March Newsletter
Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2023
Welcome to the new Distance Education Newsletter. This new format is designed to provide quicker access to information. Please click on the above links for access to Canvas Updates, CVC, Flex Day, Online Certification, and Zoom information.
Great news! Hypothesis is offering instructors a new learning opportunity with Hypothesis Academy - a no-cost, two-week asynchronous course. Hypothesis Academy teaches faculty how to use the Hypothesis tool and design social annotation assignments to support student learning at any point in the term. We would love to have you join us! Not sure what Hypothesis is? Check out this one-minute video on how Hypothesis engages students in course readings and makes reading active, visible, and social.
Participants who complete the course receive recognition as a Hypothesis Certified Educator. By the end of the course, you’ll have set up a Hypothesis-enabled assignment in your course site, complete with instructions for your students and a grading plan. The new cohort begins on March 14th. To access Hypothesis, follow these instructions.
Don’t miss your chance to become a social annotation pro — sign up today.
Click on the link below to answer our poll or find out more about Professional Development
DE Committee Meeting
Our next DE committee meeting will be Friday, April 7, 2023. All are welcome to attend, please use the Zoom link to join remotely. We will also have an in-person section at the Vacaville Center, room 133 and in-person at the main campus in room 801. Please feel free to stop in and check out or work! If you would like to be included in the D.E. Committee shell, please send a request to john.perez@solano.edu
To maintain compliance with AB 2449, DE meetings will be in-person, voting members must be in-person starting April 7, 2023. There will be two locations for this meeting: Fairfield Main Campus, 801, and Vacaville, Room 208.
Canvas Flex Day Sessions
We have a few sessions scheduled with a Canvas focus for this upcoming Flex day. Here is the current program for March 15 and 16. There will be a workshop session at 1:00 PM on March 15, all skill levels are invited to participat. If you need a development shell, email john.perez@solano.edu
Hypothesis Training Program
Great news! Hypothesis is offering instructors a new learning opportunity with Hypothesis Academy - a no-cost, two-week asynchronous course. Hypothesis Academy teaches faculty how to use the Hypothesis tool and design social annotation assignments to support student learning at any point in the term. We would love to have you join us! Not sure what Hypothesis is? Check out this one-minute video on how Hypothesis engages students in course readings and makes reading active, visible, and social.
Participants who complete the course receive recognition as a Hypothesis Certified Educator. By the end of the course, you’ll have set up a Hypothesis-enabled assignment in your course site, complete with instructions for your students and a grading plan. The new cohort begins on March 14th. To access Hypothesis, follow these instructions.
Don’t miss your chance to become a social annotation pro — sign up today.
Canvas Upgrades - Summer 2023
Top Hat
Recently we have updated Top Hat to Top Hat LTI 1.3. If you are currently using Top Hat I encourage you to transition to the new LTI 1.3. During the Spring-Summer transition we will discontinue Top Hat and only have access to Top Hat LTI 1.3. If you are currently using this app please take note. There have been a few hiccups with TopHat 1.0 and we hope to resolve by Summer 2023.
ALEKS
Over the break we added ALEKS for higher education within our CGE. If you are interested in using this app, feel free to! This is now available to you and you may have noticed this new option under your course navigation screen under the course settings page: