This Week On The Ohlone eCampus WEEK OF AUGUST 3 – AUGUST 9,2020

Minimum Qualifications Trainings (MQT) Registration continues for the MQT, the interactive, 6-hour faculty training for those teaching online in summer and/or fall. Confirmation emails have been sent to all registrants. If you believe you have registered but have not received a confirmation email, please email eCampus.

MQT Sessions this Week

Enter the training session through the ConferZoom link in the MQT Canvas Course. If you don’t see the course in your Canvas dashboard, please accept the invitation to the course. If you have not received an invitation to join the MQT course, email eCampus at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the first class session.

Make It – Take It Sessions this Week – Friday, August 7 Hands on workshops that will demonstrate a topic and then provide time for you to apply what you have learned with a trainer standing by to help if you encounter problems. You “make it” and then “take it” with you to your Canvas course shell.

Time Topic Facilitator Zoom link 9:00 – 9:15 am Canvas – Make a Course Copy Jackie Meeting Link 9:15 – 9:50 am Making Accessible PowerPoints Jackie Meeting Link 10:00 – 10:50 am Canvas – Create a Liquid Syllabus Robin Meeting Link 11:00 – 11:50 am Canvas – Create a Welcoming Home Page Robin Meeting Link

General Office Hours this Week Open Office Hours provide an opportunity for you to ask your questions and get real time help from our eCampus team.

Day Date Time Facilitator Zoom link Thursday 8/6/2020 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Mary Meeting Link

Distance Education Addendum Help Sessions Hands-on instruction to walk you through creating the Additional Approval Proposal in CurricUNET and complete the DE Addendum. Drop-in help sessions this week.

Day Date Time Facilitator Zoom link Monday 8/3 3:00 – 4:00 pm Robin Meeting Link

There are also tutorials on the Online Faculty Teaching Resources Home Page that will help you move through the process easily. You’ll need to scroll to the bottom of the page. If you get stuck, email Robin Kurotori.

Notes from Mary Thank you to those who shared their Home Pages during Thursday’s Show and Tell session. Congratulations to our first round of prize winners: Joyce, Revathi, Sandy, Sima, and Kathy! Watch for more opportunities to share and win amazing prizes in upcoming weeks.

Session Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday #12 8:00 – 9:00 am 8:00 – 10:00 am 8:00 – 10:00 am 8:00 – 10:00 am #13 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

New to Ohlone? If you are new to Ohlone or did not teach in Spring 2020, please be sure to sign up for your “Ohlone” Zoom account supported by the Chancellor’s office. This Zoom account is the only one that will link with ConferZoom in Canvas. We are starting to see more Zoom bombers this week especially when meeting links are posted and not password protected. ConferZoom adds some strength to the Zoom password for enhanced security. Let me know if you want to check your account.

Software Upgrades We’ve noticed several software upgrades this week. Be sure that you upgrade your software and devices for the best user experience:

• Zoom – latest version 5.1.2 • Google Chrome – update to be compatible with latest Canvas updates. • ConferZoom – you may notice that you leave Canvas when you click “ConferZoom”

Putting the Pieces Together Are you getting some pieces together in your Canvas shell? If you have not attended a training session in July, you may not have heard that we have an Ohlone template that includes an Orientation and general course module. We are happy to make a copy of the template for you to edit and then copy into your courses. If you’d like a template, send an email message to eCampus with a request for the Ohlone Canvas template.

Sample Communications in the Works We’re putting the final edits on sample syllabus language for synchronous and asynchronous classes, and a Welcome letter for all your students, including waitlisted students. Next week’s focus will be syllabi – from suggested language promote equity to using the syllabus feature in Canvas. Attend MITI sessions to enter your name in this week’s prize drawing for: 30 minutes of eCampus team member’s time to make your syllabus accessible, put it on Canvas, or translate the policies into student-friendly language - your choice.

Join the Humanizing Challenge @ONE, the Online Network or Educators is providing a 3-Day Humanizing Challenge that will “equip you with knowledge of culturally responsive pedagogy and online teaching practices that will support your students who are experiencing trauma as a result of racial injustice, stereotyping, and other forms of marginalization.” Details and instructions for registration are available on the @ONE website. Are you up to the challenge?

See you online.

Mary