{"id":2621,"date":"2017-08-11T08:51:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T13:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learning.richmond.edu\/?p=2621"},"modified":"2017-08-11T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T13:51:17","slug":"late-summer-checklist-for-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/learning\/2017\/08\/11\/late-summer-checklist-for-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Summer Checklist for Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the start of a new academic year, here\u2019s a late-summer &#8220;CTLT checklist&#8221; you might find useful as you prep for teaching this fall:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you <strong>requested Blackboard courses<\/strong> for fall classes? <a href=\"https:\/\/blackboard.richmond.edu\/webapps\/portal\/course_requests\/frameset.jsp\">Click to login<\/a> with your NetID and password, select the courses you want and submit. It takes a few hours to sync with the Registrar, then your courses will appear in Blackboard.<\/li>\n<li>Need help customizing, prepping or cleaning up a <strong>Blackboard course?<\/strong> Need to copy a previous course over? <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.richmond.edu\/contact\/\">Consult with your liaison<\/a> for help.<\/li>\n<li>Have you <strong>checked out your classrooms<\/strong> for fall? Meet up with <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.richmond.edu\/contact\/\">your liaison<\/a>\u00a0and let\u2019s tour your room(s) and check out the technology to make sure there are no surprises.<\/li>\n<li>Do you need a <strong>WordPress<\/strong> blog for a collaborative class project? Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\">blog.richmond.edu<\/a> or set-up a consultation with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learning.richmond.edu\/contact\/\">your liaison<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0discuss.<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever thought about using <strong>mobile devices for class projects<\/strong> (field research, unique mobile app use in class, etc.)? We have iPads for short-term or semester long projects available to students. Reach out to <a href=\"mailto:abell4@richmind.edu\">Andrew Bell<\/a>\u00a0and we can discuss your ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Ever thought about having students create short <strong>digital stories<\/strong> as a class project? Utilizing narration, photos and\/or video, this teaching method of creating while learning has been quite effective at UR for years. <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.richmond.edu\/contact\/\">Check with your liaison<\/a> on how to get started or <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/learndst\/\">visit our digital stories page<\/a> for more.<\/li>\n<li>Do you have a<strong> contingency plan<\/strong> in case classes are canceled due to severe weather this fall or winter? <a href=\"http:\/\/learning.richmond.edu\/contact\/\">Talk with us<\/a>\u00a0about some easy solutions to help keep the class going.<\/li>\n<li>Ever need to provide additional instruction via audio, video or screen capture in-between classes? We have a tool for that! <strong>Panopto<\/strong> to the rescue\u2026and it is built right into Blackboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the start of a new academic year, here\u2019s a late-summer &#8220;CTLT checklist&#8221; you might find useful as you prep for teaching this fall: Have you requested Blackboard courses for fall classes? Click to login with your NetID and password, select the courses you want and submit. 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