk
I get tons of email every day, and it can be quite overwhelming at times. But there’s nothing better than…
Canvas Mobile Friendliness
Canvas Mobile Awareness Thanks to Tom Gibbons, Instructional Designer for eLearning at South Seattle College, for this video demonstrating the…
