• 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
• Reminders for online course delivery
• 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

SPH Syllabus Template – Online Asynchronous Courses

SPH Syllabus Template – Online Synchronous Courses

BSPH Competencies

MPH Competencies

DrPH Competencies

PhD Competencies

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 Instructions 
• Mastering Online Teaching (MOT) Series are a variety of online mini-courses delivered through iCollege with recommended synchronous webinars.
• iCollegeNow is online instruction guide to the University learning management system – iCollege (BrightSpace by D2L).  Press on content to find the right topic.
• Events and Trainings offered on pedagogy and technology for course design and delivery.

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 or another instructor 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, then Select a role (e.g. Full TA access) and Section
• Press Enroll selected users

How do I set up notifications in icollege?

Here are the instructions.

How do I forward my email from iCollege to another email address?

Here are the instruction. Caution – you cannot reply from the email address to which it was forwarded to.  You will have to log into iCollege to reply.

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 to an assessment?

Instuctions for linking a grade item to an assessment

How do I setup Turnitin in iCollege?

Instructions for setting up Turnitin in iCollege

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 applications 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 can 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

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 can 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.

Faculty Handbook

Policy on Academic Honesty

FERPA Records Access Policy

Digital Measures – An online data collection and management portal used by  faculty to enter, manage, and report on professional information pertaining to their teaching, research, and service activities.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – University resources and programs to help foster increased diversity and equitable treatment for all.

Bethany Havas – GSU librarian for public health.

The Chronicle of Higher Education – News, journal, data reports, and virtual events dedicated to covering colleges and universities.

Zotero – A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

Qualtrics – A research tool that allows you to easily create dynamic surveys and analyze their results.

Tableau is an interactive data visualization software.  TableauPublic.com is a free version that provides public access to your dashboard which can also be embed in a website.

Open Education Resource is defined by Congress as “a teaching, learning, or research resource that is offered freely to users in at least one form and that resides in the public domain or has been released under an open copyright license that allows for its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with attribution.”

Here is a starting list of OER in general and for public health specifically. Inclusion on this list of OER does not indicate endorsement by SPH; each instructor should assess the value of these resources and review use and attribution requirements for the materials.

General OER Resources

• MERLOT – A system which provides access to a free online learning and support materials developed by a global community of educators, learners and researchers. Most, but not all, of MERLOT resources are Creative Commons (CC) licensed.
• OER Commons – A public digital library where educators, students, and lifelong learners can perform single point searches for open educational resources.
• YouTube – In the home page and type in your search term followed by a comma and then “creativecommons” to find a video that is CC licensed.
• TED –  A nonprofit organization devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks covering almost all topics in almost all topics from science to business to global issues in more than 100 languages.

General Public Health

• OASIS: Public Health – Textbooks, videos, podcast, interactive simulator, modules and other primary resources.
• Johns Hopkins’ Public Health courses – Syllabi, readings, assignments, and other course materials available for many courses across the spectrum of public health topics.
• MIT OpenCourseWare: Public Health – Materials and course content from MIT.
• Open Michigan: Public Health – Course materials, assignments, lectures, student work, and labs.
• TED Talks: Public Health – A collection of TED Talks on the topics related to Public Health.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

• CDC Epidemiologic Case Studies– Interactive exercises developed to teach epidemiologic principles and practices. They are based on real-life outbreaks and public health problems and were developed in collaboration with the original investigators and experts.
• CDC Global Health Case Studies – Cases involving research ethics, applied epidemiology, and foodborne diseases.
• TEPHINET – The Task Force for Global Health Case Studies – Topics related to public and global health issues are provided for education and reference.
• Johns Hopkins Exploratory Data Analysis course – Syllabus and materials available.
• Against All Odds: Inside Statistics – Video series demonstrating the relevance of statistics in real-world settings.

Behavioral and Community Health

• NIH: The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health Online Courses –The site currently offers three courses: The Basic Science and the Biological Basis for Sex and Gender-Related Differences; Sex and Gender Differences in Health and Behavior; The Influence of Sex and Gender on Disease Expression and Treatment.

Environmental Health

• Framing Environmental Health ToolKit – A collection of framing research, recommendations, and sample communications.

Primary Data Sources

• Data.gov – Data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
• WHO (World Health Organization) – Open Data Repository – Health related statistics for more than 1000 indicators for its 194 members states.
• United States Census Bureau: Health – Detailed and up-to-date statistics covering people and topics relating to health in America.
• Google Dataset Search – Search engine for specifically for datasets.

Textbooks, Books, and Journals

• E-Books Directory: Public Health–  List of links to freely accessible ebooks, documents and lecture notes found all over the internet. You can submit your own ebooks or add other resources you come across.
• NCBI Bookshelf – The National Center for Biotechnology Information provides free online access to books, reports, databases and documents in life science, biology, medicine, and healthcare.
• PubMed Central (PMC) – A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM).
• Principles of Tobacco Control: Extinguishing the Habit – An E-book by Dr. Michael Eriksen explores the history of tobacco from the rise of novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes to regulations surrounding tobacco’s use, marketing and other aspects of industry behavior. This digital publication also examines the harm caused by tobacco use and offers solutions for successful tobacco control.

Interactive Timelines

History of Public Health – A timeline created by John Steward for the GSU SPH Foundations of Public Health course to illustrate major events in the history of public health. It was inspired by and based in part upon A Brief History of Public Health by Dr. Wayne Lamorte of Boston University. The timeline has four categories – American PH History, Environmental Health History, Ethical Health History, and European PH History. You may view the timeline in 2d or 3d.

Health Care Systems – A timeline created by Dr. Heiman for the GSU Fundamentals of Health Systems, Leadership, and Policy course to highlight major historical and political events in US health care system. There are two categories – Health Care Reform (red) and Private Insurance (blue).  You may view the timeline in 2d or 3d.

Images and Videos

• CDC – PHIL – An open access public health image library.
• JHSPH Open Images – Public health images by topic.
• Freepik – Graphic resources like vectors, stock photos, and icons for your creative projects and course material.
• Flaticon – A large database of free vector icons.
• Pexels – High quality stock photos and videos.
• Pixabay – Images or videos.

APHA webinars, conferences, and professional development opportunities for public health professionals.

CDC training and professional development for public health.

Quality Matters webinars, workshops and conferences for online course design and delivery offered at affiliate member discount rates.

GSU technology training and learning resources

GSU CETLOE webinars and training on instructional pedagogy and technology.

GSU Technology training and learning resources

LinkedIn Learning through GSU offers a vast repository of on demand, at your pace training modules on software, technology, business, and creative skills.