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Todd Conaway, Yavapai College, Arizona (Educational Technology) After nine years of helping faculty learn how to use Blackboard, our college is moving to Canvas. Right now. I could say lots of funny things about this move. Like the several faculty who noted that they felt as if they were just figuring out how to use . . . → Read More: This is About the LMS by Jordan Molina, MiraCosta and Palomar Colleges (English) I am interested in using student-generated content (educational material authored by students) in my classes–which generally encourages student engagement, authority, and accountability– so I thought I would highlight a few online tools that students can use to create course content to share with their peers. Survey Monkey . . . → Read More: Cool Tools for Instructor and Student-Use Rachèle DeMéo, MiraCosta College (French) Useful tools can transform the experience in both teaching an online class and taking a class online. Technology can make an online class captivating, fun and interesting. When I was completing the Program for Online Teaching through MiraCosta College I discovered a plethora of tools–for online and on campus classes. . . . → Read More: Useful Tools for Teaching Online (and on campus!) by Silvia Vazquez Paramio, MiraCosta and Saddleback Colleges (Spanish) On the process of devising your online class, online collaboration tools are one of the corner stones, since they are the vehicle to reach the pedagogy goals for your class and have profound effect on the learning outcomes of the student (Katz, 2008). Recently, collaborative activities . . . → Read More: Online Collaboration Tools, selecting the right tools by Bethanie Perry, MiraCosta College (History) My goal as an online instructor is to create an engaging and dynamic classroom for my dynamic and diverse students—I assume this is the same for most instructors. Part of my desire stems from discussions with students and friends who have tried online classes and determine that the online . . . → Read More: Cool Tools: VoiceThread Rachèle DeMéo, MiraCosta College (French) As an online student, it can be challenging to feel part of the “classroom”. I can identify as a student–one of my two Master degrees was completely online. But I can also identify as an instructor. So what are some ways to keep our students feeling a part of a . . . → Read More: Encouraging Community Online |
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