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Newsletter Archive - Edition 14

Edition 14: December  2022

Charlotte BrunSPOTLIGHT: CHARLOTTE BRUN (SHE/HER)

Student Success Librarian at South Seattle College 

Tell us something about yourself and the work you do at Seattle Colleges: 

I was born and raised in France and moved to Washington State when I was 15 years old. I come from a family of educators and am a strong believer in student centered education. That's why I love being a librarian; it allows me to be at the intersection of teaching and student services while in charge of a space that welcomes students. 

In the two and a half years I have been at South, the library has been through a lot of changes. We are reviewing our policies, updating our collection, and challenging ourselves to redefine what it means to be a safe space, and to lead with anti-racism and anti-oppression principles. One of our big achievements over the past year is eliminating over 17,000 irrelevant, offensive, and dangerously outdated items (food safety has changed a lot since the 1970s!) from our collection. This means that our stacks are healthier, and more inviting - we hope you will notice! 

I am also the co-lead of the Exploratory Sequence workgroup on Guided Pathways, which has been exciting work in building holistic infrastructure to support students through their educational journey. Ask me about it next time you see me! 

When do you feel successful as an instructor? 

When my students make connections between the class content and their personal life is when I feel like I really did well. 

At the library, we recently did a survey that had a high rate of response. While that was not necessarily a reflection of my personal success, it made me feel like our team was doing something right - students are willing to give us feedback! 

What do you enjoy most about your college? 

Having worked at a variety of libraries, from liberal arts college to public, I love that South has a small college feel, anchored into the community. So many small businesses in West Seattle have connections to South!  

But more than that, I love our team. My colleagues' care and dedication to each other and the students is inspiring. Working at South really pushes me to lead with empathy, and I love supporting such a diverse community of students. 

Also In This Edition

eLearning Studio Poll 

eLearning is looking to create a space at all three colleges with faculty in mind! This will be a studio and 'creating' space for you to explore new ways to express yourselves with lectures, assignments, intro or instructional videos, and so much more! 

Please take some time to answer the questions in this survey to help us understand what will best fit the needs of faculty for the best use of space and resources. 

Student Support Sessions for Winter 2023 (Canvas/Zoom/ctcLink-Starfish) 

eLearning offers Canvas and Zoom virtual orientation sessions below for Winter 2023 via Zoom. In most of the sessions, the first part (30 minutes) will focus on navigating Canvas, the second part (30 minutes) will be for Zoom training and practicing. Also, information about ctcLink and Starfish will be presented during the last 30 minutes of each presentation (11-11:30, 3-3:30 and 6-6:30). 

Zoom Link for ALL sessions: https://zoom.us/j/93228640994 

  • Wednesday 01/04 @ 10am (Canvas), 10:30am (Zoom), 11am (Starfish) 

  • Wednesday 01/04 @ 2pm (Canvas), 2:30pm (Zoom), 3pm (Starfish) 

  • Thursday 01/05 @ 10am (Canvas), 10:30am (Starfish), 11am (Zoom) 

  • Thursday 01/05 @ 2pm (Canvas), 2:30pm (Zoom), 3pm (Starfish) 

  • Thursday 01/05 @ 5pm (Canvas), 5:30pm (Zoom), 6pm (Starfish) 

  • Friday 01/06 @ 10am (Canvas), 10:30am (Starfish), 11am (Zoom) 

  • Friday 01/06 @ 2pm (Canvas), 2:30pm (Zoom), 3pm (Starfish) 

New LEAD (eLearning Education Across the District) Program 

The Seattle Colleges eLearning team is excited to relaunch our eLearning Education Across the District (LEAD) faculty development program for the new year! We have been offering a series of workshops in the past few years that collectively built towards a stipend, but we are trying something different for this academic year. Check out our two new paths to complete the LEAD program and register today! 

LEAD – Introductory Path: Introduction to Canvas for Faculty 

In this workshop, participants will get an overview of our institution’s Learning Management System, Canvas. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to navigate Canvas, create content within a course shell, and effectively use many of its core features including, but not limited to, announcements, content modules, calendar, inbox, gradebook, discussion boards, assignments, and quizzing tool. 

  • Completed fully online & asynchronously 

  • Takes approximately four-to-six hours and pays a $250 stipend 

  • Available now! 

LEAD – Advanced Path: Guided Course Review 

In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to engage with their peers in a collaborative, guided peer review. Participants will both give and receive feedback and will adjust in their chosen course based on that feedback, with an Instructional Designer on-hand for support. 

