This spring is the final semester in which Blackboard and Moodle are options for teaching at MiraCosta. Canvas is now in use for over half of all classes and over 2/3 of our distance education classes. There are many options for learning Canvas, including a 4-week online class led by MiraCosta faculty starting Nov. 13 - sign up here. Also, MiraCosta faculty have access to live online trainings conducted daily by Canvas staff, starting Oct. 15. You can preview the schedule for next week now, and starting Oct. 15, sign up for workshops.

All spring class shells are scheduled to be available in Canvas the afternoon of October 23, when the spring schedule is released. Blackboard classes will NOT be automatically created - any faculty wanting to use Blackboard this spring must make a request using the Online Ed support request form. A reminder about this will be sent out about this on 10/23.

I really enjoy connecting with a wide range of students at the Student Orientation to Online Learning (as you can see above)! Next week, the final three Student Orientations to Online Learning (SOOL) for the fall will be held. These are especially for late-start 8-week classes, but all are welcome to attend. Please encourage your students to attend. To learn more about the SOOL, including how to know which of your students have attended, read more.

If you need to add a faculty evaluator, SI leader, tutor, or community ed student to your class, please see these directions.

If you need to add a MiraCosta employee to your class in a TA-like role, please see these directions for Canvas and these for Blackboard.

• @One is offering four online 4-week classes that start on Monday 10/16. Three of the four can be taken for free using the OEIfree4U code: Assessing Digital Learning, Creating Accessible Course Content, and Introduction to Teaching with Canvas.
• Also check out @One's list of upcoming 1-hour webinars.

• If you teach a fully online C-ID approved course in Canvas, you are eligible to receive support from the CCC Online Education Initiative in preparation for possibly offering the class on the Course Exchange. Learn more about the OEI/Course Exchange and/or sign up for an informational meeting to learn more.
• Explore the many resources for learning Canvas that we recommend.
• Check out an archive of a MiraCosta Online Education workshop.
• Join the MiraCosta PDP Canvas site.

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Website: tic.miracosta.edu
Location: MiraCosta College Library, Oceanside, CA, United States
Phone: (760) 795-6745