{"id":1050,"date":"2016-01-06T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/bcconnect\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2025-01-10T14:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T22:58:57","slug":"elearning-tips-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/2016\/01\/06\/elearning-tips-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"eLearning Tips &amp; Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Free Screen Readers <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Screen readers are utilized to provide written materials in audio format. Gain valuable insight by experiencing a screen reader for yourself. Because Screen Readers can be expensive to purchase, check out one of these three free ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalreaders.com\/download.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NaturalReader<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalreaders.com\/download.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free Download<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texthelp.com\/en-us\/products\/browsealoud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BrowseAloud<\/a> &#8211; Free Web-Based Version (no download)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwu.edu\/central-access\/reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central Access Reader (CAR)<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwu.edu\/central-access\/reader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free download used by Central Washington University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New to Teaching Online Courses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you new to teaching or designing online courses? If so, this is a great place to start! This checklist was developed by the Bellevue College eLearning Council for instructors and course designers who are teaching or building hybrid and online courses for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2016\/09\/Online-Course-Design-Checklist_September2016.pdf\">Hybrid and Online Course Design Checklist<\/a>. This handy checklist gives faculty a quick reference guide to make sure essential content and design elements are covered in addition to providing links to resources and support available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make Online Course More Engaging<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2015\/03\/Blooms_Taxonomy-251x300.png\" alt=\"This graphic is a scale showing lower order to higher order thinking skills. From lower order to higher order they are: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and finally creating\" class=\"wp-image-488 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2015\/03\/Blooms_Taxonomy-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2015\/03\/Blooms_Taxonomy.png 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Creating an active learning environment in online courses presents different challenges than those posed by a face-to-face learning environment. Busy work must be eliminated in favor of course activities and assessments that move students from remembering to understanding, then from applying to analyzing, and finally from evaluating and to creating. The Canvas Learning Management System has many wonderful tools which allow students to actively engage with course content, course instructors and, most importantly, their fellow classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Canvas Course Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Bellevue College increasingly embraces sustainable practices, faculty are encouraged to publish their Syllabus in Canvas. IT put together a <a href=\"http:\/\/depts.bellevuecollege.edu\/helpdesk\/kb\/canvas-checklist-for-faculty\/\">quick reference guide<\/a> for Canvas that links to the <a href=\"http:\/\/guides.instructure.com\/s\/2204\/m\/4152\/l\/41537-how-do-i-edit-the-syllabus-description\">Course Syllabus Canvas Help Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.instructure.com\/s\/2204\/m\/4152\/l\/41537-how-do-i-edit-the-syllabus-description\">Edit the Course Syllabus in Canvas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Be aware that formatting doesn\u2019t transfer correctly between Microsoft Word and Canvas, so heading styles won\u2019t be preserved. If you would like help creating an accessible syllabus with correct heading styles, schedule an appointment with the BC Instructional Designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canvas Video Guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With UDL Principles and Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy in mind, we must endeavor to present course content as clearly as possible to both engage the students and help them succeed with stated course learning objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you like to see Canvas tools in action? There are a series of handy video guides published by Canvas that provide brief overviews of particular features in Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/videos\/1090\">Announcements Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/videos\/1114\">Modules: Creation &amp; Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/videos\/1093\">Calendar Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/videos\/1119\">SpeedGrader Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-156 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2015\/01\/cropped-eLearningLogoHorzClr-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-eLearningLogoHorzClr.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interactive eLearning Department<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\">www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: D140<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Screen Readers Screen readers are utilized to provide written materials in audio format. Gain valuable insight by experiencing a screen reader for yourself. Because Screen Readers can be expensive to purchase, check out one of these three free ones. NaturalReader - Free Download BrowseAloud - Free Web-Based Version (no download) Central Access Reader (CAR) <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/2016\/01\/06\/elearning-tips-tricks\/\">...more about eLearning Tips &amp; Tricks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elearning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/276"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18084,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions\/18084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/elearningfaculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}