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The entirety of Fall 2021 term will be delivered face to face. Here are some resources and pointers that will help you quickly transition to the instruction.

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 software/hardware capabilities of the classroom(s) 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-capturing system where recording starts automatically 5 minutes before and ends 5 minutes after session ends. This option is only available for classrooms specified in the above 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 by the instructor.
  • Adjust the volume of Zoom so that you can hear remote students’ voices when they ask questions or answer your questions,
  • Check that the /wiki/spaces/ITHELP/pages/402588923 that allows to change the camera shots is installed on your laptop.

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/7701498.

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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 Fall 2021 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.
  • 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.
  • You can record audio narration in your PowerPoint presentation. Learn how to do it /wiki/spaces/ITETDOCS/pages/28475408. 

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 use a variety of Blackboard tools for assessing students’ learning (as individual or group work activities) in an online environment. Here are some helpful links about integrating these tools into your course design:

Communication & Collaboration

Computer Labs

  • If you need to access the software that is available in the Computer Labs you can use /wiki/spaces/ITETDOCS/pages/28476351 service to have your class access the software remotely.    

Programming Tools

  • Koç University is part of the GitHub Education program so all KU members can enjoy the Enterprise Cloud features offered by GitHub. Learn more about how to use GitHub in your class /wiki/spaces/TrashBinSpaceKey/pages/26281754.

Trainings and Resources

Webinars

  • IT and KOLT will offer joint workshops to help you get up to speed with the remote teaching topics for Fall 2021. 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, or IT & KOLT websites. 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 the aim of helping faculty members in their course design and delivery practices in Fall 2021. The training consists of the following six modules: 
    • What Will Teaching Be Like in Fall 2021? 
    • Designing an Online Course
    • Using Technology to Teach an Online Course
    • Assessing Student Learning and Managing Grading
    • Student Engagement and Interaction
    • Helping Students Learn in an Online Course
  •  Faculty members can access the training via Blackboard (https://ku.blackboard.com/) All faculty members have already been added to KOLT Faculty Page in Blackboard. KOLT Online Faculty Training modules can be accessible from this page. Faculty members can also find valuable resources in KOLT’s website that is updated regularly with new posts and 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 experiences in an online environment, course design, syllabus design, online activities, assignment and assessment ideas, using active learning techniques in an online environment, managing online presence and creating learning community in an online course, etc.  
  • Please send an e-mail at kolt@ku.edu.tr to make an appointment. 

Further Help on IT Services

  • Check 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 KU VPN 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.edu.tr) for all their inquiries about online education. Please send your inquiries to this e-mail with a descriptive subject, but not to an individual’s e-mail to receive correctly and timely response. 


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