Online Class 1 @One!

Introduction to Online
Teaching and Learning

Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning

Last week, I started a conventional class to learn about online teaching and learning, and was introduced to CANVAS! And what a great timing… since today, Jim Julius, our faculty Director for Online Education, presented a workshop featuring Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle.  He mentioned that MiraCosta College will be conducting a course management re-evaluation. The results of the study will be shared during FLEX week in the fall, so for now, I will continue to upload my lessons and content to Blackboard; however, I will start learning Canvas in case we switch our current learning management system.

The Learning Objective for this class are:

• Develop online activities and apply tools and strategies to fulfill Chickering and Gamson’s "Seven Principles of Effective Teaching," and other sound online learning theories of best practices.
• Demonstrate and incorporate California Community College distance education policies and procedures and Title 5 requirements.
• Develop class policies including, but not limited to, those for grading, providing timely feedback, and student conduct issues.
• Build an online course design map based on learning outcomes.
• Design learning activities that support a variety of learning styles and promote interaction.
• Create an instructional module for an online course or program that is the basis for the development of a complete online course.
• Apply principles of copyright and "fair use" to online content.
• Locate Creative Commons licensed content for use in your online course.

I have also been taking advantage if this wonderful free website https://www.futurelearn.com  to learn about online education. The class I am currently taking is called “Getting Started with Online Learning” and it’s a great way to get yourself (or your students) familiar with online learning.