Collaborate using Microsoft Office 365
If you are wanting to know more about Microsoft Office 365 and what it can do for you, this 21-minute overview should give you a few ideas. Click on the image below to watch the video.
Kaltura Workshop – June 2, 2021
If you are interested in learning about using videos in Blackboard, this is a recording of a workshop I did on using Kaltura. It gives you an overview of Kaltura and how it can help you avoid storage space issues … Continued
Using Microsoft Whiteboard in your classes
āWhat is it? If you have used the whiteboard function in Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, you are familiar with what on online whiteboard does in general. It is a place where you can draw, type, and sometimes post things. … Continued
Fundamentals of Digital Teaching and Learning – March 2021
I just completed my Blackboard Academy certificate on Fundamentals of Digital Teaching and Learning, and thought the course was well organized and an excellent and up-to-date review of the topics, which include: > What we know about learning> Introduction to … Continued
Digital Humanity Episode Nine: Professing in Novel Times
This month, Steven met up for a virtual hallway chat with Tracy Ho, the Organizer-Advocate and Ombudsperson for Douglas Students’ Union. Tracy shared her insights based on student experiences taking courses during the 2020 emergency education delivery. We discussed things we learned and … Continued
Digital Humanity: Professing in Novel TimesāEpisode Eight
Last month, Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with Joseph Thompson, a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology at Douglas College since 2019. Joe shared with us some of his experiences with online teaching this past Summer 2020, … Continued
Digital Humanity: Professing in Novel TimesāEpisode Seven
This week Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with Jovian Radeshwar, a Faculty Member in the Department of Political Science at Douglas College. We were also joined by our invited co-host, Rim Gacimi. Rim is a recent graduate from … Continued
Digital Humanity: Professing in Novel TimesāEpisode Six
This week Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with Kira Tomsons, a Faculty Member in the Department of Philosophy at Douglas College. Kira is an experienced and innovative online instructor who enthusiastically delves into new techniques and methods for … Continued
Responding to calls for change: an interview with Florence Daddy
I’ve enjoyed working with and conversing with Florence Daddy a few times, and was pleased when we had this chance to record an interview. BackgroundI am grateful for the opportunity to have lived in 3 continents. I was born in … Continued
Digital Humanity: Professing in Novel TimesāEpisode Five
This week Steven and I met up for a virtual hallway chat with a Douglas College student taking courses for the first time online this summer. Among other things, Charlene is a mom to twins and has her sights set on a career … Continued