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First Day Teaching at NDSU Checklist
Below is a checklist for instructors preparing to teach at NDSU.
Classroom
- Where are your classrooms located?
- Instrumented Classrooms – this is a working document listing classroom technology and seating
- View a recorded session on the classroom technology
- If your classroom does not have all of the technology on the first day, check with the IT Help Desk for more information.
Blackboard (Bb)
- Make Bb course available using Blackboard Manager
- Update and post syllabus for current semester
- Include clear instructions and expectations
- Check to make sure the Syllabus meets accessibility guidelines
- Post an announcement welcoming students to the course
Web Conferencing
- Will you use web conferencing for guest speakers, group work, etc.? If so,
- Select the web conferencing tool being used for this course Web Conferencing Web Conferencing - Software Comparison
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - integrated in you Bb course
- Zoom - integrated in your Bb course
- Microsoft Teams
- Attend a workshop to learn more about the web conferencing tool - Training and Workshops
- Provide instructions for students on the web conferencing tool, including links to training
- Confirm technology tools required for students for this course
- Run a practice session a couple of times to get comfortable with the application. Advise your students to try it out also.
- Provide easy to find links in Blackboard (Menu panel is right up front) for students to join the class session
Teaching Tools & Technology
As with all things in education, the incorporation of technology into your teaching practice should begin with your optimal pedagogical process. Tutorials and workshops available in the Teaching Tools & Technology
- Course information, assignments, communication - Bb
- Web Conferencing, if needed
- Recording mini lectures, tutorials, presentations
- Polling
- Turning
- Zoom - Polls, Create, Save and Run
- Blackboard Collaborate - Instructor Quick Guide
- Yuja - Video Quizzes (asynchronous)
- Groupwork
- Bb groups with discussion and a variety of tools available
- Wikis
- Blogs
- Google docs
- Communication
- Announcements
- Discussion forums
- Blogs
- Journals
- Assignment feedback
- Virtual office hours (Zoom, Bb Collaborate Ultra, Teams)
- Presentation Tools
- PowerPoint
- YuJa
- VoiceThread
- Assessment & Evaluation
- Bb quizzes & exams
- Assignments
- Yuja - Video Quizzes
- Respondus 4.0 and Respondus LockDown Browser
- Journals