The goal of this website is to provide resources for returning faculty teaching in an online environment and to increase
faculty readiness in teaching and facilitating online courses. This website provides access to resources that are frequently used by the experienced online faculty member, including:
- ODU Academic Calendar <http://www.odu.edu/ao/registrar/calendars/academic/index.shtml> and Exam Schedule <http://www.odu.edu/ao/registrar/calendars/exams/index.shtml>
- The Syllabus Generator <http://www.clt.odu.edu/sgen/> and Content Templates <http://www.clt.odu.edu/resources/>
- Blackboard <http://www.clt.odu.edu/assets/docs/Bb_Quick_Reference.pdf> and Faculty/Student Communication System (FSCS) Quick References
- Copyright Issues
- Collecting Student Feedback
- Posting Grades
By completing this orientation, you should expect:
- to become familiar with course delivery tools, methods and requirements;
- to gain a basic familiarity with appropriate teaching strategies for distance learning;
- to get acquainted with course communication and interaction tools and protocols;
- to be fairly comfortable with course delivery software and hardware and boost your technical proficiency;
- to be able to resolve technical problems or find appropriate assistance, if needed.
To gain the most knowledge from this orientation, we recommend that you review each section thoroughly. You are strongly encouraged to:
- Review Transitioning to Online Teaching and Planning to Teach Online .
- Complete the Computer
Literacy survey. These surveys will help you identify what skills or
learning strategies you may need to work on in order to be successful
with online teaching.
Finally, please take a few moments to complete the feedback form. Your answers will help us better support you.
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