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 […]
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Finding Your Regional Distance Education Community
What if you could meet regularly with peers from neighboring community colleges to share solutions and ideas about online education? For faculty and staff at California community colleges located in […]
Opening Doors to Support all Online Students
The Current State of Support for Our Fully Online Students If you haven’t done so already, take the time to pretend you are a fully online student and try to […]
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 […]
Don’t Panic! 3 Tips for Your First Online Course
Designing an online course can seem like a very daunting task. But, if you break your task down into smaller bits that are more manageable, you will find it much […]
Equitable Online Course Design: Canvas Mastery Paths and EdPuzzle
In April of 2018, Merced College was accepted into OEI’s Consortium, in the Online Equity Cohort. We are very pleased and excited. We have set out to explore innovative approaches […]
Meaningful Discussions That Build Community Too
Do you wish your students would engage more meaningfully in your online discussions? If so, you might want to reconsider how you are designing your discussion prompts. In this 7-minute […]
From Reluctant to Ready: The Power of Support for New Online Teachers
I’ve been teaching in the classroom full-time for 17 years and I feel things are shifting. One of the classes I love to teach has had an enrollment drop as […]