  • Completed fully online, with some required Zoom meetings 

  • Takes approximately ten hours total and pays a $400 stipend 

  • Winter Registration is closed but still available for Spring 

  • Courses can be chosen from any modality 

Finally, for faculty who had started in the LEAD program within the past year, but not yet finished: you absolutely can still finish and earn the $500 stipend. If you are not sure what you need, reach out to Robin Leeson—they can pull your LEAD completions and help you figure out what is left. 

Contact eLearning 

When to Contact eLearning  

  • 8:30 - 7:30 PM – Monday – Thursday  

  • 8:30 - 4:00 PM – Fridays  

How to Contact eLearning  

Winter Break Drop-In Hours: December 19-January 2 

NORTH (December 27-29) 

  • Visit us in CC2153 

  • T-TH 10:00 – 3:00 pm 

CENTRAL 

  • No Drop-In Hours 

SOUTH 

  • No Drop-In Hours 

Winter Drop-In Hours (Starting January 3, 2023) 

NORTH  

  • Visit us in CC2153 

  • M-TH 10:00 – 3:00 pm 

CENTRAL  

  • Visit us in the Library/TLC  

  • M-TH 8:00 – 4:00 pm 

SOUTH  

  • Visit us at the Library Information Desk or TLC (LIB 140) 

  • M-TH 8:30 – 5:00 pm  

Faculty Equipment  

The District Distance Learning Committee (DDLC) purchased equipment for lending to faculty. The committee purchased items and distributed them to the three colleges' eLearning departments for distribution. Each campus has a small collection of equipment for faculty to borrow to support teaching across the modalities. Equipment includes laptops, portable document cameras, digital drawing tablets, clip-on microphones, and portable ring lights.  

Winter Canvas Reminders: 

  • For faculty teaching in Winter Quarter who have multiple of the same courses, if you are wanting to merge your courses for easier editing, please email us at eLearning@seattlecolleges.edu ASAP. Please include the course names and item numbers.  

  • Students will be added to Winter Quarter Canvas shells by December 20th.  

End of Quarter Checklist:  

Canvas courses are automatically concluded and added to the Past Enrollments section of your course list--at the very bottom. If you are looking for a past course, check your full list of courses on Canvas. 

Courses conclude a week after the last day of the quarter. It is easier to complete these tasks before your course is completed. 

1. Export a copy of your grade book 

You can download a copy of your Canvas grade book so that it will be easier to access student grades. It is also important to occasionally back up your grade book throughout the term. While Canvas is a reliable system, no system is infallible. 

Canvas exports your grade book to a .csv (comma-separated values) file, which should be readable by almost any spreadsheet application. 

If you do export your grade book, make sure to store your copy in a secure, FERPA-compliant location. Citrix meets these requirements. How do I download scores from the Gradebook? 

2. Export a copy of your course 

You can still copy a concluded course into a new course shell, but no system is infallible. Exporting and saving a copy of your course will save you potential frustration should anything unforeseen happen to the online copy of your course. How do I export a Canvas course? 

3. Gather copies of sample work 

If you would like to be able to use outstanding student submissions as examples in future courses, you should first get the express written permission of the students. Then download or cut and paste copies of the sample work. Make sure to retain a copy of the written permission with a copy of the sample work as part of your personal records outside of Canvas. 

4. Decide how you will handle any incompletes 

Students will no longer have access to submit assignments once a course concludes, but they can still access assignment prompts and can submit work to you via an attachment to a Canvas email (or plain old email). Many incomplete requirements can be managed in low-tech ways. 

If you have activities which must be completed in Canvas (e.g., complex quizzes or tests), or want students to submit through Canvas contact us at eLearning@seattlecolleges.edu 

Enjoy Your Break

Instructional Designers at eLearning are here to help you with creating accessible, antiracist, and quality courses/content and ready to help with all of your teaching needs. Please contact our team via email or set up a time with us via our book me site. We can also be contacted individually via email:  

Rebecca Brown (North): Rebecca.a.brown@seattlecolleges.edu  

Sanja Kadrić (Central): Sanja.kadric@seattlecolleges.edu 

Robin Leeson (Central): Robin.leeson@seattlecolleges.edu 

Julian Barr (South): Julian.barr@seattlecolleges.edu 

Zoom Whiteboard

Instructional Technologist, Shawn Rodriguez, discusses the new Zoom Whiteboard. As usual make sure your Zoom software is up to date for all the latest features: