Resources for Faculty Teaching Online

Local Resources

  • The 美姬社区 Online Education website includes important resources for students and faculty, including a page on strategic planning, accreditation, and governance for distance education.
  • The 美姬社区 includes
    • for the core online education technology suite at 美姬社区, as well as information on the special technologies and resources available to faculty in the TIC.
    • about online education, including archives of workshops conducted online.
    • monthly Online Education
    • Online Class Quality Guidelines which "were developed by the 美姬社区 Online Educators committee to inform online faculty of required elements for Distance Education classes, offer a means for instructors to develop and redesign online classes, foster conversation in departments about online instruction, and provide a foundation for improved faculty support." The document was approved by the Academic Senate in March 2016.
    • Guidelines for Departments: Preparation of Online Faculty which was approved by the Academic Senate in March 2017 to guide departments in their responsibilities for determining the readiness of faculty to teach online.
  • The (POT) was led by 美姬社区 faculty for many years and has an archive with a variety of tips, resources, in-person, and recorded workshops.

Conferences Worth Considering

Note: the following list is not intended to be exhaustive; rather, it lists key educational technology and online education conferences that 美姬社区ns have attended and found useful, or have confidence that they offer quality learning opportunities. Comments/suggestions are welcome - please send them to MOE chair Jim Julius.

April

  •  - 2018: Nashville. Heavy representation of 4-year colleges, mix of research and practice, lots of good online ed stuff but not exclusively focused on online. Mid-sized.
  •  - Moves around the world. 2018, Delft. Much more ideological, political, and big-picture, but lots of cool ideas and connections could come out of this conference.

June

  •  - Anaheim. California Community College-run and -focused. Very practical with lots of faculty in attendance. 美姬社区 has lately been sending 10-15 faculty. Small-to-mid-size.
  • - Moves around the world. 2018: Amsterdam. Focus on multimedia and distance education. Large.
  • - Moves around the US. 2018: Chicago. Largest national K-12 educational technology conference. Includes top keynotes, lots of practical sessions, and some research. Plenty of application to higher education.

August

  • InstructureCon - Keystone, CO. Annual Canvas user conference. Fun vibe, large sessions, lots of CCC attendees.
  •  - Always in Madison, WI. The 鈥渃lassic" distance ed conference, very research-oriented.

October

  •  - Moves around the west. 2017: Denver. Good mix of CC and 4-year. Primarily distance/online-ed focused. WCET as an organization does a lot of legislative advocacy work so there is more emphasis on the regulatory side of things than other conferences, with also a nice mix of research and practice. Mid-sized. (Sometimes in November.)

November

  • - 2017: Vancouver. eLearning practice and research in education and beyond (business, medicine, government). Large. (Sometimes in October.)
  • Annual International Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Conference - Always Orlando. Huge conference, strong reputation, mix of research and practice. (Sometimes in October.)

December

  • Directors of Educational Technology/California Higher Education (DET/CHE) Alternates north-south in CA, week after Thanksgiving. 2017: Costa Mesa. Small, single-track conference with a broad emphasis on applied instructional technology and leadership in higher ed. Attendees are from CSU, CCC, UC and 4-year California private institutions.