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Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Northeast Lakeview College provides access to quality academic programs and career and technical courses that prepare students for future success in in-demand careers.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip's College

St. Philip's College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Recorded Webinars

Recordings of webinars for faculty on a variety of remote teaching topics are provided in this section. Each webinar is thirty minutes to one hour in length and have been hosted through Zoom.

Raise-the-bar: Advanced Quizzes in Canvas [Recording | Presentation]
- Learn to use time limits, test banks, cheat-free questions (open-ended, problems with fill in the blank,(# of words to help), 1 question at a time), and quiz audit.

Turn It Up with Turnitin [Recording | Presentation]
- Manage potential academic misconduct in your remote classroom with Turn-it In.

To Zoom or Not to Zoom: Using Zoom for Assessments [Recording | Presentation]
- Discover how to use Zoom for assessments (polls, printing reports, chat, breakout room, saving docs).

Testing 1, 2, 3, 4: Assessment Alternatives in Canvas [Recording | Presentation]
- Explore alternatives assessments you can facilitate in Canvas: open-book tests, service-learning alternatives, student-driven, and creative projects.

Looking Good! Visual Assessments [Recording | Presentation]
- Utilizing PowerPoint, Prezi, posters, and infographics in assessments.

The Answer’s in the Rubric [Recording | Presentation]
- Use rubrics to communicate expectations to students and increase time efficiency and consistency in the grading process.

Papers Trump Tests [Recording | Presentation]
- Use research papers or essays rather than exams for remote assessments. Learn best practices and how to utilize the Turnitin! Feature in Canvas.

Zoom Bombing Prevention [Presentation]
- In this webinar, you will learn what Zoom Bombing is and how to apply prevention strategies and mitigation techniques to keep Zoom Bombers from disrupting your classroom.

Collaborative Learning in Zoom [Presentation]
- In this webinar, you will learn how to set up your Zoom classroom to allow “break-out rooms.” You will learn how to utilize the functions of the breakout rooms and strategies for how to use them to promote collaborative learning.

Canvas Assignments [Presentation]
- In this webinar, you will learn how to utilize features in Canvas Assignments, such as Turnitin, peer review, submission types, and SpeedGrader.

Canvas Quizzes [Recording | Presentation]
- In this webinar, you will learn how to get the most out of the Quiz tool in Canvas. You will learn to create different types of questions, utilize different restriction options, and recognize upload options for previously created quiz files.

Advanced Screen-Sharing in Zoom [Recording | Presentation]
- In this webinar, you will learn how to share your screen and utilize advanced screen-sharing features in Zoom.

Groups in Canvas [Recording | Presentation]
- In this webinar, you will learn about the Groups tool in Canvas and how using Groups can encourage student collaboration. You will learn how to create groups and group sets and then how to create group assignments and discussions.