We are the Program for Online Teaching, a group of volunteer faculty helping other faculty teach better online.

Our focus is on pedagogy as the guiding force for using technologies for teaching.

Many of us are from MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California. MiraCostans may access the Teaching/Technology Innovations Center for technical help, resources, news and more.

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The POT Network

  • POT Diigo group
    (see tutorial on how to save bookmarks)
  • POT Facebook group
  • POT Vimeo Channel (workshops)
  • POT YouTube Channel
  • Twittter (please use hashtag #potcomm)

Quick and Easy Ways to Build Community in Your Online Class

Pilar Hernández presents “Quick and Easy Ways to Build Community in Your Online Class” a workshop from August 2009.

Building Community from Program for Online Teaching on Vimeo.

Adventures in Online Pedagogy

Workshop from POT MiniConference 10 January 2010, with Jim Sullivan and Lisa M. Lane. Discusses implications of basic learning theories (instructivism, constructivism and connectivism) for online teaching. Presentation portion only — this was followed by group work (30 minutes).

Adventures in Online Pedagogy from Program for Online Teaching on Vimeo.

Teaching, Learning and Social Networks

Jim Sullivan’s presentation from the POT MiniConference, 21 January 2010 (45 minutes)

Teaching, Learning and Social Networks from Program for Online Teaching on Vimeo.

Vibrant online discussion

Julie Vignato’s workshop from the Program for Online Teaching MiniConference, 21 January 2010. (44 minutes)

Vibrant Online Discussions from Program for Online Teaching on Vimeo.

Lisa’s online discussion technique

Slideshow with audio of my Weekly Discussion Two-Step technique:

The Weekly Discussion Two-Step from Lisa M Lane

Excerpted from our Adventures with Online Pedagogy workshop in January 2010, an explanation of how Lisa uses bifurcated weekly discussion, first with students collaboratively creating a collection of resources, followed by facilitation and guidance into constructing a thesis. […]

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