We will update this page with new communications throughout the semester.
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Past Updates
AUGUST 11, 2020
With the fall semester approaching, the temperature outside is anything but fall-like. We hope you are enjoying some summer sun before classes begin.
To help you stay cool, calm and collected when you return to the classroom, we have compiled a Classroom Technology Guide. In addition to a laminated “cheat sheet” that will be available in classrooms, you can access the full version on Answers. Topics covered include:
- Starting the Audio-Visual System
- Activating the Web Conferencing Tool
- Enabling the Audio and Video within Zoom
- Zoom Recording
- Basic Zoom Controls
- Zoom Screen Sharing
- Ending your Zoom Session and Shutting Down
- Using the Document Camera
- HDMI-Connected Laptops and Devices
Thank you so much for your dedication to your students and to Syracuse University. The faculty support team—which comprises representatives from Information Technology Services, the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and the Center for Online and Digital Learning—is here to support you at every step. You can contact help@syr.edu for any questions about teaching or teaching with technology.
For support with instructional design, content production, video recording, customization of your Blackboard course space and more, you can take advantage of our Blackboard Course Transition Services. To request assistance or find out more information, please fill out the Fall Course Development form.
Please also remember these online coaching and consultation opportunities:
- NEW: PlayPosit Training (multiple times available)
- Teaching and Technology Tuesdays (Tuesdays at noon ET)
- Zoom Training: Teaching with Zoom (multiple times available)
- Kaltura Training Sessions (multiple times available)
- Faculty Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Workshop Series (asynchronous):
- Identifying and Reducing Implicit Bias in Pedagogical Decision-Making
- Establishing Civility and Positive Climate in Your Teaching Environment
- Problematizing Identity and Intersectionality on the College Campus
- Transparent Teaching: An Evidence-Based Inclusive Practice
- Navigating Challenges of Diversity in the Classroom
We look forward to working with you.
AUGUST 6, 2020
Spare Students the Lecture?
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We look forward to working with you.
JULY 21, 2020
There Is Still Time to Sign Up for Fall Course Transition Services
With the semester a month away, we encourage you to take advantage of the Fall Course Transition Services available until Aug. 3 through Syracuse University’s partnership with Blackboard. As a refresher:
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We look forward to working with you.
JULY 9, 2020
Four Steps to Jump-Starting Your Fall Course Transition
With the start of the fall semester less than seven weeks away, we wanted to share four steps to getting started with the Fall Course Transition Services available through Syracuse University’s partnership with Blackboard:
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This is not the semester that anyone envisioned. We realize that everyone’s situation is slightly different in terms of family, resources and more. Even so, please remember that you are not alone—we are all in this together. We look forward to helping you make the best of a challenging situation.
March 12, 2020
To support the transition to online course delivery effective at the end of the academic day on Friday, March 13, we will continue to send regular communications to ensure you have the most up-to-date information related to online teaching and learning. If you haven’t already, please bookmark the Academic Continuity Resources toolkit available at at Syracuse.edu/coronavirus/academic-continuity.
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