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Essentials for Teaching in the Virtual Environment
Leverage our written and video tutorials to get up to speed on the essential tools for faculty members using online environments for their classes.
Even if you have not used any of these tools in the past, we are here to help. We also offer just-in-time workshops on a weekly basis. Check our Keep Teaching Workshops(opens in new window) page for offerings.
Communicate with Students Using Blackboard Learn
- Upload your syllabus to Blackboard Learn if it is not there already. If necessary, revise the syllabus and communicate course changes to students.
- Announcements - communicate critical updates to your students.
- Email - communicate more routine communications to your students.
- Discussion Board- enable students to have an in-depth conversation around a topic.
Record Mini-Lectures Using Kaltura
- Use Kaltura to record and embed a webcam video to post occasional updates or reflections. This increases a sense of community in the online environment.
- Use Kaltura Capture to record your screen and your webcam (Google Doc).
Using Zoom for Live Instruction & Office Hours
Teach a Live, Virtual Class Using Zoom
- Activate your Zoom Account (one-time prerequisite task)
- Add a Zoom Meeting to Blackboard Learn to meet with your students in a live, virtual classroom or one-on-one for student hours.
- Sharing and annotating screens, whiteboards and more in Zoom (opens in new window)
Host Student/Office Hours Using Zoom
- Customize your personal Zoom meeting ID to your campus office extension
- Download and Use the Zoom App on your mobile device
Zoom FAQs and Knowledge Base
Access & Grade Student Work Using Blackboard Learn
- Use the Assignments tool to create assignments as well as grade assignments submitted by students.
- Use Tests and surveys to measure student knowledge, gauge progress, and gather information.
- Watch this 11 minute Chico State video on how to build and deploy quizzes and tests(opens in new window).
