PD 101 New Faculty Orientation Marla Cartwright Seminar

Before we get started:  If you have any troubles in seminar, please do call Tech Support at: They can assist if you get “bumped” from the seminar room or experience other difficulties.

Successfully Completing PD101  Gradebook  Check every 2-3 days  Discussion Boards  Initial with all components addressed  Reply of substance  Dropbox  Revisions  Report to Chairs

Your First Course at Kaplan  Every department may utilize slightly different procedures!  Contact your Chair/Assistant Chair to clarify  Course Scheduling  Seminars  Audio  Text  Course Shells  Equipment

Setting Up Your First Course at Kaplan  Typical Activities:  Posting introductory announcements  Customizing syllabus  Sending welcome s  Importance of Introductory Activities  Sets tone  Conveys professionalism  Promotes communications  Demonstrates instructor’s commitment

During Your First Course at Kaplan  Dropbox  Open files  Provide constructive feedback  Track changes/insert comments (department/course specific)  If modifying files, must save  Return assignment to students  Discussion Boards  Presence  Use of questioning techniques  Constructive Feedback  Prompt  Identifies areas of:  Improvement  What works well  Sandwich approach

Instructor’s View of Seminar

Areas of Seminar  Chat  Real-time, textual discussion  PowerPoint  Upload 24 hours in advance  Whiteboard  Drawing and Math tools  Polls  Can create ahead of time

Seminar Sandbox  Practice using the seminar tools by visiting the Seminar Sandbox anytime.  Go to KU Campus > My Tools > My Seminar > click Sandbox tab > choose the room titled “CTL NFO Room 21”  (You will need to scroll down.)  No username or password is needed  Visit alone  Visit with a group

Seminar Archives  Available 4 hours after seminar has ended  “End Class” button  Located in same remote window where you enter seminar  Text-based seminar  Archive is a written transcript  Audio seminar  Archive is a recording  Includes audio and text

Audio Issues in Seminar  Audio Issues:  Please take advantage of the Sandbox for sound checks if you are teaching an audio seminar  Please avoid running multiple, not-related-to-seminar applications while teaching seminar as this may slow down your computer  Please avoid downloading files as this may slow down your computer  If you share your internet connection, please avoid having family members use it during your seminar time as this may slow down your computer  Please remember, the seminar is recording everything you say for all the students of that section to access. If a conversation with an individual student needs to take place, please find an alternate means of communication.

Private Messages (PM’s)  Used to communicate  Teacher to student  Student to student  Consider disabling student to student PM’s  PM’s are not archived

PowerPoint Considerations  Excellent way to guide your seminars!  Upload at least 24 hours in advance  Use 2003 version  Total space allotted to faculty = 50MB  Each presentation must be less than 10MB  A few items to avoid:  Embedded audio or video  Animations on slides  Spaces in filenames  Metadata (see docsharing)

Further help with seminar tools  DocSharing in PD101  Handbooks  KHE Seminar Faculty User Guide

Thank you!  I appreciate your time and attention during our 1 hour seminar today. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me: and I’ll be happy to  See you in PD101!