eLearning Newsletter for April, 2022

Comic Transcript

eLearning's Handy Guide to Avoiding Phishing Scams.
Panel 1: A poorly written phishing email, marked up in red pen. Caption reads "#1, resist the urge to proof-read the scam email."
Panel 2: An email from the campus president, claiming that the president is stuck in an airport in Singapore and needs a 250-euro Amazon gift card to purchase a plane ticket home. Caption reads, "#2, the college President does not urgently need you to send them an Amazon gift card, no matter how elaborate the story is."
Panel 3: An email with an embedded link. A cursor is revealing the address of the link, which includes unusual characters including a toilet-paper-roll emoji. Caption reads, "#3, Check link addresses by moving your cursor over them. Avoid suspicious looking links."
Panel 4: Another email asking for an Amazon gift card, this time coming from Caleb's pet cat Stripe, including a picture of the cat. Caption reads, "#4, advanced phishing techniques may use personal information against you, don't fall for it!"

Save the Date for the 2022 eLearning Academy!

We'll have more information in the near future on the eLearning Academy themes, call for proposals, and keynote speakers!

Updated Student Canvas Training course now available

eLearning's Nick Taylor has recently finished renovating the Canvas Training for CCS Students course! It looks great, includes up-to-date information and screenshots, and is fully accessible and mobile-friendly. Students see a global announcement when they first log into Canvas encouraging them to visit the training course. We also recommend either directly linking to the training course in your Start Here module or putting a link in your syllabus. This will be our long-term place for student-facing Canvas materials and guides. A course pack is also available in Canvas Commons, if you'd prefer to embed the content directly in your course. 

Minor Tweak to Tech Talks scheduling

Inspired by something that SFCC CETL director Jared Anthony has started doing, we're going to try scheduling Tech Talks for 1:05pm rather than 1pm on the dot. We're all feeling busy, frantically running from one class or meeting to the next, and sometimes those meeting times are self-imposed and arbitrary. Go get yourself a cup of coffee and take a bathroom break, we'll be here waiting for you!