Todd Pourciau
308 Magnolia Building
(225) 216-8534
pourciaut@mybrcc.edu
Canvas Training
BRCC is currently using Canvas as the LMS. If you are looking for training to maximize
this tool, you have two options available to you. For personal consultations, please
contact eLearning Program Manager at 216-8130 to set an appointment. The Center for
Teaching+Learning Enhancement offers workshops related to online learning throughout
the academic year. Please check the Events Calendar for upcoming workshops.
Help Desk
If you are experiencing problems with the LMS, please contact LMS Administrator Lenora White at 216-8717.
Online Teaching Practices
In planning your online course, you may want to know something about the best practices
for teaching online, too. Among these are making effective use of discussions and
keeping a strong personal presence in the online classroom. You will find excellent
approaches in the following materials:
Conducting Effective Online Discussions (Video 6:49) (perspectives from several instructors at different universities, Australian
Learning and Teaching Council)
TIP: Many of the best practices for online teaching come from the best practices in
classroom teaching. For example, if you already use productive discussions in the
classroom, you are likely to have success in planning productive ones online. And,
how you “grade” class discussions in a face-to-face class would be worth considering
when planning you how you will “grade” them online. Although you will want incentives
for online participation, you will want to carefully evaluate the alignment of what
you set up in online policies with the values you hold in your teaching and learning
philosophy.