View source for Tools and Tips for Teaching Online

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

* 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.

===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==

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| '''Warpwire''' <br>

''Create simple videos or audio recordings''
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[[File:Tiny-warpwire-icon.png|center|link=Sakai: Warpwire]]<br>

To learn more:<br>
'''[[Sakai: Warpwire|Warpwire]]'''

| '''Narrating PowerPoints'''<br>
 
''Convert PowerPoints into video lectures''
<br>
[[File:Tiny-ppt-logo.png|center|link=Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire]]<br>

To learn more:<br>
'''[[Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire]]'''

| '''Sakai Meetings'''<br>

''Hold "live" online meetings with your students''
<br>
[[File:Tiny-camera-icon.png|center|link=Sakai: Meetings]]<br>

To learn more:<br>
'''[[Sakai: Meetings | Sakai Meetings (BigBlueButton)]]'''
|}
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===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>
'''[[Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire]]'''

===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]]'''
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==Teaching and managing your online class==
'''[[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>
Important info on planning course "entry" activities and maintaining attendance records to meet regulatory requirements.
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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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'''[[Media:Handout-Opportunties_for_Interactions_examples.pdf|Opportunities for Social Interaction with Your Online Students (PDF)]]'''<br>
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>
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===

*[[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.''

* [[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''.

* [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.''