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.

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)

Self-paced: Where the Hell Do I Start?

This is Lisa’s self-paced tutorial for beginners. If it is not showing correctly here, please go directly to the site.

Making a FAQ with internal links

This how to get that cool effect where a student clicks on a linked Q at the top, and the cursor bounces to the corresponding A at the bottom. This is called an internal link or an anchored link.

Here’s how to create those links in a FAQ using OpenOffice. This can then be copied […]

Choosing Good Tools

Beyond the Basics: How to Choose Good Tools for Online, Hybrid and Web-Enhanced Teaching (Workshop 19 January 2012)

Begin with your own teaching method, then explore which tools will be best for you to realize your pedagogical goals.

Choosing Good Tools from Program for Online Teaching on Vimeo.

Embedding YouTube in Blackboard

Tutorial by Karen Korstad

Overstream Tutorial

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Created by Dave Giberson at San Diego City College. Please be patient while loading – it’s a Camtasia screencast.