Chunking Content & Using Headers
Accessibility can be an overwhelming topic for online instructors. Kim Pippa-Tonnesen, who teaches English at Columbia College, learned a few key accessibility strategies through her experience in the OEI Online […]
How to Write Great Rubrics & Why You’ll Love Them!
Let’s start with the $6-million-dollar question: with so many other teaching tasks calling for your attention, why take the time to write a great rubric? (Because, while anyone can dash […]
Designing for Quality Discussions with Participation Guidelines
When designing your online course, it important to incorporate clear, consistent guidelines for participation activities. These guidelines might include: Your criteria for effective student participation so they understand what […]
Communicating Your Instructor Contact Information
Online students want to know how and when they can contact you. This information should clearly displayed and placed in a location that students can get to quickly and easily. […]
Why Am I Doing This? Making Assessments Meaningful
It is important for assessments to align with learning objectives in order to reinforce content and lead to educational improvement. The given learning objectives helps the student anticipate what they […]
10 Tips for Creating Effective Instructional Videos
This post first appeared on Faculty Focus. Instructor presence is an important component of effective online teaching, and video can help make it happen. Instructional videos have become increasingly easy […]
Using Rubrics for Assessments
A well-constructed assessment is designed to provide learners the opportunity to reach an outcome that is measurable and specific. Assessments will include a descriptive grading criteria that is communicated to […]
Developing Clear Instructions for Assessments
In order to ensure that students are confident that they are completing assignments correctly, it is important that the instructions explain the assignment as clearly as possible. The more precise […]
Choosing an Effective Homepage in Canvas
In this @ONE Canvas Q&A, you will be introduced to the Canvas Homepage feature and identify effective strategies for choosing one that supports the success of your online students.
Supporting English Language Learners Online
Imagine moving to another country, where few people speak English, where the culture is completely different. Imagine yourself settling in and deciding to take a local online class. You become […]
Student Info Form: Identify High Risk Students in Week 1
As a California community college instructor, you are committed to serving the needs of an extremely diverse student population. Many of the students in your online classes are first-generation college […]
Wisdom Wall
Relationships are key to fostering culturally responsive online teaching practices that support the success of our diverse student population in the California Community College system. This is especially true for Latinx […]