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)

Jing Tutorial

Provided is an example of using Jing by TechSmith to create a 5 minute (or shorter) video tutorial… Jing makes it incrediably easy to create a screen recording, upload it, and to share with others. The recording can with just one click either be uploaded to ScreenCast.com (you get 2 GB free) or to your YouTube account. The entire video creation and sharing process can be accomplished in 5 – 10 minutes total. I’ve used Jing to answer student questions, create short lecturettes, discuss documents with colleagues, and make fun videos to share with family.

by Robert Kelley

Model: Chapter-based design

Handout #3 for Beginners Workshop

A graphic showing setup for chapter-based menu in Blackboard or another LMS.

Storyboard Design #1 [pdf]

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http://lisahistory.net/pot/StoryBoard1.pdf

by Pilar Hernández

POT’s “Where Do I Start?” chart

Handout #2 for Beginners Workshop

A flow chart for determining how to set up your online class based on how much help you need and what you want to do.

Getting Started Chart [pdf]

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http://lisahistory.net/pot/POTGettingStartedChart.pdf

by Lisa M Lane

Beginner’s Checklist

Handout #1 for Beginners Workshop

The first task in creating your online class, a brief checklist to determine your teaching style for translating into online.

Beginner’s Checklist [pdf]

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http://lisahistory.net/pot/BeginnersQuestionnaire.pdf

Checklist: Teaching Well Online

Checklist: Teaching Well Online [pdf — print in color]
A large checklist of everything you need to think of before, during and at the end of the semester.

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http://hub.miracosta.edu/teaching-academy/online/handouts/TeachingWellOLchecklist.pdf