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==Sakai==
Your Sakai site is your "hub" for all class activities.

* All '''credit classes''' already have a Sakai site for Spring 2020
* For '''non-credit classes''', the '''[https://forms.gle/CbLfi2iQqKu2ojiLA Sakai Course Site Request Form for Non-Credit Courses]''' must be submitted in order to get a site created.

===Sakai Training===
* Instructors must complete the [https://training.durhamtech.edu/node/644 Intro to Sakai] online workshop before they can get access to their Sakai sites.
* [https://training.durhamtech.edu/node/647 Intermediate Sakai] - All instructors who do not have online teaching experience should register for and complete this workshop!
* Both workshops are online and self-paced. For more details see [[Sakai Training]].
* TO REGISTER: Visit [https://training.durhamtech.edu training.durhamtech.edu]

==More tools for online instruction==

===Hold an online meeting (webinar) with your class===
Meetings (BigBlueButton) is a webinar tool available in Sakai that allows instructors to hold live, online meetings with students. 
* You can display presentations, use a white board, use audio and/or a webcam, chat with your students, share your desktop, record the meeting, and more.
* Meetings is a '''synchronous''' tool, which means users have to be online at the same time to interact. You can record your Meetings, and students can view the recordings in Sakai.

''For details and handouts, visit:''<br>
'''[[Sakai: Meetings | Sakai Meetings (BigBlueButton)]]'''

===Convert PowerPoint lectures to videos===
PowerPoint contains tools for adding voice narrations to your slides. You can then export your narrated PowerPoint to a video and upload it to Sakai using a special tool in Sakai called [[Sakai: Warpwire|Warpwire]]. 

''For instructions, see:'' <br>
'''[[Media: Handout-Narrating-PPTs.pdf|Narrating PowerPoints & Sharing Them on Warpwire (PDF)]]'''

===Create videos, audio recordings, and screencasts===
Sakai contains a tool called [[Sakai: Warpwire|Warpwire]] for creating videos or audio recordings and sharing them with students. With Warpwire, instructors can…
* use a webcam to record a video of themselves talking
* create an audio-only recording
* record a “screencast” demonstrating something on their computer screen
* record a video on a phone or tablet and share with students in Sakai

''For details and step-by-step handouts, visit:''<br>
'''[[Sakai:_Warpwire | go.durhamtech.edu/warpwire]]'''

==Teaching and managing your online class==
'''[[Media: How-Do-I-Do-that-Online.pdf|How Do I Do That Online? (PDF)]]''' <br>This handout offers practical strategies for creating online activities in Sakai to replace common face-to-face class activities.
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'''[[Curriculum Online Course Guidelines|Durham Tech’s Curriculum Online Course Guidelines]]''' <br>The college's expectations for teaching online are laid out in 20 succinct guidelines. Click "Expand" to the right of a guideline to see specific ideas and resources.
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'''[https://keepteaching.iu.edu/strategies/index.html Indiana University: Keep Teaching]''' <br>Lots of great strategies for communication, delivering lectures, running labs, assessing learning, etc.<br>
(Note that IU uses Canvas and Zoom. Comparable tools at Durham Tech are [[Sakai Resources for Instructors|Sakai]] and [[Sakai: Meetings|Meetings]].)

==Support and self-help==
===For instructors===

*[[Sakai Resources for Instructors]] includes pretty much everything there is to know about Sakai and has links to detailed help for every tool in Sakai.

*Email sakaihelp@durhamtech.edu with questions or problems. 
** BE SPECIFIC. Tell us your course & section number, the name of the specific test/quiz/forum/assignment, and the name of a specific student affected (if applicable).

===For students===
*[[Contact Sakai Support]] - lists support options available, including how to contact the 24/7 Sakai Help Desk.

*[[Sakai Help for Students]] has videos and FAQs to help students log in, post in a forum, take an online test, submit an assignment, and more.

==More tips and resources==
* [http://acue.org/online-teaching-toolkit/ ACUE's Online Teaching Toolkit] <br>''Numerous videos and tip sheets for developing and managing an online course.''

* [https://www.vanderbilt.edu/brightspace/2020/03/06/putting-some-of-your-course-content-online-in-a-hurry-we-have-resources-for-you/ Vanderbilt University: Putting some of your course content online in a hurry] <br>''Good suggestions for a variety teaching scenarios. (Note that Vanderbilt uses different tools than Durham Tech, but similar tools are available here.)''

*[https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRzSgvQZDAbu9iG3Cxnq3D2hlxiUZrzwVRj94MGPVDvY9exqxiSgOkuhKxkexPSxb12cb3QNqDTWSIc/pub?utm_source=Quality+Matters+Digital+Communications&utm_campaign=59c8c41e3a-EMAIL_ERIC_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_355a0627da-59c8c41e3a-33607485&mc_cid=59c8c41e3a&mc_eid=aa82906b3d Quality Matters: Emergency Remote Instruction Checklist] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swwej3_nUCw Video Explanation] <br> ''This detailed handout can help you make sure you have your bases covered.''

* [[Digital Accessibility]] <br>''Tutorials, instructions, and checklists to help you create online content that is usable by all students.''

*[https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-online-teaching?cid=wcontentgrid_hp_9 How to Be a Better Online Teacher: Advice Guide] <br>''An online teaching guru shares great advice in this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education''.