New to teaching online?

Please read though this site, open the links, and watch any videos to help get yourself prepared.

Resources for Getting Prepared to Teach Online

• Read and explore our quick Online Facilitation Guide
• Complete the "Canvas Resources鈥攕elf paced" course that is already in your Canvas account
• Make sure you can and
• Every SF course already has a Canvas shell associated with it. There is no need to request one. Search your Courses or Dashboard on Canvas to find them. These courses are most likely unpublished. This means your students cannot see anything in them until you publish both the and the .
• Contact lms.admin@sfcollege.edu if you need more assistance or if you need more sandboxes (blank Canvas shells)
  • Make sure to include the following with you emails:
    • Course and section number(s)
    • SFID number
    • details of the problem you are experiencing
• If you are having issues with your SF account or password, submit an ITS or call
  352-395-5999
• Consult the to get specific Canvas questions answered
• Download the and/or learn from one Canvas course to another
• Consider downloading the Canvas Instructor App to your phone or tablet/iPad ( or )
• Use our quick Assessing Online Guide to help choose different assessments within Canvas.
• Try some
• Explore from MERLOT and Skills Commons
• Explore the to see what local training sessions are offered
• Consult with your chair, director, and/or coordinator to understand what their expectations are for online instruction in your area
• Reach out to fellow instructors who already teach online to see what advice and r