Teach Online Now

New to teaching online?

Please read though this site, open the links, and watch any videos to help get yourself prepared.

Resources for Getting Prepared to Teach Online

  • Read and explore our quick Online Facilitation Guide
  • Complete the “Canvas Resources—self paced” course that is already in your Canvas account
  • Make sure you can log into Canvas and find your courses
  • Every SF course already has a Canvas shell associated with it. There is no need to request one. Search your Courses or Dashboard on Canvas to find them. These courses are most likely unpublished. This means your students cannot see anything in them until you publish both the course and the modules.
  • Contact canvashelp@sfcollege.edu if you need more assistance or if you need more sandboxes (blank Canvas shells)
    • Whenever you contact Canvas Help, make sure to include the following:
      • Course and section number(s)
      • SFID number
      • details of the problem you are experiencing
  • Consult the Canvas Instructor Guide to get specific Canvas questions answered
  • Download the SF Sample Canvas Template and/or learn how to import course content from one Canvas course to another
  • Consider downloading the Canvas Instructor App to your phone or tablet/iPad (Android or Mac)
  • Use our quick Assessing Online Guide to help choose different assessments within Canvas.
  • Try some tips for effective online discussions
  • Read some notes for going online mid-semester
  • Explore free resources for teaching and learning online from MERLOT and Skills Commons
  • Explore the CATT workshop site to see what local training sessions are offered
  • Submit an ITS Help Desk ticket or call 352-395-5999 if you need a Zoom account or if you may need access to technology/equipment in order to teach
  • Consult with your chair, director, and/or coordinator to understand what their expectations are for online instruction in your area
  • Reach out to fellow instructors who already teach online to see what advice and resources they have to share
  • Explore some corporate resources for dealing with COVID-19

Online Tests and Remote Proctoring

Canvas Gradebook Resources 

Getting ready to use Canvas grades? Try the following videos to get familiar: 

CATT recommends taking both the Gradebook and Assignment webinars to learn about the gradebook. View our workshops website to see when they are available. 

You can always consult the Canvas Instructor Guide section about Grades for multiple resources. Some of the most asked questions can be answered using the written guides below: 

Using Real-Time and Collaborative Tools

If you want to increase collaboration and real-time interaction in your courses, consider using these tools. Below are some quick links to get you familiar with them.

Microsoft Teams

  • Teams allows you to have real-time meetings, share Office 365 documents, share files, chat, and more
  • View Microsoft’s Teams training videos and/or take a one hour video course on getting started with Teams via Microsoft’s instructor-led training sessions
  • Everyone at Santa Fe College (including students) has access to Office 365 and can immediately start using Teams

Zoom

  • Zoom allows for real-time meetings, virtual office hours, and can be recorded for future viewings.
  • To see what it looks like, view a sample Zoom recording
  • To get access to Zoom, submit an ITS Help Desk ticket or call 352-395-5999
  • Feel free to share this Zoom handout and this quick video tutorial to introduce Zoom to your students.
  • Need to provide your students guidance on using Zoom in your Canvas courses? Log into Canvas, click on Commons in the left-hand menu, and search "Zoom Tutorial for Students" to get a page to plug directly into your Canvas courses.  

BigBlueButton (called Conferences on the Canvas course menu)

Chats (already in Canvas)

Need additional assistance with your online courses?

Email canvashelp@sfcollege.edu for Canvas support

  • Don't forget to include your course ID, section number, SFID, and description of your problem

Email CATT for special requests and questions

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