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RIT Adjunct Faculty OrientationSPRING SEMESTER 2014
Agenda• Welcome & Introductions • Preparing to Teach at RIT • Teaching Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Students • Library Resources • ILI/Teaching & Learning Studio • myCourses/SIS Overview• Q & A
“Welcome!”
As an RIT adjunct, you’re not just teaching a course, you are joining RIT’s community of teaching & learning excellence.
Our CollegesCAST College of Applied Science and Technology
CIAS College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
CLA College of Liberal Arts
COS College of Science
GCCIS B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
KGCOE Kate Gleason College of Engineering
NTID National Technical Institute for the Deaf
SCB Saunders College of Business
CHST College of Health Science and Technology
RIT Adjunct Faculty Resource Portal Contains the majority of references used today and more... • https://wiki.rit.edu/display/adjunct/• Quick tour of the wiki • Questions: [email protected]
Your Home Department Some questions are best answered at the department level:• Administrative staff contact information • Ordering textbooks • Syllabus • Department Policies • Classroom Support • Office equipment and supplies • Student-faculty rapport
Key Dates: Spring 2014January 27 Classes begin
First day of 6-day Add/Drop
February 1 Saturday classes beginFebruary 3 Last day of 6-day
Add/Drop period
February 4 First day to drop with a "W"
March 24-28 No classes (spring break)
March 29 No Saturday classesMarch 31 Classes resume
April 25 Last day to drop with a "W"
May 14 Last day of classesMay 15 Reading DayMay 17 Last Saturday classesMay 16, 19-22
Final exams
May 23 Convocation & Commencement ceremony
May 24 CommencementMay 27 Final grades due
Teaching Deaf andHard-of-Hearing Students Teach2Connect: http://www.rit.edu/ntid/teach2connect/
RIT LibrariesSUSAN MEE
REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
http://library.rit.edu
Use Summon to…• Get started on your research project• Search over 95% of the library’s content• Explore research across disciplines
Library Resources• 260+ Research Databases• 35,000+ Journal Subscriptions• 500,000+ Books and eBooks• Research Consultations• Course- and Subject-specific Library Guides• Library Class Sessions• Course Reserves and Book Requests
library.rit.edu/research/meet-your-librarian
Dr. Adwoa BoatengScience/ Health Sci & Tech
Jennifer FreerBusiness
Kari HorowiczImaging Arts & Science
Linette KorenEngineering
Roman KoshykarComputing & Info Sci
Susan MeeGlobal CampusesOnline Learning/CMS
Joan NaturaleNTID
Lara NicosiaLiberal Arts
Adam TraubApplied Science& Technology
Meet YOUR Librarian
Compliance Issues RIT Copyright Policy• Course reserves
Plagiarism• TurnItIn
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Americans with Disabilities Act• Captioning services
* The materials presented on this slide are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. For questions regarding FERPA, ADA Compliance, or RIT’s Copyright Policy, please contact RIT’s Office of Legal Affairs:http://www.rit.edu/fa/legalaffairs
Navigating the RIT Systems:myCourses and SISJOE ZELAZNYACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTTEACHING & LEARNING STUDIOINNOVATIVE LEARNING INSTITUTE
RIT’s Course Management System: mycourses.rit.edu
Where to Get myCourses Help For the user manual and to request individual consultation:
wallacecenter.rit.edu/technology
For quick questions and to report something that’s not working:
www.rit.edu/tls/contact…or come see us in
Wallace A600!
Note the browser check
My Home
Favorite courses can be pinned to the top of the list
The Course Home is the first thing a student sees
Use News Items to broadcast expectations to students
Content keeps all course readings and links in one place
Restrictions hide and show content based on the calendar
Change your role to Student to see what they can see
The Classlist allows you to email the whole class
The View User Progress Dashboard shows how students are using material
…it even lets you pull reports on each student’s progress
Turnitin plagiarism detection is built-in.
Receive assignments in the Dropbox
Turnitin flags problematic content for review.
Use Grades to communicate assessment status to students
Discussion areas provide asynchronous discourse
You can author and deliver Quizzes through myCourses
Where to Get myCourses Help For the user manual and to request individual consultation:wallacecenter.rit.edu/technology
For quick questions and to report something that’s not working:
www.rit.edu/tls/contact…or come see us in
Wallace A600!
RIT’s Student Information System:sis.rit.edu/facultystaff SIS is used to report the official grade of record at the end of each academic term.
Major functions of SIS include:• Ability to email the whole class• See the queue of wait-listed students
Start at sis.rit.edu/facultystaff
Login with your RIT Computer Account.
Self Service > Faculty Center > My Schedule
Select the Class Roster tab
Switch Enrollment Status dropdown to Waiting or All to display students on the wait list.
Where to Get Help with SIS: For the online training materials:• www.rit.edu/sistraining• Email: [email protected]
For quick questions and to report something that’s not working:
ITS Help Desk: 475-HELP (4357)
The Teaching & Learning StudioMARTY GOLIA
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN RESEARCHER & CONSULTANT
IL I/THE TEACHING & LEARNING STUDIO
The Teaching & Learning Studio
Supports faculty with…• Instructional Design• Academic Technologies• Classroom Technology
How?• Individual consultation• Workshops and events• Web resources: rit.edu/tls• Helpdesk: 475-2551
rit.edu/tls
Academic Technology
Supported Technologies
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Additional Technology Tools
Classroom Support• Operates and maintains the audio and video
equipment in most academic classrooms and auditoriums on campus
• Equipment delivery• Training on all installed classroom equipment• Swipe access for podiums where required
What number do you call?
Media Services• Captioning
• Course media must be captioned
• Allow at least one week for processing
• Classroom recording• Custom multimedia
development
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Services to faculty• Online resources and Individual consultations on
course design and academic technology• Syllabus development• Online learning and flipped classroom ideas• Setting up in myCourses• Support for developing media• Events: workshops, panel discussions, guest
speakers• Teaching Elements and Faculty Stories• Non-semester classes
One number to call: 475-2551• myCourses support• Classroom support• Technology support• Instructional design consultation
Q&A