Class Prep Quick Tips for Instructors

Purpose: Informational Reminders to Instructors Preparing for Start of Spring 2021 Term

Contact: Laura Perry, Office of Information Technology at helpdesk@clarkson.edu or 315-268-4357.

In these final few days before class begins for the Spring 2021 term, the Office of Information Technology’s Teaching & Learning Corner offers the following important reminders to help course instructors reach a successful start:

Show your Moodle course so students can see it in their Moodle. When you Show your course in Moodle, students are able to confirm their enrollment and can access any pre-term information you wish to convey. Instructors may elect to show only portions of course content while leaving the remaining sections hidden until ready. More about Show your Moodle course along with other helpful Semester Start Up info and links.

Recording with LIVE Echo360: If you wish to schedule LIVE Echo360 to record your in-classroom sessions, submit request to schedule recording through the Faculty Center Here’s how. 

OR

Recording / Webcasting with ZOOM: If you wish to host/record Zoom sessions from the classroom, please do not request Echo. More about Zoom. Follow these steps:

  1. Schedule the Zoom meeting you will use to meet for class
  2. Post Zoom meeting join info in Moodle for students
  3. Share recordings to students. NEW for Spring 2021: map your Zoom recordings 1X for the entire term! Follow these steps.

Technology AVAIL to Instructors: Dell 2-in-1 pen enabled touchscreen laptops available to instructors teaching online through OIT’s Technology Loaner Pool program. The Dell 2-in-1 is ideal for digitizing handwritten notations useful when creating screen share recordings and providing feedback on student assignment submissions. Not suited for use during in-classroom, face-to-face instruction. Supplies are limited, terms do apply. Available on a first come, first serve basis. If you believe you would benefit from participating in this program, view our Technology Loaner Pool program information page and submit a request through the form linked there.

In Classroom trial runs are encouraged. If you are teaching in a classroom this term, you are encouraged to stop in to try the technology out before classes begin. Classrooms are operational from a technology perspective starting January 11, 2021.  

More on Classroom Technology here.

For questions or concerns, please contact the IT HelpDesk at helpdesk@clarkson.edu or (315) 268-4357.

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