Instructional Continuity

In addition to these digital resources, the Center for Teaching and Learning is prepared to provide personalized instructional support and services to faculty members transitioning conventional campus instruction, in an expedited fashion, to an online environment. A who have experience teaching online, and have volunteered to serve as mentors as part of the CTL instructional continuity plan, is also available.

Resources, workshops, blogs

SRU Ed Tech Resource Blog
The complete catalog of all CTL instructions and instructional videos is .

Inside Higher Education Article:

Complex Instructional Problems:
Contact Henry Magusiak for IATS options.

Planning, first two weeks

Develop a communication plan and distribute it to your students. Consider including:
- What is the best way to reach you?
- What should they expect in terms of response time?
- How will you be providing feedback on assignments?
Organize your instruction into weeks
Develop weekly objectives
Determine what instructional materials you will need for each week
- Readings
- Videos
- PowerPoint presentations
- Lecture notes
Upload your instructional materials into D2L
Determine what assessment methods you will be using each week
- Writing assignments (Dropbox)
- Exams (Quiz tool)
- Discussion posts
Build your assessments into D2L

Accessing D2L

Your D2L course shells can be accessed by or via the portal (click the RockOnline image in the portal).

Course shells are automatically created for you, and materials that you post are restricted to your currently enrolled students.

The basics of teaching online

These topics provide faculty members with the most basic elements of providing instruction in an online teaching and learning environment.

Posting content

Establishing a mode of communication
D2L Basics for New Users (Video) - Includes email, announcements, and posting content.

Note: The “Classlist” button in your D2L course can contain the “Email Classlist” feature, which allows you to send an email to all current students in the course. There is no need to lookup all email addresses.

Decide how to deliver course content online
For primarily lecture-based courses that heavily utilize PowerPoint, we recommend .

For courses that are primarily discussions-based, we recommend using for real-time web conferences, or the for asynchronous text-based interaction.

How to make video content
Use Kaltura MediaSpace for screen-capturing video outside of PowerPoint, such as demonstrating software, or using a webcam, we recommend the free Kaltura Capture tool:

Use Kaltura MediaSpace for uploading existing videos (e.g. voice-over PowerPoint) and distributing via hyperlink: NOTE: Students also have this functionality.

How to use the Desktop App to host a Zoom conference session.

Student/Participant Instructions for Joining and Participating in a Zoom conference session:

Student Engagement with Ed Tech Tools

These topics provide information on using various educational technology tools to foster student engagement through instructor-student interaction and student-student interactions.

Content Management
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Discussion Boards
Discussions in D2L Basics - Video

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