ADA and Going Online
Learn about Ally, the tool in Blackboard that checks to see if your class materials pass the ADA requirements established by federal law. Ally on Blackboard helps faculty protect against noncompliance and serve all students with universal design in mind. It is easy to use, too: Ally Resources and Support (PDF)
Assessment
This link takes you to a short faculty self-assessment survey designed to help you locate your strengths and weaknesses using Blackboard and teaching remotely so you can determine areas you might want to learn more about: Faculty Self-Assessment: Preparing for Online Teaching
- 7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating
- TLC Faculty Talk Webinar from July 16, 2020 “Assessment in an Online Environment” with Marc Scott, Jacob Bolen and Peggy Whyte
- Marc Scott’s Outline and notes for Webinar July 16, 2020
- TLC Faculty Talk Webinar: “How to Set up Tests, Quizzes, Exams and Rubrics in Blackboard” July 22, 2020
- Pat Spradlin Powerpoint about Creating Tests, exams and quizzes from July 22 Webinar
- Downloadable Blackboard Rubrics
- Downloadable KUMC Rubrics
- More Rubrics on Sharefile (zipped file with 6 rubric files – unzip then upload the enclosed zipped files)
- Universal Design in online classes link provided during webinar from UALR
- Article: Backward Design: The Basics
- Podcast: Removing Learning Barriers with Universal Design for Learning
- Free PDF Book: Assessment Strategies for Online Learning
- Blackboard Test Generator from Oklahoma Christian University
- How to Upload Questions from Word to Blackboard (PDF)
- Video: How To generate a test from Word and put it on Blackboard
Blackboard
- Adding a Blackboard Collaborate Button to your Course Navigation Menu (PDF)
- Blackboard Collaborate Essentials Webinar
- Blackboard Collaborate Overview from University of Toldeo
- Blackboard Collaborate Session Best Practices
- Blackboard Essentials for Beginners Webinar
- Blackboard Essentials Powerpoint (PPTX)
- Blackboard Webinar Training Series: Accelerate Your Transition to Remote Instruction
- Extending Time for Tests and Exams in Blackboard (PDF)
- Getting Connected to Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (PDF)
- How to Enroll in the Blackboard Users’ Group (PDF)
- Solving Blackboard Collaborate Issues in Chrome
- Solving Blackboard Collaborate Issues in Firefox
- Taking Attendance in Collaborate Ultra in Blackboard (PDF)
- Uploading Test Questions to Blackboard (PDF)
- Using Blackboard Collaborate (PDF)
- Using the Poll feature in Collaborate
Compliance Help for Online Teaching
- Copyright and Online Classroom Instruction (PDF)
- Copyright Guidelines for Online and Hybrid Teaching (PDF)
- SSU Instructor ADA Accommodations and Online Learning FAQ (PDF)
- Title IX Applies Online
QM Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI) Checklist
A helpful guide with suggested activities and practices to help you do all you can to create a good online class in times of Covid awareness.
Connecting with Students and Building Community
This link takes you to a series of workshops from Penn State available to all universities nationwide. It offers four video workshops about converting courses to blended or online formats and a plethora of useful linked resources via google docs. The emphasis in the series is connecting with students by increasing student engagement in your course design and delivery: Planning for Student Engagement
- Creative Prompt ideas for Discussion Boards
- Designing Small Group Learning Activities for Active Learning in the Online Classroom
- Discussion Board Prompts
- Five Tips for Improving Online Discussion Boards
- For Students: How to Ace Online Discussions
- Inside Higher Ed: New Approches to Discussion Boards
- Netiquette for Online Learning
- Rubrics and tools for evaluating and grading Discussion Board contributions (PDF)
- Six Steps to Better Breakout Rooms Online Classes (PDF)
- The Secret Weapon of Good Online Teaching: Discussion Forums
Designing Online Courses
- Free training courses about designing and delivering online courses offered by Wiley
- This video (from Northern Illinois University) is about designing an Exemplary Course. It offers examples of how to organize an easy to follow and manage course online: Designing an Exemplary Course (YouTube)
