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Pinterest for Centralia College Library
Many of you have probably seen our wonderful displays in the library entrance, all designed and created by Holly Collins. Holly has done a fabulous job of highlighting various topics and has been chronicling her displays via photographs. So, hello Pinterest! In fact, Holly started posting her display photos on her own Pinterest account but the following got too large so she created a Pinterest page for the library.
Check out the Centralia College Kirk Library new Pinterest page: http://pinterest.com/CCKirkLibrary/
And stop by the library and check out Holly’s latest display!
Expertly Curated Subject Guides Handcrafted Just for You!
The awesome faculty librarians have been hard at work partnering with discipline faculty on creating cool online subject and course guides. Check them out: http://libguides.centralia.edu/
And you, too, can have one of these awesome guides for your field or for individual courses. Margaret Snyder, Dale Carroll, and Lily Kun, are ready to help you put one together, or show you how you can create your own awesome subject guide!
Act now and receive not ONE but TWO (or three or four…) awesome subject guides! Operators are standing by.
Libguide for Art History
Libguide for Accounting & Finance
New and Improved! Open Course Library Access
Of course, you know all about the open course library (82 of the highest enrolling classes in Washington’s community colleges developed with a focus on open content and strong instructional design). But do you know where to find these materials?
A Google search for open course library will take you there: opencourselibrary.org
A collection of high quality, free-to-use courses that you can download and use for teaching. All content is stored in Google docs making it easy to access, browse and download.
It is an easy to navigate website. Head over to it and click on Courses. Simple! The new Google docs storage is easy peasy.
Free Tutoring for Students
Did you know that Centralia College is a member of the Western eTutoring Consortium? As a student, you have access to online tutoring services, delivered via a dynamic, user-friendly tutoring platform. If you are currently registered for courses at Centralia College, start the login process using the link below.
https://www.etutoring.org/login.cfm?institutionid=193&returnPage=
Free Tutoring in the following subjects is available:
- Accounting
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Math
- Microsoft Office
- Outpatient Medical Coding
- Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
- Physics
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Web Development
- Writing
To use the free service, login following the instructions here: https://www.etutoring.org/login.cfm?institutionid=193&returnPage=
How to Log Into Canvas at Centralia College
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To log into Canvas
https://centralia.instructure.com/login
SID: Your student ID # (910…)
Password: The first six letters of your last name. If your name is less than six letters, just repeat until you have six letters; example: Donald Duck’s password is duckdu. If your last name includes an apostrophe, delete it. For example, the password for Pat O’Leary would be: oleary
Please be sure to check that your class isn’t being taught in Angel — not all classes are available in Canvas this quarter. You can check this by logging into Angel.
If this is your first quarter using Canvas or Angel, you won’t be able to login until 3/25. If you try logging in on that date and it doesn’t work, please email eLearning at elearning@centralia.edu or call us at 360.736.9391 ext 672.
Welcome to Spring Quarter 2013!
The following email was sent to all online students for spring 2013:
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Dear Centralia College Online student, Welcome to Centralia College for spring term 2013! Classes begin April 1 and end June 14. According to our records, you are registered for one or more courses that is online. If this registration is in error, you need to log into Getting Started To begin your courses, login at In ANGEL, Centralia College’s virtual classroom, you will find course information and assignments and will interact with instructors and classmates. You can also go through the Online Test Course. NOTE: You may be enrolled in a course that is using the new virtual classroom system, Canvas. If so, you may still log into ANGEL to get information on how to access your course. We will also be sending out a separate email to Canvas students. Courses open on April 1. If your course is not listed within one business day of registering or you have not heard from your instructor by the end of the third day of the quarter, please contact us at Set up your Centralia College will send official information to your student email address, which is ready to activate after registering. Be sure to check it regularly. Your email address is firstname.lastname@student.centralia.edu. The initial password is your birthdate in the format of YYMMDD. If you have any problems signing in, contact the help desk at 736-9391 x297 or via email. Tuition schedule The spring term academic calendar and tuition reduction schedule are available online and contain important dates and deadlines. **Drop/withdraw refund dates**
Free online tutoring Centralia College offers you FREE online tutoring. You can receive help with your math curriculum, as well as writing, economics, biology, chemistry, Spanish and plenty more when you need it. Assistance and Communications Sign up for e2campus. You will automatically receive time-sensitive messages, such as an emergency on campus or campus closures. You can also sign up for specific messages from areas of interest. Sign up for Events and find out what is happening on campus. You can also interact with us and your fellow students on our Facebook page. Let us know how we can help you this quarter by submitting your request here: [SurveyLink] . Center for Disability Services serves all Centralia College students, both on and off campus. If you have a documented disability, you need to register with CDS so that Centralia College can accommodate you. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us at 360-736-9391 x672 or |
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Borrow a Laptop @ Kirk Library
Starting Spring quarter!
