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Required: In Your Welcome post, Explain Why Your Course Will Make a Difference for Students!
Studies show students feel more invested — and work harder — when they understand how taking your class will change their lives for the better. To help with this, the Academy requires that your initial welcome in class explain the learning outcomes of the class in your own words. Help students understand the relevance and value of your course: show them the big picture! Explain why you care — and why they should. Some things to consider putting in your explanation:
Need inspiration? Check out this example...
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Required: Post Your Online Office Hours
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"Enter Class" Button
Under "Enrollments" on Your Home Page , every online class now includes a big blue button that says "Enter Class." This update was requested because of reports that some new online students had difficulty in finding their way to their course Outline — which meant that they were not aware of the module content and media. See the screenshot... |
Mailbox Update
Now all the tools for formatting text and including rich media are part of the Mailbox interface. See the screenshot... Learn more about the Online Mailbox |
The Student Pulse
The Academy has opted to remove the Student Pulse from the Student View. Instructors can still see the Student Pulse. Learn more about Student Pulse |
Although this semester we've all faced unprecedented challenges in light of COVID-19, we hope you and your family are well and you’re enjoying your first semester teaching online at the Academy. We’d like to invite you to an online question and answer session to discuss how the semester has been overall, including: positive things you’ve experienced, practices that have worked well and/or areas that may have been challenging for you or your students. We’ll also discuss common “end of the semester” concerns such as:
- Keeping your class momentum going throughout this final stretch.
- Your role in the student’s final project.
- Finishing the semester strong, including how to properly close out your course.
These sessions are great opportunities to learn more about core skills, ask questions and connect with other online teachers. We hope you will join us!
General End of the Semester Q&A for New Online Instructors
Wednesday, 4/29, 11:00 a.m. – Noon (Pacific Time)
Click here to enter session (https://art.zoom.us/my/facultyevalcoach)
General End of the Semester Q&A for New Onsite Instructors
Wednesday, 4/30, 11:00 a.m. – Noon (Pacific Time)
Click here to enter session (https://art.zoom.us/my/facultyevalcoach)
If you experience issues accessing the session above or need additional assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to your online faculty coach. You can also contact our office at FacultyEvalCoach@academyart.edu and the Online Help Desk for technical help at online@academyart.edu.
Thank you and all the best as the semester wraps up!
Faculty Evaluation and Coaching
Dear Instructors,
For the last several weeks, Faculty Evaluation and Coaching has been offering daily
workshops to help you transition to Zoom technology. At this time, we've seen a large drop in
attendance as instructors have become more confident and proficient teaching classes using
Zoom. With these things in mind, starting this Thursday the workshops will be discontinued
and instead individualized Zoom support will be available exclusively.
To contact us, please email Faculty Evaluation and Coaching and one of our staff will get back
to you quickly during business hours:
facultyevalcoach@academyart.edu
Additionally, the Online Help Desk is available 24/7 to address technical issues you may
experience.
Help Desk
online@academyart.edu
1.415.618.3545
1.888.431.2787
We wish you continued success.
Best Regards,
Faculty Evaluation and Coaching
Dear University Instructors,
Coaches from the Faculty Evaluation and Coaching Department are available to assist you throughout the Spring semester. You can find support for technical or instructional problems in Zoom or the LMS in several places:
I. Live Trainings in Zoom
Coaches will be available live to answer questions every day, Monday through Friday
10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. PST
https://art.zoom.us/my/facultyevalcoach
The room will close 15 minutes after the hour if there are no participants at that time.
Frequent questions:
grading, messaging, refining demos, video critiques, working with groups of students
II. One-on-One Support
You may schedule time with a coach for personal, one-on-one support. Coaches have access to Zoom and the LMS Class Discussion so they can see your classroom and view things from a student or a teacher perspective.
Schedule a one-on-one by sending an email to facultyevalcoach@academyart.edu.
III. Online Resources
Faculty Evaluation and Coaching Website
Zoom Frequently Asked Questions
Tips & Tricks for Teaching in Zoom and the LMS
Tips for Improving your home WiFi
https://thewirecutter.com/blog/make-wi-fi-suck-less-working-from-home/
Sincerely,
Faculty Evaluation and Coaching
FacultyEvalCoach@academyart.edu
Dear Onsite Faculty,
We are writing to let you know that individualized support is now available from Faculty Evaluation and Coaching staff to help you teach your classes using Zoom. We are ready to jump in to provide one-on-one assistance to enable you to feel more confident using Zoom.
We encourage you to attend a group training first (see schedule below), and then if you would like to request additional support, please email facultyevalcoach@academyart.edu with your name, department, email address and phone number.
Here are some of the things we can help you with:
- Provide practice with a coach in hosting and managing a Zoom meeting--before you host your own class.
- Review how to present visuals, slideshows, videos, demos with screen sharing.
- Review how to manage the class, such as, avoiding having student interruption issues, muting participants, selecting views, etc.
- How to post material in the LMS online course, such as assignment guidelines, reference images and links.
- Review where to post your Meeting ID (Meeting Room link).
- Go over how students are to find the meeting address, post their assignments in the Discussion area and where students can go to for technical help—to prepare in the case questions come up from students
- Review and troubleshoot typical technical issues that may come up.
If you haven't yet participated in one of the group trainings, here is the schedule for the remainder of the week. Please use this meeting link at any of the times below: https://art.zoom.us/my/kkoczela
Thursday, March 12 10:00am and 6:00pm
Friday, March 13 2:00pm
Please contact us as soon as possible! We look forward to helping you and are committed to your success.
Faculty Evaluation and Coaching
facultyevalcoach@academyart.edu
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