Date posted: April 19, 2017
The Canvas Dashboard is the first page you see upon logging into Canvas. Each of your classes appears as a colored "tile," arranged alphabetically in a grid, with the item number and course name in small-ish text below the big block of color. Up until this point, the only way you could customize each tile ...more about New Canvas Feature: Dashboard Images for Courses
Date posted: March 9, 2017
The 30-minute workshop Introduction to Closed Captioning that was presented in the Interactive eLearning Center earlier this quarter is now available at the eLearningMedia Bellevue College channel at YouTube. We will continue to present this workshop in the Interactive eLearning Center during spring quarter for those of you who are on campus and would like to ...more about Introduction to Closed Captioning
Date posted: March 8, 2017
With accessibility issues taking center stage in our courses, faculty are looking for the simplest, fastest way to add closed captioning to self-produced instructional videos. YouTube can both host your instructional videos and provide rudimentary closed captions. The captions will need to be edited and that will be the topic of another post. There is a ...more about Creating a YouTube Channel
Date posted: February 27, 2017
When I have a few spare moments I enjoy browsing the shelves in the Library Media Center (LMC) to find journals relevant to teaching and learning. The journals are on the first floor just to the left of the stairs as you enter the library. I discovered New Directions for Higher Education, a Jossey-Bass (Wiley ...more about On the Shelf in the Library Media Center: New Directions in Higher Education
Date posted: January 30, 2017
Want to know how to use technology more effectively in the classroom and online? Check out Teacher Tech Tips and Teacher Tips through Bellevue College’s Lynda.com subscription. The host of Teacher Tech Tips, Oliver Schinkten, creates 2 to 10 minute videos showing a new tip each week. These short segments include such timely topics as ...more about Teacher Tech Tips at Lynda.com
Date posted: January 27, 2017
Dear Faculty, Learn how you can make easy changes and additions to your Canvas courses in order to create an inclusive course environment for all students. The Accessibility 101: Principles of Inclusive Design (ONLINE) workshop is being offered with flexibility to complete assignments in six weeks. The purpose of this course is to introduce participants ...more about Workshop-Accessibility 101: Principles of Inclusive Design
Date posted: January 18, 2017
I could not live without my iPhone. Well okay, that is an exaggeration, but I can safely say that I could not keep up with all the stuff I need to keep up with, both in my personal and professional lives, without my iPhone. Specifically, I use the iPhone's built-in iOS Calendar and Mail apps, ...more about App Review: Outlook app for iOS
Date posted: January 9, 2017
On the Shelf in the Library Media Center: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education From our home in the Library Media Center (LMC) we in the Interactive eLearning center have the opportunity to closely investigate the resources available to the college community within our own Bellevue College Library Media Center. The journals are on the ...more about On the Shelf in the Library Media Center: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
Date posted: December 31, 2016
NEW AND IMPROVED! Canvas 101: includes training on the new Canvas user interface. This workshop, offered through the Interactive eLearning Center, teaches faculty how to deliver their course materials on the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Earn 22 professional credit hours, a Canvas badge and a Certificate of Achievement. Faculty Do you want to know how to integrate the Canvas learning management system (LMS) ...more about Teaching with Canvas: Canvas 101
Date posted: November 5, 2016
In recognition of this event, the United States Distance Learning Association is hosting a series of free online webinars covering a variety of current online learning issues. Faculty using Canvas for their on-campus, hybrid, and web-based courses can find out more information at the NDLW 2016 Webinars site. Registration is required for all the webinars. Here ...more about November 7-11 is National Distance Learning Week
