Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | March 15, 2020

ID&D Hours of Support - March 16 - 22, 2020

Monday-Thursday:

• 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (In-office*)
• 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Virtually via Zoom at https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/824476940 or by phone with meeting id 824 476 940.
  

Friday-Sunday:

• Request assistance through the ID&D Support Center with an expected initial response within 8 hours or less. Our team will be on-call during the weekend and monitoring requests for help.

*Note: In-office support will change to virtual support in the event the working remotely is mandated. All times are for Eastern Standard Time.

Need Help?

During this busy time, please request assistance through the ID&D Support Center at https://iddsupport.salisbury.edu. Through this support center, all Instructional Designers will be able to see and support any faculty or staff request. Response rates will be faster than email. Thank you!

Online MyClasses Quick-Start Sessions - 3/16 and 3/17

If you haven't used MyClasses Canvas often, ID&D is offering multiple virtual MyClasses Quick-Start Sessions on Monday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 17, to assist in course continuity.

Sessions offered will cover the following topics (modified from 3/10 newsletter):

• Questions to ask yourself about the continuity of your course
• Establishing your communication plan
• Communication methods in MyClasses
• Setting a Home Page for your course
  
• Setting up/revising your MyClasses course menu
• File upload and content management strategies
• Creating and grading assignments
• Enabling additional tools in your course (i.e. Zoom and Panopto)
• Where to find helpful guides and video tips
• How to submit a help request to your academic instructional designer

No registration is needed to join these sessions. Each session will also allow for Q&A. Click the Zoom link associated with the session that best suits your schedule

Monday, March 16, Sessions:

9-10 a.m. (EST), led by Melissa Thomas: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/485666881

10-11 a.m. (EST), led by Bonni Miller: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/502828617

11 a.m.-Noon (EST), led by Haley Cristea: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/303281866

6-7 p.m. (EST), led by Safaa Said: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/739879144

Tuesday, March 17, Sessions:

1-2 p.m. (EST), led by Valerie Whitcomb: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/295760345

2-3 p.m. (EST), led by Safaa Said: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/808193392

3-4 p.m. (EST), led by Haley Cristea: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/931160188

6-7 p.m. (EST), led by Melissa Thomas: https://salisbury.zoom.us/j/666581353

BigBlueButton Workshop - Wednesday, March 18

BigBlueButton is a conferencing tool integrated into the "Conferences" tab in MyClasses. This conferencing tool is an alternative to Zoom. For those who have been using BigBlueButton, or who have used it in the past and want a refresher, ID&D will be holding an in-person workshop in AC 221 to review setting up meetings, inviting participants, and using the BigBlueButton interface.

While registration is not required for this workshop, space is limited. You may bring your own computer to ensure participation or use a studio computer, if available.

Online Meetings Using BigBlueButton (Conferences in MyClasses)

Wednesday, March 18 ● 9-10:30 a.m. (EST)

BigBlueButton Video Tips

Can't make it to the BigBlueButton Workshop tomorrow, but interested in learning more about the tool? You can get starting by viewing the following video tips:

Setting up and Managing Conferences

Using the Conferences Interface

Participating in Conferences in MyClasses (for students)

Video Tips

In addition to the BigBlueButton (Conferences) video tips, ID&D offers a playlist of video tips that faculty may find useful as they transition to remote teaching. These tips include, but are not limited to, topics such as:

• Starting Your First Canvas Course
• How to Customize your Dashboard
• How to Organize your Course Navigation
• How to Link the Course Syllabus
• How to Organize your Gradebook through Assignments
• How to Create a Turnitin Assignment and Interpret Originality Reports
• How to Duplicate and Move Assignments, Discussions, and Pages
• How to Add Grades and Feedback in SpeedGrader
• How to Annotate Submissions in DocViewer
• How to Create Course Content and Pages
• How to Create and Add Rubrics to Assignments
• How to Create and Add Content to Modules

Teaching Remotely Preparations

As you prepare for teaching remotely, ask the following questions:

1. How will I communicate with my students? Share that plan with the class.
2. What are the most essential learning outcomes? Pick two and focus on the content and activities that will lead your students to achieve those outcomes.
3. What tools will I use for course continuity? ID&D highly recommends that faculty:
   1. Setup your SU Zoom account.
   2. Enable Panopto in MyClasses and install Panopto to create video content and narrate lectures.
   3. Setup your MyClasses course.

Review the Campus Emergency Event - Course Continuity article for additional information, communication strategies and step-by-step instructions on various instructional software.

SU is an Equal Opportunity/AA/Title IX university and provides reasonable accommodation given sufficient notice to the University office or staff sponsoring the event or program. For more information regarding SU’s policies and procedures, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity.