- NOVEMBER 2016 -       


FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
SESSION SPOTLIGHT

Accessible Syllabus
In this session, our Instructional Designers
demonstrate how to create an accessible syllabus, as well as share the best practices and tools to ensure ADA compliance in online/hybrid courses. We encourage faculty members to bring electronic copies of their syllabi to the training so we can work with you! This is a great opportunity to work on  learning how to make your syllabus accessible and ready for D2L, as well as leave with some great resources for the future! Make sure to sign up for one of the sessions found below! Last month we had 58 attendees at our accessible syllabus training sessions! 

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
November is already here, but there is still plenty of time to learn some new skills to use in your classes this semester! Distance Education offers a variety of sessions to enhance your online/hybrid courses.

Below you will find the Faculty Development sessions scheduled for November.  Be sure to register in advance for any sessions you plan to attend. If you have questions or need course assistance contact the D2L Help Desk at (931) 221-6625 or d2lhelp@apsu.edu.
 
NOVEMBER FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS
 
Session
Date & Time
Accessible Syllabus 
Friday, Nov. 4: 10-11 a.m.   
D2L I: Quizzes and Surveys  
Monday, Nov. 7: 10-11:00 a.m.  
D2L I: Dropbox, Grade Book, and Turnitin
Monday, Nov. 7: 11 a.m.-noon    
D2L I: Managing Content in D2L   
Tuesday, Nov. 8: 1-2 p.m.   
D2L I: Discussions and Calendars  
Tuesday, Nov. 8: 2-3 p.m.   
Multimedia: My Media  
Wednesday, Nov 9: 9-10 a.m.    
Multimedia: Camtasia Basic  
Wednesday, Nov 9: 10-11:30 a.m.   
D2L II: Rubrics  
Thursday, Nov. 10:  1-2 p.m.  
Accessing the Value of Educational Resources   
Thursday, Nov. 10:  2-3 p.m.   
APSU Online/Hybrid Course Design   
Thursday, Nov. 10:  3-4 p.m.   
ePortfolio Overview  
Friday, Nov. 11:  10-11 a.m.   
Online Proctoring Overview  
Friday, Nov. 11:  11 a.m.-noon    
Multimedia: Camtasia Basic  
Friday, Nov. 11:  2-3:30 p.m. 
Accessible Syllabus  
Monday, Nov. 14:  2-3 p.m.  
Using Copyrighted Materials in Your Online Course
Tuesday, Nov. 15:  9-10 a.m. 
Making Your Online Course ADA Compliant  
Thursday, Nov. 17:  9-10 a.m. 
Creating Accessible Documents and Media  
Thursday, Nov. 17  10-11 a.m.   
D2L I: Managing Content in D2L  
Monday, Nov. 21: 10-11 a.m.  
D2L I: Discussions and Calendars  
Monday, Nov. 21: 11 a.m.-noon   
D2L I: Quizzes and Surveys  
Monday, Nov. 21: 1-2 p.m.   
D2L I: Dropbox, Grade Book and Turnitin  
Monday, Nov. 21: 2-3 p.m.   
Multimedia: Camtasia Advanced 
Tuesday, Nov. 22:  2-3:30 p.m.
Making Your Online Course ADA Compliant  
Monday, Nov. 28:  2-3 p.m.
Creating Accessible Documents and Media  Monday, Nov. 28: 3-4 p.m. 
Using Copyrighted Materials in Your Online Course
Tuesday, November 29:  3-4 p.m. 
Multimedia: Camtasia Advanced 
Wednesday, Nov. 30:  9-10:30 a.m 
ePortfolio Overview  
Wednesday, Nov. 30:  2-3 p.m.
Online Proctoring Overview 
Wednesday, Nov. 30:  3-4 p.m.
 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE TRAINING
Distance Education is excited to announce that we now offer department wide training sessions! We can come to you, or you can come to us. We offer training in many different subjects including ADA compliance, D2L, ePortfolio, and more. Check out our faculty development calendar below to see what training your department needs! 

VIRTUAL PROCTORING 
APSU Distance Education has partnered with SmarterProctoring for virtual proctoring services. Your students can access and schedule proctored exams from within D2L. Please visit the pages below for more information, including video and PDF tutorials!
 

FACULTY TRAVEL STIPEND
To encourage the exploration of distance, online, blended or hybrid education and instructional strategies at APSU, travel stipends are available through Distance Education (DE).

Travel stipends up to $500 can be requested
by faculty wh o present research at national or international conferences related to innovative teaching practices and technologies for improving online/hybrid learning environments. Please visit the Distance Education Travel Stipend site, to read the requirements and apply!

*Funds are limited and stipends will not be awarded once they are exhausted for the fiscal year. 
 

IMPORTANT CHANGES REGARDING ON-GROUND PROCTORING  

Effective Spring 2017, Distance Education will only be providing scheduled on-ground proctoring sessions for TN eCampus courses. During the Fall 2016 semester we will continue to provide limited on-ground proctoring sessions. 

We highly encourage APSU online faculty to use our virtual proctoring services for midterms and finals if you are unable to proctor exams.  Distance Education will be offering training workshops for faculty and students to learn how to use virtual proctoring services. Please visit our website regarding On-Ground proctoring for more details on this change. 
 
DISTANCE EDUCATION SERVICES 
Please check out many of our services below. We are happy to help you enhance your online courses! You can visit the APSU Distance Education website for more information!
  • Course development
  • Closed captioning services
  • D2L Help Desk technical support
  • Faculty development training  
  • Innovative approaches to content delivery
  • Multimedia resources          
  • One-on-one D2L help sessions
  • Online student assistance
  • Online proctoring services
  • Technology integration into online courses 

FACULTY RESOURCES
We hope you find the following resources below useful while teaching your online courses.