Online Faculty Resources

faculty Support

• District Service Desk 209-588-5385 (business hours) for technical support.
• Online Learning Lab (business hours) and drop-in support online/in person during open lab hours with our DE Instructional Support Specialist! 
• Contact the Canvas Live Chat Support, available 24/7 (including holidays and weekends). Once there, select "Contact Support" from the upper or lower right.
• Online Course Design, Teaching, and Certification to teach online: Contact Ashli Bumgardner bumgardnera@yosemite.edu 

Online Teaching Guidance

• Email Blast Alternatives: Email Blast was discontinued 10/17/25. As an alternative, you can send emails to students through Starfish or through Self Service.
  • ​Use Starfish to Email All Students
  • Use Self Service to Email All Students
• Distance Education Plan (2024-2026)
• Distance Education Faculty Handbook (2025-2027)
• Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) Guidelines
• Definitions of Course Modalities
• CVC-OEI Course Design Rubric (CVC-OEI: California Virtual Campus-Online Education Initiative)

Helpful Information and Guides 

To log in to Canvas, select the Canvas icon at the upper right of this webpage. Then log in with your Columbia email address and password.

• Canvas Instructor Guides
• Canvas Student Guides
• Canvas Course Copying Tips
• Combining Course Sections in Canvas
• Learn more with this Canvas Getting Started Quick Guide
• The Canvas Teacher app is available for both Android and iOS devices. 
• Canvas Browser Requirements
• Online Course Design Rubric Checklist
• Semester Start and End Checklist
• If you would like a Canvas sandbox for developing course content, email Daniel Barsotti barsottid@yosemite.edu
• Request a licensed Zoom account
• Best Practices for Creating Accessible Word Documents 
• Distance Education Addendum and Correspondence Education Addendum Annotated Guide for Faculty 
• Open Educational Resources
  
• Video: Copyright on Campus 
• Standard Rules of Engagement for NetTutor
• California Community College Chancellor's Office - Distance Education

Trainings & Tutorials

Interested in teaching online or hybrid courses? Please contact the Distance Education Coordinator Ashli Bumgardner bumgardnera@yosemite.edu to become a Certified Online Instructor. Columbia offers a lcoal training course, and there is also training through @ONE (The Online Network of Educators).

• Online Teaching Tools Resource Course in Canvas (guides, resources, and recordings of trainings)
• Interested in teaching online or going through a "refresher"? Learn more about our local training and apply to enroll in an upcoming session! Introduction to Online Instruction Certificate 
• @ONE Certification Course
• Other @ONE Courses
• @ONE Webinars
• The CCC Vision Resource Center is an online learning and collaboration platform for all professionals in the California Community Colleges. The content provided will support every individual and college as we work together toward the Vision for Success goals.

Video Tutorials

• Create an Accessible Table in Canvas
• Check Color Contrast using the Canvas Accessiblity Checker
• Create a Canvas quiz that uses question groups to randomize quiz questions
• Grading in Canvas
• Grade Book Management
• Weight Groups and Drop Lowest Scores
• Adding A Grading Scheme
• Creating An Exemplary Module
  
• Welcoming Home Pages

Multi-Factor Authentication

Yosemite Community College District has instituted multi-factor authentication for employee acounts. Learn more about multi-factor authentication.

Status Updates

• Canvas Status
• Zoom Status
• Turnitin Status