Category: Faculty and Staff Resources

The SPTE request form for fall 2022 pre-session courses is available. Please click on the link below to request an evaluation to be administered to your pre-session courses. You also have the option of contacting the Social Science Research Lab’s office at 978-3384.

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) is free and open to all WSU staff and instructors. Today is the last day, and we have a big block of lab time available to help people set up Blackboard courses and organizations. We also have a great panel for the lunchtime panel hour. You don’t want to miss out!

• 9 a.m.-Noon: Direct Zoom link to Drop-in, online lab time with the Office of Instructional Resources. (NOTE: This link is to the Zoom session area, not to a calendar invitation.) Come to us for Blackboard, Panopto, and other technical help. We also help with accessibility. Personal help is available on a first-come, first-served basis on Zoom.
• 11-11:50 a.m.: EARLY Panel Hour! “An Instructor’s Guide to Student Affairs,” Presented by representatives from Student Affairs.

Whether you are setting up a course or an organization in Blackboard, the Office of Online Resources is available to help you for several hours each day next week. All help is personalized, private if necessary, and offered online via Zoom. All instructors (including GTAs and adjunct instructors) and all staff are welcome.

• 1-3 p.m. Aug. 15-18: Drop-in, online lab time with the Office of Instructional Resources.
• 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 19: Direct Zoom link to Drop-in, online lab time with the Office of Instructional Resources.

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) is free, online and open to everyone. Here is what we have set up for Monday, Aug. 15:

• 9-9:50 a.m.: “Ultra, What’s New? What’s Coming?” presented by Blackboard/Anthology’s Eric Gudmundson.
• 10-10:50 a.m.: “Campus Update on Freedom of Expression” presented by President Rick Muma.
• 11-11:50 a.m.: “How and Where to Get Help” presented by Carolyn Speer.
• Noon-12:50: Panel Hour! “What Will the Future Look Like, and How Do We Prepare Our Students For It?” Moderator: Amy Ham; panelists: Ajita Rattani, Min Xiao, Jaehwan Byun, Mohommad Najjar and Robin Henry.
• 1-3 p.m.: Direct Zoom link to drop-in, online lab time with the Office of Instructional Resources. (NOTE: This link is to the Zoom session area, not to a calendar invitation.) Come to us for Blackboard, Panopto, and other technical help! We also help with accessibility. Personal help is available on a first-come, first-served basis on Zoom.
• 1-1:50 p.m.: “Proctoring with Examity” presented by Jesus Diaz from Examity.
• 2-2:50 p.m.: “What’s New With the Ultra Gradebook” presented by Fredrik Klemming from Anthology.
• 3:-3:50 p.m.:  “Finding OER for Your Classes” presented by Maria Sclafani.
• 4-4:50 p.m.: Article Club! We will discuss “A ‘Stunning’ Level of Student Disconnection.” Note: This link leads to the Chronicle of Higher Education. If the link doesn’t work, please log in to MyWSU, click the “Chronicle of Higher Education” quick link, and then search for the article
• 6-6:50 p.m.: “Building a Course in the Ultra Course Format” presented by Mary Morriss.

The Academic Resources Conference (ARC) is back with a week of training Aug. 15-19, and there are sessions for both staff and instructors. As always, sessions are online via Zoom and free. This August you can find training and discussion on topics ranging from Blackboard Ultra to Student Affairs. Here are a few things to look for:

• Panel Hour each day over lunch
• Article Club discussion of a Chronicle of Higher Education article
• Sessions by both the president and the provost
• OneDrive, Blackboard, Panopto and Examity training

The Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness (SPTE) request form link has been sent to the email addresses of instructors teaching a course for the first four-week term. Any faculty members who would prefer their course to be evaluated need to submit a request no later than June 15.

Instructors teaching a second four-week or eight-week course will receive an email at a later date. To fill the form out now, visit the SPTE Request form website.

The SPTE request form for summer 2022 pre-session courses is now available at the link below or by contacting the Social Science Research Lab’s office at 978-3384.