Tools for Moving Content Online 

See the COS Moving Content Online (MCOP) public Canvas course for more resources. Read through the information provided, and contact Dr. Nolan if you have any questions. 

If you have questions about teaching online or making your instructional materials accessible, please join Dr. Nolan via ConferZoom here. Dr. Nolan is available Wednesdays from 1:00pm - 3:00pm and Thursdays from 8:00am - 10:00am until July 30th. More information on Instructional Continuity Training and Support, click here. 

Summer Emergency Distance Education (DE) Training 

The District is offering emergency summer training to help instructors understand legal requirements for online teaching. The training includes three, two-hour workshops available asynchronously or synchronously via ConferZoom: Canvas, Legal Issues, Course Design throughout June and July The three workshops require two hours of homework. The District has negotiated with both COSTA and COSAFA to provide instructors with compensation for eight hours upon completion of the three workshops. 

DE Training FAQ

Completing the full Online Teaching Certificate Program (OTCP) 

The Course Design and Legal Issues workshops count toward the full certification for online teaching. If one wants to complete the full certification after finishing the Course Design and Legal Issues workshops, one can be enrolled in a four-hour asynchronous Finishing the OTCP workshop. Contact Dr. Nolan to be enrolled. The full certification is required for assignment to a regularly scheduled DE course. 

Student Support from the Library/LRC 

Please visit the Ask a Librarian page for remote Library/LRC resources over summer. Librarians are available Monday - Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm and by appointment. 

The COS Remote Library Access LibGuide was created to help students get Library help from off-campus. Please share it with your students. 

Accessibility Resources 

It is everyone’s responsibility to make instructional materials accessible for people with disabilities. These Accessibility Resources will help you with creating accessible documents and presentations in Microsoft Office, as well as creating accessible Canvas content. Please contact Dr. Nolan for individual assistance with your instructional materials by completing this form.