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3CSN’s Wayfinding Online Series Equity in Action: Praxis Sessions Beginning Thursday, May 7th at 10 AM Dear Colleagues, We’re launching a new series, “Equity in Action: Praxis Sessions” to highlight the considerable work taking place across the state of California to build equity, inclusion, and social justice. In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire defines praxis as “reflection and action upon the world in order to transform it.” In this series, we’ll hear from equity practitioners who are weaving reflection in action, and theory in practice, to transform their colleges into equitable learning environments. [ 433 more words ]

3CSN’s Wayfinding Online Series Equity in Action: Praxis Sessions Beginning Thursday, May 7th at 10 AM 3CSN’s Wayfinding Online Series Equity in Action: Praxis Sessions Beginning Thursday, May 7th at 10 AM Dear Colleagues, We’re launching a new series, “Equity in Action: Praxis Sessions” to highligh…

presents: The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and TechConnect are dedicated to continuing the efforts to limit the spread and impact of COVID-19. To support this, and the current directives of our state and local authorities, we have decided to move the premier face-to-face 2020 Online Teaching Conference to an online event. Although we regret not being able to come together in person, [ 348 more words ]

Online Teaching Conference is now Free!   presents: The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and TechConnect are dedicated to continuing the efforts to limit the spread and impact of COVID-19. To support this, and the c…

From the OER liaison: I thought I would share an opportunity that has just opened up for faculty teaching in technical fields (e.g., Computer Science, Instructional Technology, others) to compete for $5,000. The folks at Teach Access just announced that they will be offering another round of the Teach Access Faculty Grants this year! All information can be found on the [ 212 more words ]

$5,000 Grant Opportunity for faculty teaching in technical fields (e.g., Computer Science, Instructional Technology, others) focused on Accessibility From the OER liaison: I thought I would share an opportunity that has just opened up for faculty teaching in technical fields (e.g., Computer Science, Instructional Technology, others) to compete f…

GREAT NEWS! There are some new resources available within Canvas that can enhance user experiences. Below is a list with links to find out more about them: Ally - this is a tool that will help students access your materials in multiple formats. Here is information about this tool Instructor Introduction to Canvas Ally. For your reference, here is the information on the student version of the tool [ 392 more words ]

New LACCD Canvas Enhancements & Updates! GREAT NEWS! There are some new resources available within Canvas that can enhance user experiences. Below is a list with links to find out more about them: Ally – this is a tool that will hel…

Dear 3CSN Wayfinding Community, We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and staying safe. We are so grateful for the community we have built together over the past six weeks. We have learned and strengthened skills together across roles, eagerly and authentically shared our challenges and successes together, problem-solving and sparking ideas that have made a difference on our campuses as well as to our identities. [ 513 more words ]

Canvas and Zoom training 4/27 – 5/1 From 3C   Dear 3CSN Wayfinding Community, We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and staying safe. We are so grateful for the community we have built together over the past six weeks. We have lea…

Recently there have been multiple updates to the Zoom product. In order to keep our TechConnect Zoom (ConferZoom) LTI users informed of these changes, we will be sending emails to you as needed highlighting the most relevant information. For the week of April 8-16, 2020 When a meeting is launched from within Canvas, it has already passed security steps thus hosts (faculty) as well as students will not need to enter a password again. [ 262 more words ]

More Zoom Canvas Updates Recently there have been multiple updates to the Zoom product. In order to keep our TechConnect Zoom (ConferZoom) LTI users informed of these changes, we will be sending emails to you as needed hig…

Recently there have been multiple updates to the Zoom product. In order to keep our TechConnect Zoom (ConferZoom) users informed of these changes, we will be sending emails to you as needed highlighting the most relevant information. For the week of April 6-15, 2020 Security options are now available directly from your host toolbar within a meeting (Learn how to use… [ 154 more words ]

LACCD Zoom Updates Recently there have been multiple updates to the Zoom product. In order to keep our TechConnect Zoom (ConferZoom) users informed of these changes, we will be sending emails to you as needed highlig…

From explorance.com Please join us for a free online webinar hosted by David Berman as he is the #1 rated speaker on the topic of web accessibility standards as well as an international expert in the field. David will cover what higher education institutions need to do to ensure that their online evaluation systems are compliant with the latest accessibility standards: WCAG 2, ADA Title II, ADA Title III, AODA, and Revised Section 508. [ 81 more words ]
http://westladigital.com/2020/04/16/accessibility-webinar/

Accessibility Webinar From explorance.com Please join us for a free online webinar hosted by David Berman as he is the #1 rated speaker on the topic of web accessibility standards as well as an international expert in t…

Dear 3CSN Wayfinding Community, We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and staying safe. As we move forward into Week 5 of our Wayfinding Series, we want to take a moment to thank all of you who have made this series a success. In the past three and a half weeks, we have held over 130 sessions led by and provided for practitioners and students, including some of our participants! [ 512 more words ]

This Week’s Wayfinding Online Zoom Session Schedule Dear 3CSN Wayfinding Community, We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and staying safe. As we move forward into Week 5 of our Wayfinding Series, we want to take a moment to thank all of you w…

From Stanford University... Below are a few articles that I thought were useful, and that have been written amidst the Coronavirus outbreak: Coronavirus: 14 Simple Tips for Better Online Teaching (The Conversation): Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak (The Journal): (This article is basically just a laundry list of resources, updated continuously, but basically compiles all kinds of different software and online teaching resources that are offering free or discounted access to their products) [ 147 more words ]

Online Teaching Resources in this Time of the Coronavirus From Stanford University… Below are a few articles that I thought were useful, and that have been written amidst the Coronavirus outbreak: Coronavirus: 14 Simple Tips for Better Online Teachi…

Join ATE Central for a free webinar related to accessibility and universal design for learning. Featuring experts from CAST, this live event will help anyone in education understand more about how to make classroom materials and environments accessible to all students, including those with disabilities. Putting Universal Design for Learning into Practice Tuesday, April 14, 2020 1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT… [ 132 more words ]

Free Accessibility Webinar – April 14th Join ATE Central for a free webinar related to accessibility and universal design for learning. Featuring experts from CAST, this live event will help anyone in education understand more about how…

The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a short webinar on YouTube titled "Online Education and Website Accessibility". Full URL: The video is approximately 7 minutes long and covers basic institutional responsibility as well as why accessibility is a necessary consideration as colleges and universities are transitioning many classes and instructional resources to the online environment. [ 43 more words ]

Online Education and Website Accessibility The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has published a short webinar on YouTube titled “Online Education and Website Accessibility”. Full URL: The video is approxima…