Here are the resources for this session held on 11/4/2020:
Category Archives: Technology
Check in on Poly-Synchronous Technology at Ann Arbor
Recording and resources for this event held on September 23, 2020.
PowerPoint (coming soon)
Overcoming Zoom Fatigue 09-15-2020
Sara Clemm von Hohenberg sent a link for an article entitled “Is Learning on Zoom the Same as in Person? Not to your Brain,” which also addresses Zoom fatigue . There is also a link for the podcast: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-09-15-is-learning-on-zoom-the-same-as-in-person-not-to-your-brain
Teaching Long Classes over Zoom
Recording and resources for this session held September 10, 2020.
Best Practices for Poly-synchronous Teaching July 23 2020
Zooming Along: Best Practices for Teaching Via Zoom
Zooming Along: Best Practices for Teaching via Zoom with Kate Robertson and Susan Gallanis
Dates (All sessions address the same content):
- Tuesday April 7, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central Time
- Wednesday April 8, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central Time
- Thursday April 9, 10:00 – 11:00 am Central Time
This program focuses on three key areas: the importance of frontloading and intentionality in the Zoom teaching world; engagement and attendance strategies; and the importance of “hitting pause” throughout the class session to give students time to consider what they are learning. We will demonstrate how some of the Zoom tools can be used to address learning goals and incorporate your questions as well.
PowerPoint: Zooming along final
Sample Order for the Day: Order of the day on Zoom
Archived Recording: https://cuwaa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6a09c4d8-e83b-4474-9d92-ab98012d74ce
Four Videos to Set Up Your Course in Blackboard
These four videos show faculty what they need to know to get a course set up in Blackboard:
- Add Content to Blackboard: A file, a folder, an item (9 minutes)
- Add and Grade an Assignment/Drop Box (12 minutes)
- Set up Grade Center (25 minutes)
- Open Course to Students (2 minutes)
Handouts – Zoom Occasional Use for Instructional Hours
Below are the handouts used for the August 5, 2019 (2:00 – 3:00 pm) session Zoom for Instructional Hours: “Occasional Use” Hands On Demonstration.
- 8-5-2019 Occasional Use of Zoom for Instructional Hours as of 2019
- Faculty Handbook Policies July 1 2019 VD for Instructional Hours pp116-119
- Teaching and Videoconference Notes 08052019
Although not covered in this session, Blackboard Collaborate may also be used (instead of Zoom) for these purposes. Link to Blackboard Collaborate resources
Beginning January 2019: Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor at CUW and CUAA
Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor
The university has purchased a license for Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor. This product, which has two aspects, works with tests delivered in Blackboard. The LockDown browser is appropriate when the instructor is in the room during the test. When using LockDown Browser, students cannot print, make screen captures, access other web pages, or access other applications while taking the exam. Students access the Blackboard test through this custom browser on lab computers, or the browser can be downloaded on students’ own laptops.
LockDown Browser is now available in the computer labs at Mequon and will be available in January at CUAA and the Centers. Instructors at Mequon were notified about a training for anyone wanting to use it for final exams in face-to-face courses this semester. Students should be notified 7 days in advance when using LockDown browser. Lockdown Browser can be used by any instructor teaching face-to-face courses. The CELT provides instructor support for face-to-face courses.
Also in January, the Respondus Monitor aspect of the product will be available. Monitor combines LockDown Browser with an additional level of security that creates a recording of the student during the test. Monitor is appropriate for online and blended courses where the instructor is not in the same room with the students when they are taking the test. Monitor requires that students have a computer with a camera and a microphone. Monitor takes students through an authentication process, like showing their face and their CU ID, for verification of student identity, which is important when high-stakes exams are taken at distance. Monitor records the audio and video of the whole test session. Instructors using Respondus Monitor need to notify students at the beginning of the course they will be using this process for exams. Resources and language for inclusion in your syllabus are available through OCDE and CELT.
Over a certain threshold, there is an added per student, per course cost for the Monitor aspect of the license, so deans have been asked to identify the courses that need this added level of security and identity verification. The added cost is the same whether there is one test or many tests in a course. Some of our specialized program accreditors like OT and Nursing are looking for this heightened verification of student identity for distance education. Instructional designers or Blackboard support people are the only ones who should enable Monitor in courses. OCDE will be deploying Monitor in identified online and blended courses they support. If you want your course considered for Monitor, please talk to your department chair or dean.
Where to go for more information:
For help for a face-to-face course, contact the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at celtsupport@cuw.edu or call 262-243-2358 or 1-888-377-7447 (select option 2).
For help for fully online and dual credit courses contact the Office of Continuing and Distance Education (OCDE) at blackboardsupport@cuw.edu or call 262-243-4327 or 1-888-377-7447 (select option 1).
Instructor Training – Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser Instructor Orientation and Training
LockDown Browser by Respondus is a testing integrity software product students use to access and take Blackboard tests. Concordia has acquired a license for this product as of December 1, 2018. LockDown Browser can be downloaded on student’s own computers and will also be available on all campus labs computers, the testing center used by students with accessibility accommodations, and laptop carts. When LockDown Browser is enabled in a Blackboard test, students must access it through the browser and cannot access it through any other browsers.
LockDown Browser provides adequate security for tests taken in the classroom when the instructor is present. When taking Blackboard tests using LockDown Browser students cannot print, make screen captures, access other web pages, or access other applications while taking the exam. Watch this 3-minute video for an overview of LockDown Browser: https://youtu.be/e-QRHkoF8Xg
Follow the steps below to learn how to use Respondus LockDown Browser and enable it in your course.
- Download this training document: Respondus LDB Info for Instructors 01082019
- Watch this training video. Refer to the above document as you watch the video: https://youtu.be/GoekkOiwvGw
- Set up a 1-point practice quiz and ask students to take the quiz before coming to take the test on test day.
- Link to a practice quiz you can import into your course (a zip file): Respondus Practice Quiz
- Directions for importing the practice quiz into your course: Import Practice Quiz into Your Course 11202018
- Inform your students at least 7 days prior to the test that Respondus LockDown Browser will be used. Students should take the practice quiz before coming to class to take your test. Wording for students and instructions for students are on the document under #1 above.
- Set up your Blackboard test(s) and enable Respondus LockDown Browser (see #1 and #2 above for instructions).
If you have questions about using Respondus LockDown Browser in your face-to-face course contact the CELT at 262-243-2358 or email celtsupport@cuw.edu.