Who can borrow? Currently enrolled Centralia College students for academic purposes only.
How long can I borrow it? One week (7 days) at a time.
Can I reserve one for a certain time? No. Laptops are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
How many laptops does Kirk Library have? Kirk Library has ten (10) laptops for students to borrow.
What do I need to do borrow a laptop? Bring your WA State driver’s license or Centralia College student ID card to the library and sign a Laptop Borrowing Agreement.
Many thanks to Lily Kun, faculty librarian, for spearheading this effort, and to student government for funding this project!
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Copyright for Educators (Free Online Course) – from the new School of Open
The School of Open has launched!
Take a free online course on copyright for educators, CC licenses, Wikipedia, open science, open culture, open video formats, and more at http://schoolofopen.org/.
Enroll in this stand-alone course:
Intro to Openness in Education
Another free course is actually facilitated (signup now through 3/17 - class starts on 3/18) for educators who want to know more about copyright law in the US:
Copyright for Educators:
https://p2pu.org/en/courses/147/copyright-for-educators-us/
The course is taught around practical case studies faced by teachers when using copyright material in their day-to-day teaching. By answering the case scenarios and drafting and discussing the answers in groups, you and other participants will learn:
- What is the public domain?
- What does copyright law protect?
- What is fair use?
- What other exceptions are there in copyright law?
- What are open access educational resources?
Goals
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of copyright law;
- Identify copyright issues in education;
- Understand when fair use or other copyright exceptions apply to teacher, librarian, or student use of copyrighted content; and
- Strategize and talk with your students, peers, and administrators about how to use copyright exceptions in education.
Who should take this course?
- Teachers, librarians, and administrators in K-12 schools or higher education in the US
- Anyone interested in education who would like to learn about US law as it pertains to educators
Read more about the launch at http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/37179.
2012 Centralia College eLearning Blog in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 15,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 3 Film Festivals
Welcome to Winter 2013!
The following message was sent to all students currently enrolled in online courses.
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Dear Centralia College Online student, Welcome to Centralia College for winter term 2013! Classes begin January 2 and end March 21. If you are enrolled in a WAOL class, instruction begins January 3 and ends March 13. According to our records, you are registered for one or more courses that is online. If this registration is in error, you need to log into Getting Started To begin your courses, login at NOTE: You may be enrolled in a course that is using the new virtual classroom system, Canvas. If so, you may still log into ANGEL to get information on how to access your course. We will also be sending out a separate email to Canvas students. Set up your Centralia College will send official information to your student email address, which is ready to activate after registering. Be sure to check it regularly. Your email address is firstname.lastname@student.centralia.edu. The initial password is your birthdate in the format of YYMMDD. If you have any problems signing in, contact the help desk at 736-9391 x297 or via email. Tuition schedule The winter term academic calendar and tuition reduction schedule are available online and contain important dates and deadlines. **Drop/withdraw refund dates**
Free online tutoring Centralia College offers you FREE online tutoring. You can receive help with your math curriculum, as well as writing, economics, biology, chemistry, Spanish and plenty more when you need it. Assistance and communications eLearning is here to answer your questions about accessing your course(s) and more. • Courses open on ANGEL on December 26, at which point your course(s) will show up in ANGEL. If your course is not listed within one business day of registering or you have not heard from your instructor by the end of the third day of the quarter, please contact us at • Sign up for e2campus. You will automatically receive time-sensitive messages, such as an emergency on campus or campus closures. You can also sign up for specific messages from areas of interest. Sign up for Events and find out what is happening on campus. • You can also interact with us and your fellow students on our Facebook page. • Let us know how we can help you this quarter by submitting your request here. Center for Disability Services serves all Centralia College students, both on and off campus. If you have a documented disability, you need to register with CDS so that Centralia College can accommodate you. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us at 360-736-9391 x374 or |
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