Collin College Podcast

In this episode Mark Garcia is joined by Nicola Marshman, the Director of Strategic Initiatives, to discuss the best practices with regards to security. From crafting a secure password to handling multi-factor authentication requests, we cover a ton of ground and discuss not just what each security best practice is, but why they are important. 

So join us as we discuss personal stories where we have had data compromised, have had to change passwords, and what we have learned from it all. Additionally, we give you tips on some of the tools and techniques that we have learned along the way. Want to know how to deal with the pains that can come with multi-factor authentication? We can help with that!

At the end of the day, our discussion is all about how to protect your data to the best of your ability.

Apps & Resources Discussed in the Podcast

Password Construction - Diagram on the time to hack passwords of various lengths and characters

Microsoft Authenticator App - iOS App, Android App

Monitor if your data or your account has been compromised - Have I been pwned

Show Me What You're Working With Apps:

Outlook App - iOS App, Android App 

Dropbox Paper - Website, iOS App, Android App

Anchor.fm - Website, iOS App

Tutorials on Security

Microsoft Stream (Must have Collin Account) - Security Tutorials Channel

In this episode, members of the Collin Department of Strategic Initiatives (Kasie Dodd, Mark Garcia, and Nicola Marshman) are joined by members of the Faculty Fellows cohort (Amira Albalancy, Anne Thornton, Betsy Brody, Karrie Newby, Kelly Martin, Kelly Putnam, Lydia Danton, Melissa Johnson, Mike McConachie, Mindi Bailey, Pamela Gaiter, Sukanya Subramanian, Suzanne Jones), who led the charge with adopting methodologies and technologies aligned with the Collin Virtual Campus initiative. In this session DOSI asks the faculty members to provide some perspective on challenges and successes that they have had in taking previous classes from face-to-face to an online modality. 

While they are at it, the Faculty Fellows also discuss some of the ways they have tried to adapt in the current environment, as a result of COVID-19, to take some of their more unique or challenging courses from face-to-face to online.

In this episode, Mark Garcia talks about some of the best practices that faculty can implement when they are building out their Home Pages, Navigation Bars, and Module pages in the Canvas Learning Management System.

Episode Topics

Introduction & Mark's Experiences in Online Learning - 00m 00s

Building and Setting your Canvas Homepage - 12m 00s;  Guide: Setting the Front Page of a Course in Canvas

Grooming the Course Navigation Menu - 19m 34s; Guide: Modifying the Course Navigation Menu

Using Modules Effectively - 30m 01s; Guide: Canvas Modules; YouTube Playlist: Canvas Module Tutorials

In this episode Mark Garcia talks about the goals and purpose of the podcast.