Monthly Archives: September 2017

New Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Coordinator for ARC!

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Pending Board Approval on October 18, Leslie Reeves has been tapped as the inaugural ARC Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Coordinator!

You will be able find Leslie in her office in the stern of the ITC Building, in ITC Drop-in labs and faculty course review sessions, facilitating the OEI Rubric Academy and Accessibility workshops, working with the LRCCD Accessibility Task Force, and out and about on campus.

Congratulations to Leslie!

Save the Dates!

Schedules for the ARC Online Teaching Institute (OTI) and OEI Rubric Academy now available

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The ARC Online Teaching Institute (OTI)

The OTI helps to prepare instructors for teaching online through exploration and hands-on demonstrations of effective practices in online instruction.

The Spring 2018 ARC OTI is scheduled for nine sessions between January 26, 2018 and April 20, 2018. There will be two sections: a hybrid section and an online section. The hybrid section includes five mandatory on-campus sessions on Friday mornings from 9 AM to 12 PM in the Instructional Technology Center Training Room. The online section follows the same calendar, however all of the sessions take place online. Registration will begin on October 9, 2017.

The Spring 2018 ARC OTI is scheduled for nine sessions between January 26, 2018 and April 20, 2018. There will be two sections: a hybrid section and an online section. The hybrid section includes five mandatory on-campus sessions on Friday mornings from 9 AM to 12 PM in the Instructional Technology Center Training Room. The online section follows the same calendar, however all of the sessions take place online. Registration will begin on October 9, 2017.

For more information about the OTI and to see the entire schedule, visit the ITC’s ARC OTI webpage.

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The ARC OEI Rubric Academy

Attend the OEI Rubric Academy and create an engaging and quality online learning environment for your students. Learn how to effectively align your course to the Online Education Initiative (OEI) Course Design Rubric (download). Become an OEI Rubric mentor for your department and/or area. Receive a stipend for your efforts.

The Spring 2018 OEI Rubric Academy is scheduled for five face-to-face monthly sessions beginning January 10, 2018 (during Flex week) through May 4, 2018. Registration will begin on October 9, 2017.

For more information about the OEI Rubric Academy and to see the entire schedule, visit the ITC’s ARC OEI Rubric Academy webpage.

Save your D2L courses!

D2L will not be available for access after January 9, 2018. Now is a good time to download and save your D2L course materials so you can import them into Canvas should you decide to do that. Follow these instructions to export your D2L course, and then use this Canvas Guide help article called How do I import content from Desire 2 Learn (D2L) into Canvas? to import your D2L exported zip file into Canvas.

The ITC has almost 20 Canvas workshops remaining in 2017, including Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Find one that fits into your schedule and register now to save your spot!

  • Learn the basics of the Canvas user-interface
  • Explore the ARC Canvas template
  • Import content from D2L
  • Create and edit new content within Canvas
  • and more

Evening and Weekend Canvas Training Opportunities!

D2L disappears in 125 days. Are you ready?

Evening and Weekend Canvas Training Opportunities!

D2L disappears in 125 days. Are you ready?

The ITC has over 20 Canvas workshops remaining in 2017, including Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Find one that fits into your schedule and register now to ensure your spot!

  • Learn the basics of the Canvas user-interface
  • Explore the ARC Canvas template
  • Import content from D2L
  • Create and edit new content within Canvas
  • and more

NEW! Canvas Student Accounts for Employees

You asked for it, and now you’ve got it: your own student account in Canvas.

  • Add yourself to your course as a student using the Login ID s + your employee ID#. That is, your w-ID, only with the letter s instead (e.g. s1234567).
  • Note that the course itself must be Published when adding the student account to generate an invitation for you to join the class; if the course is not published, the invitation will not be sent and you will not be able to complete the process.

FAQ:

Why would you want to do this when the built-in Canvas Student View is so dynamic?

  • Test 3rd party integrations, such as publisher portals
  • ConferZoom with yourself to gain confidence in both the instructor and student perspective
  • Put yourself into a group to get a real feel for how they work

How will you access Canvas with this student account?

  • Login through canvas.losrios.edu as usual
  • Username: your s-ID
  • Password: the same LRCCD unified password you use elsewhere

Will student-you appear in the People list or Conversations address book?

  • Yes, there will be a new person with the name “Student [Your Name]” in the People list. Other students will be able to send that student messages through Canvas; those will appear in your Outlook inbox and the Canvas Inbox for “Student [Your Name].”