WesternOnline: Online Best Practices

WesternOnline: Online Best Practices

WesternOnline is a resource created by WWU's Outreach and Continuing Education to help build online courses effectively. Learn more about online basics, student engagement, accessibility, and equity... Explore: Online Best Practices WesternOnline Resources for Online...

WesternOnline: Teaching and Learning Hub

WesternOnline: Teaching and Learning Hub

WesternOnline is a resource created by WWU's Outreach and Continuing Education to help build online courses effectively. In order to learn more about how to create high quality and engaging online courses, visit: Explore: Western Online Teaching and Learning Hub...

WesternOnline: Using Canvas Course Templates

WesternOnline: Using Canvas Course Templates

Have you ever wished you had the basic framework all set up for a Canvas course so you could just fill in your course content? Created by WesternOnline designers in Outreach and Continuing Education, these templates were created in an effort to provide an organized...

Workshop Recording: Planning for Flexible and Fantastic Courses

Workshop Recording: Planning for Flexible and Fantastic Courses

This recording of Planning for Flexible and Fantastic Courses by Justina Brown and Kevin Dixey was part of the 2021 WWU Summer Workshop Series. Session description: What do you do if your class suddenly needs to change modality this Fall? Kevin Dixey and Justina Brown...

Workshop Recording: Wonderful Warmups

Workshop Recording: Wonderful Warmups

This recording of Wonderful Warmups by Kerry Allen & Lee Posthumus was part of the 2021 WWU Summer Workshop Series. Session description: Going remote was heavy lifting for many of us and it goes without saying that there were challenges for teachers and learners....

Zoom Video Conferencing at Western

Zoom Video Conferencing at Western

Zoom is a videoconferencing tool available in the Pro version to all Western faculty, staff, and students. Check out Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos to see a collection of videos created by instructional designer, Kevin Dixey, and other ATUS staff. These videos...

Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos

Zoom: A Playlist of WWU Zoom Videos

Explore the large collection of videos created by instructional designer, Kevin Dixey, and other ATUS staff. These videos may differ from what is shown in Zoom's documentation and better represent the WWU Zoom environment. Zoom is a videoconferencing tool available in...

Zoom: Setting Up a Recurring Meeting with No Fixed Time

Zoom: Setting Up a Recurring Meeting with No Fixed Time

Learn how to set up a recurring Zoom meeting with the "no fixed time" option so that the meeting can be used at any time. This is especially useful for classes and online office hours. Explore more videos from WWU's Instructional Design Video Library and Flexible...

Zoom: Using Socrative for Student Engagement

Zoom: Using Socrative for Student Engagement

Using the Socrative polling tool, or any polling tool for that matter, can add an element of engagement to a Zoom meeting. Typically, professors use polling quizzes to check for knowledge, prepare students for exams, check for the "muddiest point" at the end of class,...