Here's what's on my mind to share with you this week:
Starting Fresh. ProfHacker, one of my favorite reads, has a list of five things to do before the semester begins. It's a non-academic list. The comments have some good suggestions, too. What's on your to do list to set up for a great semester? For me, it's planning my work, archiving and starting new mail folders, and determining my schedule so folks know when I'll be around.
Academic Integrity. There are a new tutorial and quiz on Academic Integrity that you can embed into Blackboard course. There's a link to the direction to embed the module in Blackboard, too.
Collaborate update. Blackboard Collaborate now needs a one-time download of a launcher to run on your computer. You and your students will be prompted to download the Launcher the first time you start Collaborate. It takes several minutes to download, so it is good for everyone to do so well in advance of your first class meeting. Here are directions and links to the launcher download.
Resources. Here are several options to help you get off to a good start:
- Faculty Quick Links from CAFÉ – commonly used resources
- Online Orientation for Adjunct Faculty – everything (I hope) an adjunct or regular professor needs to get started, complete with a planner
- Instructor Resources - Educational Technology Resources
- AIE Bootcamp week of August 18: many sessions are in Collaborate, so you don't have to go to the main campus
- CTC Faculty Blackboard shell – basic example shell that you can join as a student. Here's a video on how to enroll in the shell.
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