Online Community Engagement Workshops
College of the Desert is working hard to improve online course retention and success rates. What we know is that online students usually struggle because they feel disconnected from the course, their instructor, and other students. But there are ways to help bring a sense of community to your online course.
Several COD faculty will be leading workshops this fall and all faculty are encouraged
to come find out things they can do this semester to improve the sense of community
online students need to be successful!
Friday, October 21st from 1:00-2:00pm and Wednesday, November 16th from 3:00-4:00pm,
Berger Faculty Innovation Center
Humanizing the Online Experience with Courtney Doussett
These sessions will focus on helping online faculty be centered around incorporating their presence and awareness into their students’ learning while helping students collaborate and construct meaning in an active, student-centered learning environment.You can see Dr. Doussett's workshop on YouTube: "Humanizing the Online Experience" and review her PowerPoint, which is fully of great tips and tools!
Friday, November 18th 10:00-12:00, Berger Faculty Innovation Center
Creating Community the First Time You Teach Online with David Goetz
Come talk with a faculty member who is planning his first online class. What do we
need to try the FIRST time out? How do we balance content with tools and building
a sense of community online? How do we fit it all in without overwhelming the students
or ourselves? Professor David Goetz will share his experiences in this workshop.
Past Workshops
Friday, September 23rd, 1:00-3:00 pm, Berger Faculty Innovation Center
Increased Engagement = Increased Student Success with Sara Butler
Come to this workshop to learn and discuss various ways to try and engage your online students using Canvas tools like Collaborations, Discussions, & Conferences. You can bring assignments and we can work on converting them from individual to group assignments. We will also talk about the ideal types and amount of instructor contact and feedback that would encourage student engagement and success. In addition, we will talk about ways to use Canvas to increase student engagement in face-to-face classes.
Wednesday, September 14th, 12:30-1:30 pm, Berger Faculty Innovation Center and Friday,
September 16th, 1:00-2:00pm, Indio Campus Conference Room
Using Conferences and the Big Blue Button in CANVAS with Lynn York
Come find out an easy way to use CANVAS to meet virtually with students for office hours or one-on-one conferences!
All workshops count for FLEX credit.
