Welcome Back School of the Arts!
Tips for Starting your Semester at CofC
Don't Forget About Your Instructional Technologist
Teaching, Learning, and Technology (TLT) is here to support you, the faculty, in the integration of educational technology into pedagogy, assessment, and academic research to enhance student learning and promote effective and innovative instructional practices. For a full listing of our services check us out on the TLT blog.
Checkout Equipment
We offer a wide assortment of equipment that is available for checkout by faculty. We have everything from iPads to Projectors to Laptops and more. This summer we have added a variety of new equipment to our inventory. A full listing of all the equipment is available under Checkout Equipment on our blog.
Software Licenses
The College offers a variety of software licenses available to all faculty on campus. These applications include virus protections, survey authoring, statistical packages, polling and lecture capture applications. A full listing of all software applications are available under the Campus Software Licenses section of our blog.
Training Sessions
TLT offers face-to-face, small-group (6 people) training sessions at various times throughout the semester. If you don't see the topic you're looking for let us know. We add new sessions all the time. Our Training Calendar is available on our blog. Online tutorials can be found on the TLT Tutorials blog is the classes don't meet your needs.
OAKS INFORMATION
Rolling Course Content From One Course To Another
Don't forget you can roll over an old OAKS course into a course in the new semester so you don't have to rebuild your courses from scratch. A tutorial is available on the TLT Tutorials and the OAKS blogs, or via direct link: http://goo.gl/Nwuh4
Crosslisting OAKS Courses
Crosslisting allows you to combine two or more OAKS classes into one so that you only have to post material once to be available to all crossed courses. IMPORTANT: You need to crosslist BEFORE your students contribute to the course as all student work and grades will be lost during the crosslisting. It is recommended that you crosslist BEFORE you put any course material in the course as well. To request a crosslisting complete the Request to Crosslist form available on the OAKS Homepage in the OAKS Requests widget. Allow 3 business days for completion.
Fake Student
If you want a fake student in your OAKS classes you should request it soon. A fake student allows you to take quizzes/tests, submit assignments and see the gradebook exactly how the students do. You can request a Fake Student by completing the Request a User be added to your OAKS course form available on the OAKS Homepage in the OAKS Requests widget. Allow 3 business days for completion.
CLASSROOMS
IT Support Services has been busy refreshing classrooms and adding new equipment. The old switchboxes have been replaced with an Extron panels, reducing the equipment in a teacher’s cabinet to one simple device that controls both audio and video. They also added new digital document cameras as well as new presentation advancer remotes. All machines have been upgraded to Windows 7. Finally they have created new mobile projection carts and strategically placed them around campus. These carts will be used to ensure functionality in case of hardware failure in the classroom, as well as replace the antiquated TV/VCR carts with a PC/DVD/projector to give students a better viewing experience. Just contact Helpdesk to request a cart a day prior to your class. Lastly, remember all the VCRs have been removed.
Upgrade Classrooms Demo
Classroom Demo for the Upgraded Rooms
Amy Ostrom
Instructional Technologist for the School of the Arts
Teaching Learning and Technology
Email: ostromae@cofc.edu
Website: http://blogs.cofc.edu/tlt
Location: JC Long 321, 9 Liberty St., Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: 843-953-7069
Twitter: @tltcofc