Want to teach online? COS-offered online teaching certification will resume in fall 2025. 

fill out the 2025-2026 enrollment interest form. 

To see a full list of online-certified faculty, visit the Human Resources: Employee Resources webpage and select Faculty Seniority Lists​​​.​​​ ​

Day​	Time	​Phone	​Zoom Office
Mondays	​3:00 PM - 4:00 PM	​ ​(559) 730-3981 ​​	JOIN HERE There will be no office hours on the following dates due to scheduling conflicts: M 9/23, TH 9/26, M 10/7, TH 10/11, TH 11/7
Thursdays​	​11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Need a different time? Email Elise Baker (eliseb@cos.edu) ​to arrange an appointment. ​​​​

​2024 Works​​hops ​(open to all Faculty)​​

Trainings and workshops for those currently teaching online, or interested in online instruction and Canvas tools. Always FLEX-approved.

Workshop Title	Date and Time	Presenter/Co-presenters	Infor​mation
​Self-Review for RSI JOIN HERE	​Thursday, 8/27/24 3:00-4:00 PM Wednesday, 9/25/24 2:00-3:00 PM Tuesday, 10/15/24 10:00-11:00 AM Monday, 11/4/24 11:00-12:00 PM This is the same workshop offered on multiple dates, not a multi-part workshop.	​Elise Baker, Distance Education Coordinator	Fall 2024 courses will be evaluated for Regular and Substantive Interaction. The ACCJC knows what they're looking for, but so do we! - so you can check your own work in advance! If you are interested in getting your fully-online course accreditation-ready, attend this workshop. We will go over the “why" of RSI, what it means, and specific suggestions for implementing it visibly and impactfully in your online courses. You will leave the session with a copy of the rubric to conduct your own RSI Review for self-assessment and improvement.
Where Choices Meet Mandates: The Boundary Between Academic Freedom and DE Regulations* JOIN HERE	​Thursday, 9/5/24 10:00 AM	Elise Baker, Distance Education Coordinator and Erin Heasley Distance Education Coordinator/ Instructional Designer Madera Community College	Online teaching requires a delicate balance of following laws, using tried-and-tested practices, and also prioritizing your individual academic voice and freedom. We will explore all three and how they work together to create an exceptional (and legally compliant) learning experience for distance education students. *This workshop is an encore of a very well-received 2024 Online Teaching Conference presentation, and will bring faculty from both College of the Sequoias and Madera Community College together in one virtual meeting space to discuss how we navigate what we want to do and what we have to do to teach online.
AI & U: Finding Your Approach to AI Use, Detection, and Policy JOIN HERE	Wednesday, 10/16/24 11:10 AM - 12:30 PM	Elise Baker, Distance Education Coordinator and​ Katie Beberian English Faculty	Discuss AI's growing presence in higher ed, how to use and teach with it if you so choose, how to ethically detect and address student use, and how write syllabus policies that clearly communicate your expectations about AI to your students. This workshop is back by popular demand following the Fall Convocation week workshop of the same name.

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California Virtual Campus Online Education Initiative (CVC-OEI) 2024 Webinars

CVC@ONE provides high-quality professional development, inclusive instructional resources, and a supportive network in service of staff, faculty, and administrators in the California Community College system. 

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​Asynchronous​ Trainings, Workshops, and Webinars

​Training Title	​Link to learn	​Description
​Review for RSI Workshop	​Watch the training HERE	​A recording of the live Zoom training held 9/25/24 for COS faculty. Content includes RSI overview, distinction between law and academic freedom, and a guide for how the ACCJC will determine whether or not RSI is occuring in online courses.
​Canvas "New Quizzes" Webinar for Newbies	​Watch the training HERE	​Canvas has introduced a new tool for giving quizzes and exams. It has more features, more question types, and is generally seen to be an improvement in function and interface​ on the prior version. ​
Canvas Training Portal: "​New Quizzes" Essentials	​Enroll HERE	​New Quizzes is an enhanced quizzing tool available inside of Canvas. The tool offers a variety of interactive question types to promote engagement in your assessments. This course explores New Quizzes including the creation process, moderation and grading options, item bank management, as well as how to import and migrate existing quiz content.​​
​​PlayPosit Interactive Video Training	Watch the training HERE	​​Overview and training on a cool new Canvas tech integration PlayPosit from the developer, play with the tool from the student perspective, build an interactive video you can use immediately, Q&A with the developer, plus resources.  Resources:    Introductory Session Blurb and Objectives.pdf PlayPosit Resource Handout​​
​Make Your Course Beautiful (and more effective) with HTML Basics	​Watch the webinar HERE	​We don’t pay attention to boring things, and after a while Canvas can get a bit boring. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to add visual elements like borders, horizontal lines, callout boxes, and responsive banners, even how to make text wrap around an image to your Canvas course. With just a little HTML know-how, it’s easier than you may think to create an engaging, visually-stimulating and organized online course.  ​ Resources: ​HTML Snippets Cheat Sheet​
​Designing Inclusive and Accessible OER Courses: Focus on Equity, Diversity, and UDL	​Watch the webinar HERE	​Explore the powerful combination of Open Educational Resources (OER) and inclusive pedagogical practices, with an emphasis on promoting equity, embracing diversity, and implementing Universal Design for Learning. Experts guide you through best practices, practical strategies, and valuable resources to ensure your OER course materials are accessible, engaging, and meaningful for all learners. ​
​​​Death to "Dry" Discussion Boards ​	​Watch the training	​Students and teachers alike dread the "Make an initial post and reply to two of your peers' posts..." discussion board prompt. But we have to do it, because it's the peer-to-peer piece of RSI, right? This session will offer some ideas on making discussion boards less tedious, more interactive, accessible, and fun for both grader and student.  Resources: ​Dry Discussion Boards Doc.pdf
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​Created by Instructional Council, this Canvas-hosted Resource Guide gives new faculty useful information ​on navigating systems at COS and finding comfort and success.  

• ​Online Learning Readiness Module: Content was developed by the California Virtual Campus – Online Education Initiative (CVC-OEI) as part of a California Community College Chancellor’s Office initiative. This content is licensed by the CVC-OEI with a Creative Commons Attribution license and be imported directly into your online course from Canvas Commons. ​​

• ​Teaching Online: Reflections and Suggestions (from retired Distance Ed Coordinator ​Deborah Nolan) is licensed un​der a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

• Online Instruction Policy FAQ:  COS Academic Senate Guidance for Instructors  (Revised 12/10/20)​
  

• Five Principles for Qua​​lity Online Teaching: The principles were developed from the original @ONE Standards for Quality Online Teaching and best practices supported through current research. 
  

• CVC/OER Course Design Rubric: developed in 2014 by the OEI Professional Development work group to assure that all courses offered as part of the initiative promote student success and meet existing regulatory and accreditation requirements. It has undergone three major revisions since then, including the current iteration, in response to changes in available instructional technology and feedback from both instructors and reviewers.​​​​​