FACULTY RESOURCES
Faculty Resources for the School of Public Health (SPH) will be updated with tools and best practices for a successful teaching experience and to enhance the learning environment of our students.
COURSE DESIGN AND DELIVERY
- Quality Matters Standards for Higher Education Rubric (Quality assurance and checklist for creating your course)
- Adult Education Principles/Toolkit (not just for trainings)
- Quick tips for Creating online content
- Create learning objectives based on Bloom’s Taxonomy Chart and Verbs
- Strategies for student engagement in your course
- Best practices for synchronous sessions
Syllabus templates to adopted for your course:
SPH Syllabus Template – Traditional (in-Person) Courses
SPH Syllabus Template – Blended Courses
Review the Five Tips for ADA-compliant inclusive course design.
Recorded presentations videos can be machine close captioned in Kaltura. Sessions recorded in Webex can also be set to machine close caption prior to posting. Machine close captioning is approximately 85% accurate.
If you have a request for approved accommodations, please contact the Access and Accommodations Center at Georgia State (AACE) for human captioning. AACE is designated to determine reasonable disability-related accommodations, which may include in-time transcription for Webex sessions. A student’s access to approved accommodations is a right under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (2008) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Accommodations provide students with an equal opportunity to access the academic environment. Please contact AACE if you need assistance in implementing accommodations for your in-person, blended, or online courses.
Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Online Education (CETLOE) Resources
- Keep Teaching Resources for Fall Instructions
- Five simple steps for getting ready and communicating what students need to know.
- Mastering Online Teaching Series
- Events and Trainings
How do I copy content from a previous section of the same course?
To copy content from a previous sections follow these steps:
- Go to Course Tools
- Select Course Administration
- Select Import/Export/Copy Components
- Select Copy Components from another Org Unit and press Search for Offering
- Enter the course number and semester you want to copy content from
- Select the correct section
- Press Copy All Components or Select Components if you do not want to copy all content
How do I add a TA to my course?
You may add a TA to your course following these steps:
- Go to your course in icollege
- Select Classlist on the navigation bar
- Press Add Participants then Add existing users
- Enter the student’s name in the search bar
- Select the correct individual from the list, the Select a role (e.g. Full TA access) and Section
- Press Enroll selected users
How do I upload a Kaltura recording into my course?
Instruction for uploading a Kaltura recording into your course
How do I link a grade item go an assessment?
Instructions for linking a grade item to an assessment
How do I setup Turnitin in iCollege?
FOR THE CLASSROOM
In-classroom lecture simulcasting and recording will vary depending on the software application utilized and the type of the camera and microphone available in the classroom.
Hardware: All SPH classrooms currently have either a wall mounted camera and/or a webcam on the desktop. A wall mounted camera will capture the front of the classroom, a webcam on the computer will capture the instructor sitting or standing in front of the computer. All SPH classrooms in Urban Life and Petit Science Center will have high-quality microphones attached to the desk to capture lectures.
Software: All SPH classrooms have lecture recording application available, namely Webex/Kaltura. Webex allows for simulcasting (life streaming) and recording of lectures, while Kaltura only allows for recording of lectures to be shared with students through iCollege. Simulcasting will allow students to attend classes while being present in the classroom or at a distance, thereby offering flexibility for social distancing. Both applications will capture the computer screen and PowerPoint slides with audio, and the wall or webcam video recording. Machine captioning is available for the recordings in both Kaltura and Webex.
Both applications will capture and record the desktop (slide or website being shared), audio, and the image in front of the camera. Here is the description and the link to instruction for each software option:
- Webex allows the instructor to simulcast the lecture in a webinar style, where live student could participation through video/audio/chat. The instructor could also record and later share/post the lecture. Closed-caption is available for recordings but live captioning is not available with the Georgia State University subscription. Instructions for Recording with Webex
- Zoom is not supported by Georgia State University, but you may use it instead of Webex if you have an account. Here are mini tutorials for getting started with Zoom and facilitating breakout sessions.
- Kaltura allows the instructor to record and post the lecture in iCollege. Kaltura does not have a live streaming option. Instructors will be prompted to download the Kaltura application in their profile when they log-in to the classroom computer for the first time. An administrative password is not needed to download the application. Machine closed captioning is available for the recordings. Instructions for Recording with Kaltura
SIMULCASTING AND RECORDING LECTURES
Several options are available for simulcasting and/or for recording lectures for online courses. You may record your lectures in your office, at home, or in the SPH recording room located in Urban Life, Room #648. The SPH recording room is equipped with a desktop, a video camera, a microphone, and a Wacom tablet.
For synchronous online sessions, you may simulcast and record a session using Webex or Zoom:
- Webex allows the instructor to simulcast the lecture in a webinar style, where live student could participation through video/audio/chat. The instructor could also record and later share/post the lecture. Closed-caption is available for recordings but live captioning is not available with the Georgia State University subscription. Instructions for Recording with Webex
- Zoom is not supported by Georgia State University, but you may use it instead of Webex if you have an account. There are mini tutorials for getting started with Zoom and facilitating breakout sessions.
For asynchronous sessions, you may pre-record and post your lectures in iCollege using the following tools:
- Kaltura allows the instructor to record and post the lecture in iCollege. Kaltura does not have a live streaming option. Instructors will be prompted to download the Kaltura application in their profile when they log-in to the classroom computer for the first time. An administrative password is not needed to download the application. Machine closed captioning is available for the recordings. Instructions for Recording with Kaltura
- PowerPoint – Instructor could record their voice over PowerPoint slides, export the slide into a MP4, and share in iCollege. For machine captioning, upload your MP4 into Kaltura and then share in iCollege. Here are the instructions for recording voice-over PPT.
- Video – To record a lecture without any PowerPoint slides, use your webcam or smart phone camera. This is a good option for course introduction videos, weekly mini-videos to recap previous modules or set the tone for the upcoming lesson.
GENERAL INQUIRIES
Please contact Missale Ayele, Lead Education Technology Specialist, at mayele1@gsu.edu with content ideas for Faculty Resources.