Offered by SBCTC eLearning, the purpose of this course is to provide information and experience in using open educational resources (OER) in your teaching practice. We will discuss the concept of OER and open licenses. We will also provide plenty of practice in locating and sharing open educational resources. This is a 2-week online, asynchronous course and participants are expected to spend 10 hours to complete the course.

Course Dates:

March 27- April 7, 2017 (Registration closes 3/30/17 – register here)

For more information, contact Boyoung Chae at bchae@sbctc.edu.

Several great learning opportunities are provided by our State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). Registration is now open for March and April sessions.  Please click on the links below to register.

• Introduction to Canvas

• Accessibility 101

• QM’s Improving Your Online Course (IYOC)

• QM’s Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR)

• How to Use OER

There are no charges for these popular courses but it is expected that you complete them.
If you want more information or have any questions, please contact eLearning Services at elearning@shoreline.edu or (206) 546-6966.

Hello, Faculty! My name is Jeff Iannone and I am the new Instructional Designer. It would be great to meet and talk to you about instructional design ideas you have for your face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses!

I will be holding drop-in hours starting Wed., Feb. 15 from 12:30-2 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday in Rm. 5364. FOSS office phone 206-533-6798.

Come by to grab a snack and talk about any design area that you are interested in exploring!

Here are some great topics we could also discuss if you are interested:

*Reducing emails from students about where to find things on Canvas
*Increasing student engagement in your courses
*Improving feedback without increasing workload
*Setting up the best gradebook for you and your students
*and much more!

Please contact me if you have any questions at jIannone@shoreline.edu