Online Faculty Resources

Canvas Basics

To log in to Canvas, select the Canvas icon at the upper right of this webpage. Then log in with your Columbia email address and password.

• Canvas Instructor Guides
• Canvas Student Guides
• Course Copying Tips
• Combining Sections
• Canvas Gradebook Guides
• Learn more with this Canvas Getting Started Quick Guide
• Check out the Canvas Teacher App in the App Store
• Canvas Browser Requirements
• If you would like a Canvas sandbox for developing course content, email Ashli Bumgardner at bumgardnera@yosemite.edu

Support

•  Instructional Technology Center for support during open lab hours
• District Service Desk 209-588-5385 (M–F 8 am–5 pm) for technical support
• Contact the Canvas Live Chat Support, available 24/7 (including holidays and weekends). Once there, select "Contact Support" from the upper or lower right

Online Teaching Guidance and Resources

• DE Faculty Handbook (revision in progress)
• Columbia College Distance Education Plan (revision in progress) 
• Definitions of Course Modalities
• CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric
• Online Course Design Rubric Checklist
• Email Blast: Send your students a message with pre-class information
• Semester Start and End Checklist
• Open Educational Resources
  
• Best Practices for Creating Accessible Word Documents 
  
• Video: Copyright on Campus 
• Standard Rules of Engagement for NetTutor
• California Community College Chancellor's Office - Distance Education
• Request a licensed Zoom account

Training & Tutorials

Interested in teaching online or hybrid courses? Please contact the Distance Education Coordinator Ashli Bumgardner bumgardnera@yosemite.edu to become a Certified Online Instructor. Columbia offers a lcoal training course, and there is also training through @ONE.

• @ONE Certification Course
• A Variety of @ONE Webinars and Training 
• The CCC Vision Resource Center is an online learning and collaboration platform for all professionals in the California Community Colleges. The content provided will support every individual and college as we work together toward the Vision for Success goals.

Video Tutorials

• Create an Accessible Table in Canvas
• Check Color Contrast using the Canvas Accessiblity Checker
• Create a Canvas quiz that uses question groups to randomize quiz questions
• Grading in Canvas
• Grade Book Management
• Weight Groups and Drop Lowest Scores
• Adding A Grading Scheme
• Creating An Exemplary Module
  
• Welcoming Home Pages

Multi-Factor Authentication

Yosemite Community College District has instituted multi-factor authentication for employee acounts. Learn more about multi-factor authentication.

Status Updates

• Canvas Status
• Zoom Status
• Turnitin Status