Link, Link. Who’s Got the (properly formatted) Link?
Links are how your students navigate your course content. While it might seem like a picayune matter, knowing how to set links up properly will have a pretty big impact […]
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.
Humanizing My Online Teaching with Informal Videos
In the 6 1/2 minute video below, Wendy Bass discusses the value of using weekly, informal videos in her online teaching. The videos provide students with a brief preview of […]
Canvas Speedgrader + Your Voice = A Win for Students
Please click the play button below to listen to Don Carlisle reflect on how and why he records audio feedback in Canvas to enrich his online students’ learning. Or read the […]
Making Your Tables Accessible–In 15 Seconds (or Less)
Tables can be a useful way to organize certain types of content visually. But tables add an extra layer of complexity for students using a screen reader device which means […]
Why I Went Open & Why I’ll Never Go Back
View Don’s 12-minute video above to learn more about how he uses OpenStax. Reflections on My Student Days I remember being a student. I am a first-generation student that […]
How to Increase Student Success the Easy Way
Personalized learning is recognized as crucial element of student-centered teaching. But with 30, 40, 50 students in your online class, how the heck are you supposed to accomplish it?! Here’s […]
A New Paradigm for Student “Readiness”
For years, @ONE has advocated that effective online courses should include a student readiness assessment. I begrudgingly included one in my online courses because it is a practice endorsed […]
From Scattered to Focused: The NEXT Way to Guide Students to Success!
You walk into a room. There is a wall in front of you that is full of buttons and colorful signs and little screens with cute animations playing on them. […]
Ready to Beautify Your Canvas Pages? Here’s How. . .
Pssst! Want a quick way to add some visual interest to your Canvas pages? Don’t let a little HTML code scare you! There’s no reason why you can’t have beautiful […]
How to Handle That Pesky Little Dash in the Canvas Gradebook
Ever been confused by all the options and symbols in the Canvas Gradebook? Well, you’re not alone! In this episode, we’ll zero in on the little dash that shows up […]
Multimedia in Education: A Student’s Perspective
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” – Chinese philosopher and reformer, Confucius (551 BC to 479 BC) In college classes, media […]
Cross-College Student Interaction Using Flipgrid
We are a pair of community college ESL teaching veterans, world travelers, lifelong learners and former City College of San Francisco colleagues, who continue to collaborate despite our current North-South […]