Frequently Asked Questions about Canvas

• FAQs for Online Faculty 
• FAQs for Supplemental Users 

Canvas Faculty Training site:  https://howardcc.instructure.com/courses/32484

• SoftChalk Lessonbuilder - Create interactive course materials with this easy-to-use software. The College's license allows you to load one copy on your home machine and one on your office machine. Click here for a demonstration of this powerful software that is as easy to use as Word!   Please contact Jeff Fairbanks in Instructional Media to acquire the latest version of SoftChalk.
• SecondLife - Some HCC faculty are investigating the educational uses of this virtual world. A good orientation Web site is New Media Consortium at http://sl.nmc.org/.  Please contact Karen Evans in Instructional Media for more information.

Best Practices 

• Principles of Best Practice in Online Education
• Quality Matters Project — Continuous Quality Improvement for Online Courses

Course Templates - Downloadable documents for use in your courses

• HCC Netiquette Statement
• Templates (Word docs) -- Syllabus, Learning Module, Assignment Sheet, Nettiquette statement

Policies and Procedures

• Testing Students at a Distance: Using Test Centers in Other Locations

Resources

• Epacks and Digital Content
• Digital Games Resources

Teaching Online Theory and Practice

• HCC Netiquette Statement
• Behavioral Objectives
• Creating Quizzes, Games, and Interactive Exercises
• Research on the Internet
• Learning Objects
• TEACH Act: Digital Copyright Law

Professional Organizations

• MarylandOnline Faculty Development Website: How To Teach Online
• Maryland Distance Learning Association (MDLA)