1NSU Resources
A short column on setting up a home office (PDF)
A short column on the components of an online course (PDF)
A Baker’s dozen of techniques for creating an online course (Word Document)
Top Ten Tips (T3) - Canvas Ideas for the Professor (Word Document)
Examples of Best Practices Presentation (PDF)
FCE Guidelines for Course Design (PDF)
Here is a page that the Online Learning Consortium put together that provides "a collection of resources and initiatives to support your efforts in moving courses to an online format when emergency situations arise."
https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/about/continuity-planning-emergency-preparedness-resources/
Non-exhaustive resources:
- Ideas and some videos https://oscqr.suny.edu/ for course design, based on research and best practices
- The report " 10 Principles of Effective Online Teaching"
http://www.facultyfocus.com/free-reports/principles-of-effective-online-teaching-best-practices-in-distance-education/ - http://essentialsofonlinecoursedesign.com/
- Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online show "ten best practices for anyone just getting started in the online environment"
http://designingforlearning.info/writing/ten-best-practices-for-teaching-online/
"Teaching Online: A Practical Guide" by Susan Ko and Steve Rossen ISBN 9780415832434. It is "an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online."
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0415832438/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_w2cCEb50952RS
Faculty in the college of pharmacy have been creating videos of their PowerPoint lectures by adding narrations to them. The advantage of using this platform for creating video is that it is easy to edit and does not require re-recording a lecture each time. Each slide narration can be edited individually and a new video can be created using previous narrations. The links below provide step-by-step instructions on how to create these.
- Video on Virtual Office Hours https://sharkmedia.nova.edu/media/Office+Hours+via+Zoom/1_gaq955s1
- Send students information ahead of class or record a video lecture first and use the class time to facilitate discussion.
- Practice your skills with Shark Media. Here is the link to the student information: https://www.nova.edu/help/sharkmedia/index.html
- Zoom has polling too. This has to be set up on the web front end first – nova.zoom.edu
- Try the white board feature in Zoom. Virtual co-doodling might help people connect and share on a topic.
- Breakout rooms in Zoom are fantastic! You can take large groups into smaller work groups, and then have everyone report back. There are some technical skills you will need.
- Use Flipgrid to get students to post their quick thoughts on a topic or just how the week has gone at home.
- Try Padlet to build a virtual bulletin board.
- Don’t forget about Kahoot! and Poll Everywhere – the word cloud features are fun.
- TopHat is giving instructors free accounts right now. This is a great time to test it out.
- Don’t forget to download and save your former GoToMeeting videos. They will be gone after June.
Telework Support Resources: On Demand
You can now directly access a dedicated page of Telework Support Resources for you and your team. This page currently includes links to a LinkedIn Learning Playlist, quick reads for employees who might engage in telework, supervisors who manage teleworkers, Faculty resources, and more.
https://www.nova.edu/hr/COVID19/resources.html
Please see Employee and Leadership development sessions on https://www.nova.edu/hr/training/index.html for even more telework resources!
The NSU Libraries' online collections and tutorials are continuously available, and library staff remain available to support NSU students, faculty, and staff through online and telephone platforms during live virtual reference hours. For more information, please visit:
NSU Libraries Virtual Services: https://nsufl.libguides.com/virtual-services
NSU Libraries Online Resources: https://nsufl.libguides.com/online-resources
Below are resources from LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com, that serve as great resources for faculty and staff professional development.
Recommended Courses for Virtual Work:
- Working Remotely - 1 hr
- Learning Zoom – 45 min
- Learning to Teach Online – 46 min
- Teaching with Technology – 2 hrs, 30 min
- Creating Online Interactive Discussions (learning pathway) – 8 hrs
- Time management: Working From Home - 1hr 25min
- Leading Virtual Meetings - 28 min
- Keeping a virtual team connected - 3 min
- Remote Working: Setting Yourself and Your Teams up for Success (Learning Pathway) – 16 hrs
- Be an effective team member - 31 min
- Productivity Tips: Finding Your Productive Mindset - 59 min
- Balancing Work and Life - 28 min
- Thriving @ Work: the connection between well-being & productivity - 41min
- Communicating in conference calls and in virtual meetings - 8 min
- Communicating remotely and tools for virtual teams - 9 min
- Leading at a Distance – 36 min
- Managing Virtual Teams - 56 min
- Building Resilience – 34 min
Taking Your Teaching Online Program Collection - A collection of Magna Online Seminars and 20-Minute Mentor programs about online teaching and learning.
Additional Temporary Online Research Resources - In response to the transition to online learning, many publishers and other content providers are making additional resources freely available online for a limited time for students, teachers, and librarians.
Need Someone to Talk to About How to Manage Student Writing in Your Online Course? Contact the faculty coordinators with the NSU Writing and Communication Center.
The NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) helps students by providing writing consultations, but we also help faculty through workshops on effective teaching practices, and consultation on the design of documents, assignments, and courses. As NSU faculty prepare to deliver all classes online, we hope you will:
- View the WCC list of resources for teaching writing online, which includes official Canvas and online course design resources, as well as ad-hoc community documents and published research. You can also find online teaching tips and learn about WCC-created modules in Canvas that you can download into your online courses on topics such as avoiding plagiarism and APA citation 7th
- Join a WCC faculty coordinator in Zoom any time from 9am-12pm (M-F) between March 16-27. Instructors can drop in and ask questions of faculty coordinators with experience teaching writing online. Join using this link: https://nova.zoom.us/j/927357041 .
- Send the WCC a question or request. Not sure how to manage student writing in Canvas? Need a module on a writing-related topic but aren’t sure where to start? Fill out the linked form and a WCC faculty coordinator will get back to you within 24 hours (though likely sooner) to try and address your need.