1. Distance education resources for faculty

2. Distance education resources for faculty
Instructional Best Practices
Training & Tutorials
The Canvas Learning Environment
Technical Support and Canvas Help

3. Instructional best practices
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate is a tool for synchronous online collaboration. You can conduct and record online lectures, host office hours, set up group meeting spaces for students and more.
Captioning
Captioning minutes are available with a very quick turnaround time. These minutes won’t last forever, so contact Darci Adolf now!
Films on Demand
Films on Demand is a streaming video collection that integrates with Canvas. You can choose from thousands of titles to embed directly in your course. Both the Master Academic Collection and Master Career and Technical Education Video Collection are available. Call the Library at for more info and the passwords.
Kaltura
Create and store videos accessible to students on all mobile devices. Kaltura integrates seamlessly in Canvas and is compatible with the captioning services above. Contact Darci Adolf for more information.
Library Resources
Visit the OCCC Library website to find more great resources for your students on citing, plagiarism, research help and styleguides.
Open Educational Resource Events
OERs are freely accessible, openly licensed materials useful for teaching, learning, and research. Learn more about the movement to share information, save students money and promote success at
Professional Organizations
Keep your ears and eyes open for more professional development for online instruction throughout the year. Also, visit NWeLearn nwelearn.org , Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association and Quality Matters instructional designers
Quality Matters
Participate in Applying the QM Rubric course! This course gives you a framework to verify the design quality of your own course.
What Works Best
What Works Well in Online Teaching at PCC

4. Training & tutorials
New to Canvas? Register for live training on the second Friday each month before Co-Co. Contact Instructional Support to schedule
OCCC Quick Start Guide
View the Canvas Getting Started Guide:
See the Canvas Instructor Video Guide:
Watch all or part of the Lynda.com Tutorial: Up and Running with Canvas (contact OCCC Library for Lynda.com access).
Explore the comprehensive Canvas Instructor Guide:

5. Technical Needs
Basic computer specifications for Canvas:
Browsers supported by Canvas: support
Profile and Preferences
Edit your Profile:
Change your User Settings:
Set your Notification Preferences: notification-preferences

6. Canvas Basics
How to use the Dashboard: dashboard-new-canvas-ui
How to use the Calendar:
How to use the Syllabus: an-instructor
Modules and how do I use them: instructors
Creating an Assignment: instructors
Creating a Quiz:
Discussions and how to use them: for-instructors
How to use your Gradebook: gradebook

7. The canvas learning environment
Join a group: share practices, network with peers, and collaborate on projects related to Canvas. The Higher Ed Group:
Share an idea!
Find answers:

8. Technical support and Canvas Assistance
Problems
Contacts
Phone Number
College computers, the network, , passwords
Orcotech
Canvas log-in help, new course shells, importing and saving
College Canvas Admins
Instructional Support
Anything Canvas related for answers or redirection for appropriate help
Canvas 24/7 Help Desk
Find the ? Icon in the bottom left of your course to contact Canvas. You will find , phone, and chat features.