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The entirety of Spring 2022 term will be delivered face to face. Here are some resources and pointers that will help you quickly transition to the instruction.Courses are to be offered online/synchronously by the relevant faculty members on the specified dates and times. In accordance with the Framework Rules and Regulations on Applied Education in Higher Education, School of Medicine and School of Nursing courses are to be conducted face-to-face.

All classrooms and computer labs where lectures are scheduled to take place are equipped with camera recording or lecture-capturing systems. Below, is the list of steps that may be useful when using the classrooms this semester:

Check the

Important: Both Zoom and the classroom lecture recordings will be published to your students only after your approval. Students will not have access until you give your approval for each recording.

  • Check the software/hardware capabilities of the classroom(s)

    where

     where you are scheduled to be teaching,

  • Bring your laptop/tablet with Zoom running,

  • Bring cables or converters such as Ctype- HDMI/USB, if necessary,

  • There are two recording methods for classes:

    • Lecture

      The lecture-capturing system where recording starts automatically

      . This

      and this option is only available for classrooms specified in the provided link.

    • Camera system where all sessions are synchronously available via Zoom and are also recorded.

      The session recording automatically start when the zoom meeting start

      For camera system accessibility, the Zoom recording in all classrooms and labs has to be started and ended manually by the instructor

      .
    Adjust

    • ,

  • If there are students participating online, adjust the volume of Zoom so that you can hear remote

    students’

    students' voices when they ask questions or answer your questions,

  • Check that

    the /wiki/spaces/ITHELP/pages/402588923 that allows

    the Preset tool that allows you to change the camera shots is installed on your laptop,

  • If there are students participating online, remember to check the Zoom chat for remote students' questions/answers.

  • Please remember to erase the board and leave the classroom ready for next session.

Test runs may be done in the respective classrooms before the semester starts. More information on how to use the camera recording and lecture-capture systems as well as how to obtain one-to-one IT EdTech support this link.

Online Access

For meetings where online participants use web cameras, faculty, and students are advised to use backgrounds that do not reveal information on their personal life or location. Plain white or light backgrounds are recommended. Online access and recordings respect the personal data of the faculty and students in line with the legal framework on the protection of personal data.

Unless faculty advises not to do so, students should keep their microphones on mute and follow class rules to participate or ask a question.

As there can be delays related to internet connection during online sessions, faculty are advised to check regularly whether students are following the lectures. Faculty are recommended to spare enough time for students to add comments or ask questions. If support is required to manage discussions, a TA should be arranged for the course.

All confidential documents or tabs should be closed during the presentation. Open tabs and applications should be checked before class.

Faculty should end the live session on the scheduled time as assigned in KUSIS, should make sure to let the recording process run after the meeting has ended, and should not turn off the computer while recording is in process, as it may corrupt the file.

Blackboard

Make use of Blackboard features that support instructor engagement with students, student engagement with each other, and digital access to content, assignments, and assessments. Here are a few best practices that will ease the transition to teaching and learning online:

Learn more on how to use and optimize your experience with the Blackboard learning management system /wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/7701498system here.

Sharing Files and Documents

  • You can use cloud storage (Google Drive or Office 365 OneDrive) to store and share your course presentations or other relevant content with your students. Learn more about our shared storage services here.

  • You can also share the link to your cloud storage on your Blackboard course page.

Lecture Capture 

  • All

    Spring 2022

    courses will be delivered on Zoom. All sessions will be recorded, and the recordings will be uploaded to Panopto and linked to Blackboard course page automatically. Learn more about

    Zoom /wiki/spaces/ITETDOCS/pages/28476280

    Zoom here.

  • You can use Panopto recorder to record, and edit your course content. You can then upload the file to Panopto cloud and make it available on your Blackboard course pages. Learn more about

    Panopto /wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/7701526

    Panopto here.

  • You can record audio narration in your PowerPoint presentation. Learn how to do

    it /wiki/spaces/ITETDOCS/pages/28475408

    it here. 

Attendance

You may choose to use the options listed below that are currently supported by IT. You may also choose not to take attendance or use a different tool.

Assessments

You may can use a variety of Blackboard tools for assessing students’ students' learning (, both as individual or activities and group work activities) , in an online environment. Here are some helpful links about Explore the following links for guidance on integrating these tools into your course design:

Communication & Collaboration

Computer Labs

Programming Tools

Trainings and Resources

Webinars

  • IT and KOLT will offer joint workshops to help you get up to speed with the remote teaching topics

    for Spring 2022

    . Dates and details will be announced shortly on this page and in the KU Daily digest.

  • Both IT and KOLT will continue to offer synchronous online trainings and webinars throughout the semester. Announcements will be made a week before each training via e-mail,

     KUDaily

     KUDaily, or

    IT

    IT & KOLT websites.

     Special

     Special events will be organized for new faculty members to help them cope with realities of teaching for the first time or challenges of teaching in a new environment.

KOLT Lessons

  • KOLT created an asynchronous online

    course with

    course with the aim of helping faculty members in their course design and delivery practices

    in Spring 2022

    . The training consists of the following six modules: 

    • What Will Teaching Be Like

      in Spring 2022

      ?

       

    • Designing

      an Online

      an Online Course

    • Using Technology to Teach

      an Online

      an Online Course

    • Assessing Student Learning and Managing Grading

    • Student Engagement and Interaction

    • Helping Students Learn in

      an Online

      an Online Course

  •  Faculty

     Faculty members can access the training via

    Blackboard 

    Blackboard (https://ku.blackboard.com/ )

     All

     All faculty members have already been added

    to KOLT

    to KOLT Faculty Page

    in

    on Blackboard.

     KOLT

     KOLT Online Faculty Training modules can be accessible from this page.

     Faculty

     Faculty members can also find valuable resources

    in

    on KOLT’s website

    that

    which is updated regularly with new posts and

    announcements 

    announcements (

     

    https://kolt.ku.edu.tr/?lang=en

     

    )

     

    .

Individual Consultations (KOLT and IT)

IT

KOLT

  • KOLT Director and Manager are available for thirty-minute online appointments to help you

    with teaching

    with teaching experiences in an online environment,

     course

     course design, syllabus design,

     online activities

     online activities, assignment

    and assessment

    and assessment ideas,

    using active

    using active learning techniques in an online environment,

     managing online presence and creating

     managing online presence and creating a learning community in an online course, etc.

      

      

  • Please send an e-mail

    at to

    to kolt@ku.edu.tr

     

     to make an appointment. 

Further Help on IT Services

  • Check

    out

    out IT Services for further info about IT services in general.

Remote Access

  • A small number of restricted services can only be accessed if you're connecting from a KU network. When you're away from campus, you'll need to connect

    to 

    to KU VPN

     first

     first, and then you'll be able to connect to those services. You can use most of KU IT services without KU VPN.

Answer Your Office Phone Remotely

  • If you’re going to be away from your desk but don’t want to miss an important call, you can forward your calls on your desk phone to another number.

Get Teaching & Learning Help

  • Faculty members can use

    e-learning Trackit system (elearning@ku

    IT Trackit system (it@ku.edu.tr) for all their inquiries about online education.

    Please

    To ensure a correct and timely response, please send your inquiries to this

    e-mail

    email with a descriptive subject

    , but not

    rather than to an individual’s

    e-mail to receive correctly and timely response. 

    email.