- This rubric can be used by instructors to evaluate their own courses objectively and make improvements as we build or revise courses on Blackboard: Sample Exemplary Course in Blackboard Rubric (PDF)
- How to Quickly (and Safely) Move a Lab Course Online
- Association of College and University Educators tips for being more organized and effective online
- Wiley Guidance on Virtual Instruction
Equity, Diversity and Anti-Racist Pedagogy
TLC Faculty Talk Webinars
- 4/7/20: Listening to Students: SSU Student Concerns During Transition to Online-Only Delivery (Marc Scott)
- 5/12/20: Promotion and Tenure Tips and Best Practices 2020 Panel (Skip Miller, Jen Scott, Kimberly Inman, Kurt Shoemaker, Barb Conn, Adam Miller)
- 5/28/20: What did we learn from teaching online during the Covid-19 Crisis Move? (Sarah Clausing, Ann Linden)
- 5/28/20: What did we learn from teaching online during the Covid-19 Crisis Move?/How to Create Breakout Groups (Peggy Whyte)
- 6/26/20: Toward Equity in the Classroom (Monique Harmon, Christina Baker)
- 7/8/20: Using the Discussion Board (Mariah Woodward and Peggy Whyte)
- 7/16/20: Assessment in an Online Environment (Marc Scott, Jacob Bolen)
- 7/22/20: Tests, Quizzes, and Rubrics in Blackboard: Using the Tools We Have (Peggy Whyte)
- 7/28/20: Designing and Managing Complex Student Group Projects Online (Jason Lovins)
- 8/4/20: Conducting Interactive Online Classes (Thomas Bunting, Jodi Dunham)
- 8/19/20: Communicating w Students: Office Hours and Advising (Janice Johnson, Glenna Heckler-Todt, Lindsey Monihen, Ginny Young)
- 9/1/20: Text Annotation with Students Using Perusall (Darrell Rudmann)
- Looking at NSSE and FSSE 2020 (Marc Scott)
9/21/20: Part One and 9/24/20: Part Two
Hybrid Course Creation
- Amplifying Engagement: Energizing Students in Large Online Classrooms
- An Introduction to Hybrid Teaching (PDF)
- Best Practices for Designing & Teaching Hybrid Classes: A Checklist (PDF)
- Blended Course Design: A Synthesis of Best Practices (PDF)
- Chronicle: Online Teacher Advice Guide
- Connecting Physical and Virtual Spaces in a HyFlex Pedagogic Model (PDF)
- Creating Course Content
- High Enrollment and HyFlex: The Case for an Alternative Course Model (PDF)
- Hybrid Course Planning/Brainstorming Template (DOCX)
- Inside Higher Ed Fall Scenario #13: A HyFlex Model
- Lost (and Found) in Translation: What Online Students Want
- Seven Things You Should Know About The HyFlex Course Model (PDF)
- Teaching a Hybrid-Flexible Course
- Things you need to consider if you are delivering instruction to both on-ground and virtual students during one class session: Part One | Part Two
Library Resources
Student Resources
6 Ways to Improve Your Syllabus
1. Could you turn your syllabus into an infochart?
- How To Create an Infographic Syllabus With Piktochart
- How to Turn Your Syllabus into an Infographic
- The Infographic Syllabus
2. Does your syllabus show the big picture?
3. Does your syllabus convey your enthusiasm and empathy for students?
4. Is anybody reading your syllabus?
5. Could your syllabus also become a FAQ Discussion Board?
6. Does your syllabus contain the updated anti-discrimination and harassment policy statement?
Teaching Tools and Support
Webinars
- ACUE free Webinar Series: Effective Online Instruction
- Blackboard Webinar Training Series: Accelerate Your Transition to Remote Instruction
- ACUE: Organizing your Online Course
- ACUE: Planning and Facilitating Quality Online Discussions
- Blackboard Essentials for Beginners Webinar
- Blackboard Collaborate Essentials Webinar
- Employing Equity-Minded and Culturally Affirming Teaching Practices in Virtual Learning
- Equity-Minded Student Services in the Online Environment
- Preparing to Scale Online during the Coronavirus Webinar
- Responding to Racial Bias and Microaggressions in the Online Environment
SSU Faculty Helping Faculty
To Request Help:
If you are in need of help, consult the Google Faculty Support Doc, and reach out to any of the Faculty listed who have indicated they are available to help with your topic of concern.
Blackboard Support
For SSU ITS Blackboard Support M–F 9 am–5 pm:
Online: IT Service Desk Web Form
Email: itservice@shawnee.edu
Call: (740) 351-3538