Time for a Change: Authentic Assessment in STEM
A Biology instructor’s story about leaving traditional assessments and online proctoring behind in search of equity through authentic assessments.
Category Archives: Course Design Showcase
Explore the resources below to view online course design practices shared by faculty from across the CCC system. Or click a specific link below to filter the resources by section of the OEI Course Design rubric.
Learning Goals, Learning Objectives and Backward Design, Oh My!
One of the hurdles experienced by many instructors in higher education is the practice of hiring based on a graduate degree in one’s subject matter but which isn’t necessarily accompanied […]
Online Proctoring – Impact on Student Equity
As more courses are taught online, educators must transform their traditional assessments or risk exacerbating equity gaps through the use of online proctoring.
The Learning Never Stops: Preparing to Teach in an Emergency
The Learning Never Stops: Preparing to Teach in an Emergency Emergency power shut-offs. Fire evacuations. Pandemic quarantines. The list of emergencies that could require you to temporarily move your course […]
Pages vs. PDFs: The Simple Way to Cure Accessibility Headaches
The HTML environment (meaning pages in a Canvas course) is the most user-friendly for both screen reader devices and mobile devices. On top of that, remediating Word, PowerPoint and PDF […]
Student-Student Interactions Professional Development Guide
Why are student-student interactions so important in an online course and what strategies are most helpful to cultivate them?
Is it time to Zoom it up a notch with a klatch workgroup meeting?
Learn how to use ConferZoom to support instructor-student and student-student interactions in your online courses.
It’s Time to Rethink Feedback
Instructor presence is crucial to student success, perhaps especially in an online learning environment. Offering regular, meaningful feedback is an excellent way to contribute to student learning and to make […]
Zooming to New Heights of Student Engagement
Identify at least two ways using Zoom for orientations can increase learner engagement and student success.
When We Empower Students to Become Experts
Join Chelsea on a tour of this assignment in the 4-minute video above. How might you blend research, group work, video creation, and friends and family into an empowering and […]
Screencast-O-Matic for Easy & Accessible Video Creation
I am the Instructional Technologist at Cañada College and I work a lot with faculty who are motivated and excited to improve their online and hybrid courses and make them […]
An Equitable Ice Breaker Using Google Maps
Chelsea Cohen shares a creative, fun, and equitable ice breaker idea using Google Maps and a Canvas Discussion.