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'''<font color="green">NOTE: This page will be drastically revised. It's just a placeholder for now.</font>'''
 
 
 
==Sakai==
 
==Sakai==
 
Your Sakai site is your "hub" for all class activities.
 
Your Sakai site is your "hub" for all class activities.
  
* All '''credit classes''' already have a Sakai site for Spring 2020
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* For '''credit classes''', Sakai sites are created automatically.
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
  
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==More tools for online instruction==
 
==More tools for online instruction==
  
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| '''Warpwire''' <br>
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''Create simple videos or audio recordings''
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<br>
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[[File:Tiny-warpwire-icon.png|center|link=Sakai: Warpwire]]<br>
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To learn more:<br>
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'''[[Sakai: Warpwire|Warpwire]]'''
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| '''Narrating PowerPoints'''<br>
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''Convert PowerPoints into video lectures''
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<br>
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[[File:Tiny-ppt-logo.png|center|link=Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire]]<br>
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To learn more:<br>
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'''[[Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire]]'''
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| '''Sakai Meetings'''<br>
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''Hold "live" online meetings with your students''
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<br>
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[[File:Tiny-camera-icon.png|center|link=Sakai: Meetings]]<br>
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To learn more:<br>
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'''[[Sakai: Meetings | Sakai Meetings (BigBlueButton)]]'''
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|}
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===Hold an online meeting (webinar) with your class===
 
===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.  
 
Meetings (BigBlueButton) is a webinar tool available in Sakai that allows instructors to hold live, online meetings with students.  
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''For instructions, see:'' <br>
 
''For instructions, see:'' <br>
'''[[Media: Handout-Narrating-PPTs.pdf|Narrating PowerPoints & Sharing Them on Warpwire (PDF)]]'''
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'''[[Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire]]'''
  
 
===Create videos, audio recordings, and screencasts===
 
===Create videos, audio recordings, and screencasts===
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''For details and step-by-step handouts, visit:''<br>
 
''For details and step-by-step handouts, visit:''<br>
 
'''[[Sakai:_Warpwire | go.durhamtech.edu/warpwire]]'''
 
'''[[Sakai:_Warpwire | go.durhamtech.edu/warpwire]]'''
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==Teaching and managing your online class==
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'''[[Online_Course_Guidelines |Durham Tech's Online Course Guidelines]]''' <br>The college's expectations for teaching online, laid out in 23 succinct guidelines. Click "Expand" to the right of a guideline to view additional information and resources.
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'''[[Media:Attendance-rules-IN-HY-BL_7-21-20.pdf|Attendance Rules for Online, Hybrid, and Blended Classes (PDF)]]''' <br>
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Important info on planning course "entry" activities and maintaining attendance records to meet regulatory requirements.
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<p>
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'''[[Media: How-Do-I-Do-that-Online.pdf|How Do I Do That Online? (PDF)]]''' <br>Practical strategies for creating online activities in Sakai to replace common face-to-face class activities.
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<p>
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'''[[Media:Handout-Opportunties_for_Interactions_examples.pdf|Opportunities for Social Interaction with Your Online Students (PDF)]]'''<br>
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Ideas for creating instructor presence in your online class.
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'''[[Media:Test_Tips_Sakai.pdf|Online Testing: Tips to Minimize Technical Problems and Deter Cheating (PDF)]]'''<br>
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Specific advice on the best settings to choose before publishing your test. Page 2 explains how to randomize test questions/answers.
  
==Support and Self-Help==
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==Webinar trainings for faculty==
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Instructional Technologies is presenting webinars to keep faculty informed and to share tips and strategies for teaching online.
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Visit the '''[[Instructional Technologies Webinars]]''' page for recordings and materials from past sessions.
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==Support and self-help==
 
===For instructors===
 
===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.
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*[[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.  
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*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).
 
** 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===
 
===For students===
*'''[[Contact Sakai Support]]''' - lists support options available, including how to contact the 24/7 Sakai Help Desk.
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*[[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.
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*[[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==
 
==More tips and resources==
*[[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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* [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://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]
 
 
 
*[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.''
 
  
* [https://keepteaching.unc.edu/preparation/ UNC-CH: Preparation for Teaching Online] and [https://keepteaching.unc.edu/strategies/ Strategies] <br>''Note that UNC uses Zoom for online meetings. Durham Tech uses a different but similar tool called [[Sakai: Meetings | Meetings]]''
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* [[Digital Accessibility]] <br>''Tutorials, instructions, and checklists to help you create online content that is usable by all students.''
  
* [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.)''
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* [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''.
  
*[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''
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* [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.''

Latest revision as of 09:29, 5 January 2022

Sakai

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

Sakai Training

  • Instructors must complete the Intro to Sakai online workshop before they can get access to their Sakai sites.
  • 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 training.durhamtech.edu

More tools for online instruction

Warpwire

Create simple videos or audio recordings

Tiny-warpwire-icon.png

To learn more:
Warpwire

Narrating PowerPoints

Convert PowerPoints into video lectures

Tiny-ppt-logo.png

To learn more:
Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire

Sakai Meetings

Hold "live" online meetings with your students

Tiny-camera-icon.png

To learn more:
Sakai Meetings (BigBlueButton)

Teaching and managing your online class

Durham Tech's Online Course Guidelines
The college's expectations for teaching online, laid out in 23 succinct guidelines. Click "Expand" to the right of a guideline to view additional information and resources.

Attendance Rules for Online, Hybrid, and Blended Classes (PDF)
Important info on planning course "entry" activities and maintaining attendance records to meet regulatory requirements.

How Do I Do That Online? (PDF)
Practical strategies for creating online activities in Sakai to replace common face-to-face class activities.

Opportunities for Social Interaction with Your Online Students (PDF)
Ideas for creating instructor presence in your online class.

Online Testing: Tips to Minimize Technical Problems and Deter Cheating (PDF)
Specific advice on the best settings to choose before publishing your test. Page 2 explains how to randomize test questions/answers.

Webinar trainings for faculty

Instructional Technologies is presenting webinars to keep faculty informed and to share tips and strategies for teaching online.

Visit the Instructional Technologies Webinars page for recordings and materials from past sessions.

Support and self-help

For instructors

  • 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

  • Digital Accessibility
    Tutorials, instructions, and checklists to help you create online content that is usable by all students.