Learn Together

 The Basics Building Community Discussion Board

Basics

This section is a resource to refresh your understanding of some of the basics of Moodle and Zoom. The goals of this section are to:

• Provide quick refreshers on commonly used features
• Link to articles for tips on teaching online 

Note:  If you are starting completely from scratch, please contact your program’s Director for a more thorough training. This is not meant to be a training site.

How To

• find your class list
• embed a video in Moodle
• make course grades visible to students
• resource an overall Moodle Guide
• pick the right application ^{_{(inventory of tools from Kahoot to Quizlet)}}

Tips and Articles

• Tips for redesigning a course to be delivered online ^{_{(Source: main campus staff and faculty)}}
• Tips for content delivery (^{_{Source: this was in the RNBS faculty resources)}}
• Tips for online teaching ^{_{(Source: author is Tandi Book)}}
• Article about teaching online ^{_{(Source: this was in the RNBS faculty resources)}}

Faculty Development Day Recordings:

• Watch: June 2020 Graduate Teacher Education Zoom Session
• Watch: June 2020 Plenary Session on Online Instruction
• Watch: June 2020 Leadership and Organizational Management Building Cohort Community
• Watch: June 2020 Flipped Classroom Overview 

Building Community

This section is a resource to learn tips and tools for minimizing student isolation and enhancing community. The goals of this section are to:

• Demonstrate tools for small group activities
• Demonstrate ways to create student discussions
• Identify strategies to encourage meaningful student engagement
• Identify strategies to assess student learning

“Rules” for Engagement

• For Students:  Tips to Succeed in an Online Program ^{_{(Source: Lisa Campbell for RN-BS students)}}
• For Instructors: How to Build Rapport with Online Students ^{_{(Source: Nancy Wise, PhD, MSN, RN - Assistant Professor-Nursing DNP; RN-BS Programs)}}
• For Instructors: Making Online Classrooms Work for You (and Your Students) ^{_{(Source: Harvard Business Publishing)}}
• For Instructors: Do's and Don'ts of requesting students to have video set to "on"

Tools for Engagement

• EMU@Lanc Faculty Training Zoom Session: Strategies for Building Community in Synchronous and Asynchronous Classes
• Breakout Rooms in Zoom:  ^{_{Source: content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License by the Trustees of Indiana University .}}  
• Zoom Polls: ^{_{Source: Zoom HelpCenter}}
• Jamboard
• How to accomplish your desired activity: Instructional Strategies Chart ^{_{(Source: main campus staff and faculty, adapted from SUNY)}} 

Assessing Student Learning

• Student Learning Outcomes: ^{_{Source: content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License by the Trustees of Indiana University.}}
• Tips for giving feedback (Source: EMU Writing Program, 2017)

Discussion Board

To access the Faculty Discussion Board, you will need to first login to Moodle. This faculty discussion board is a resource for interacting with your peers for the purpose of sharing ideas. The goals are to:

• Provide a forum for sharing ideas
• Provide a place to post a question or request help