LMS Reminders & Announcements August Fall 2010 In-Service This PowerPoint is loaded in “My Tech Resources” under the Faculty Tab Jackie Pommer & David Kampmann

#1 Summer Upgrades or Enhancements for LMS Blogs vs Announcements Portlet on Template Inactive Coursework Assignments Calendar – Session Calendar Provided – Certain Due Dates go to Calendar Now Advisee Addresses Provided Student Per Info Updates Required Before Can Register Password Protection on Online Exam Setup Jing on Laptop Image File Exchange Assignments – Text Analysis & Next Button for Grading

#2 Name Change on STInet Name Reference Only Doesn’t Change Name outside STInet like in Systems Such as TIES, Payroll Make Request for Change with Supervisor Supervisor will Complete a TASK Ticket for IT Ex: William wants his name referenced as “Bill” in STInet Locations he can’t control with “Personal Information” preferred name.

#3 Midterm & Final Grade Submissions through LMS Courses ( Handouts Distributed ) Midterm Submission – Start at Gradebook – Setup in LMS – Code You Choose – Absences Populated from Attendance Markings – Print the Screen Final Submission – Grades and Absences Columns Populated by LMS – LDoA is last day “Present” – Populated from Attendance – INC Grades – Fix in LMS “Past Course” - Document Paperwork to Registrar STInet Tasks Calendar – Note Online Faculty Calendar

#4 Add a Role vs 2 nd Instructor Instructors with Lab Specialists who Enter Grades and/or Attendance in Their Courses – Add a Role If 2 Instructors are Co-Teaching, Splitting Workload and Both Evaluated... Both on as Instructors through the Registrar “Add a Role” Does Not Allow Course Copy for the Person Added – Does Allow Other Instructor Permissions: Edit, Delete, Add “Add a Role” Bypasses the Online Course Eval Process

#5 New School Year Updates to Make in STInet Office Hours – Personal Info Link Syllabi – Use Naming Conventions! LMS Course Content – Edit or Build Program Pages – New Members – Minutes/Agendas Scheduling Meetings – September 1-16 – These Changes Will be Processed for a New Master Schedule for Spring 2011 and Summer 2011

#6 Context Manager Use Alternative Delivery Instructors Must Learn to Use These Features: – Adding Weekly Pages/Itineraries – Hiding Pages Attendance, Future Weeks – Changing Default Pages – Reordering Pages

#7 File Cabinet Housekeeping Course Content Import – Saves Imported Tests to Here – Do you Have Duplicate Files? – Begin Naming Tests and File Cabinet Contents with Course Number and Date – Perhaps Move Files into Named Class Folders – Delete “old” Items to Reduce Confusion

#8 Copy Course Reminders FROM and TO are important to have “straight” in your mind – Which Term? Which Section is the master? – Which Term? Which Section is the target? You can copy everything or selected course content. Copyover of Forums Data is also a Consideration If you Wish to Copy a Course from Another Teacher, it will Require some Additional Rights Given by Registrar or Craig in the System – Discuss with Jackie or David what you wish to accomplish and get advice!

#9 Fixing Bookmarks Look at your “My Pages” – If you have links to curriculum sheets or program team pages... – We need to make sure they “work” – May need to fix the path by replacing CMS with STInet How about adding “All My Courses” to “My Pages”? - Edit Page – Magic portlet for finding past, current or future courses

#10 Course Authorization Why Use Course Authorization? Internships-Clinicals: to control the registration of students meeting prereqs for clinical or internship. – We generally set the course cap to 0 and then instructor authorizes to allow students in as needed – Student still needs to register for the course afterward FACULTY TAB – My FACULTY ROLE Students who have no other course section options could come to an instructor of a full class and ask for this. – Teachers are in effect overriding their course cap by authorizing additional select student(s)

Call Jackie or David Jackie Pommer TC 103 Office – Recording Room Next to Us (office) (school cell) David Kampmann TC 103 Office – Recording Room Next to Us (office) (cell) CLOSING TIP: Being redirected out of your class and to home page of STInet... You may have clicked too many times in a row while the computer was processing your last request. Be Patient!