12 Stories Tagged "institution"

PhET Interactive Simulations

Remote Learning with PhET Simulations (New Features Available)

Remote Learning with PhET Simulations We are excited to announce several new features to support our teacher community in these unprecedented times. Find and share PhET lessons, now…

Student Narration of Winning Open Textbook Now Available.

A beta version of a year-long audio OER project is now available.  SUNY Geneseo communications professor Lee Pierce gave her students an assignment to record audio of themselves…

Zoom with Faculty

Student OER Specialists Help Faculty Remotely

At Scottsdale Community College (SCC), we had just hired our two Student OER Specialists before spring break in early March.  Due to the virus outbreak, the decision was…

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Library Expands Support for Students & Faculty

While the College of DuPage observes distance learning, library staff enhanced its existing online operation to include evenings and weekends. Staff is available in real-time online throughout the…

Medical Supply Donations

Nursing Program Donates Essential Equipment to Local Hospital

In light of the global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare professionals handling coronavirus cases, the College of the Canyons (CoC) nursing program has donated this…

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OER Emergency Grants (with Mentors!)

Emergency OER Grants As we navigate this widespread transition to online learning, many of us are authoring and adapting new materials to support our students.  To help incentivize…

CCCOnline staff in rows

Leveraging Scaled Services at CCCOnline

No stranger to scaled services or distance education, the CCCOnline team worked around the clock to leverage their expertise to launch the Remote and Online Instruction Toolkit in…

Center for OER and Language Learning

Advice for Teaching Languages Online during COVID-19

The Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning (COERLL) at the University of Texas Austin has created an assortment of resources to help you move language classes…

Faculty Helping Faculty at Nicolet Technical College

We created a Microsoft Team (TM) for faculty and Instructional Design at Nicolet college to facilitate communication during the pivot to remote teaching.  It has turned into a…

Academic Senate thanks instructional designers

Academic Senate Thanks Instructional Design Team at Reedley College

The Academic Senate at Reedley Community College in California passes a Resolution of THANKS to instructional designers Amanda Reedley and Kevin Scritchfield for providing 115 hours of faculty…

Helpful Online Learning Activities from Houston Community College’s Brainy Breaks

In this regular series of short videos posted to Twitter and YouTube, Stacee Hawkins from Houston Community College HCCTV  shares free online resources that are especially helpful during…

IULM University’s Contribution to a Different Perspective

IULM University is specialised in Communication and Languages and is based in Milan, in one of the worst coronavirus-hit regions. “As human beings, when we feel threatened by…