April 3, 2020
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The following is being sent on behalf of the Instructional Support Team
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Dear Colleagues,
Week 1 is nearly in the books! Congratulations on all you’re doing. Now that we’re reaching the week’s end, some reminders and updates.
Encourage your students. Remember that remote learning is new for them, too. Students really appreciate it when you acknowledge their efforts. You might send a quick email praising them for finishing the week. It’s helpful to remind students that this might feel different, that assignments and activities _are_ low stakes, that they can develop rhythms (as you have in your courses), and that they can do it! You can also point them to helpful resources -- office hours and support included in the keepteaching.id.ucsb.edu site are great places to start.
DSP accommodations. A reminder that students requesting DSP accommodations to ensure accessibility should submit through the DSP website.
Some updates on technologies: usage and trainings
Happy Hour for Instructors (via Zoom) - Friday 2-4pm
Come chat with your peers about your first week teaching online!
Login to the Zoom session with your UCSB credentials: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/588560654
Reminder: Extended GauchoSpace, GauchoCast, and Zoom Help Hours: 7 am - 7 pm for Weeks 1 and 2
If you need technical assistance, email help@collaborate.ucsb.edu, help@id.ucsb.edu or create a new help ticket at: UCSB Support Desk Collaboration. All go to the same place and allow us to direct your question to the most appropriate person to address it the most quickly.
As of Thursday the Instructional Technology Team has fielded 1,103 help requests. We are here to help, so reach out!
Your hard work is being seen! As of Thursday afternoon:
- GauchoSpace site pages have been viewed 4,987,413 times this week. Collectively, UCSB students, faculty, and staff have spent over 78,967 hours on GauchoSpace sites so far this week.
- GauchoCast has 35,659 users, 2,508 creators, 12,336 recordings, and 1,263,769 views and downloads.
- Zoom hosts around 2000 sessions per day.
You’re using resources!
Instructional Consultations
- 420 attendees participated in live and Zoom instructional workshops before Spring quarter started
- 80 Individual or small group consultations since the quarter started
- Preparing to Teach Online GauchoSpace site has 470 members who have accessed the resources and activities approximately 2000 times in the past 2 weeks
- Teaching with GauchoCast and Zoom GauchoSpace site has 589 members who have accessed the resources and activities approximately 2000 times in the past 2 weeks
Zoom Training
ETS is providing training on Zoom Pro meetings and webinars.
Wondering which to use? Click here for a comparison of Zoom Pro vs. Webinar from an instructor perspective.
Schedule and webinar IDs:
- All training sessions are 45 minutes + 15 minutes for questions.
- All Questions sessions are 45 minutes.
- All sessions require Sign In.
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Wondering which ways you can record video, and where you should upload it?
Here’s a handy reference guide to Video Tech Comparison at UCSB to help you decide.
Equipment Loans for Instruction: Instructional Development has a pool of document cameras, webcams, headphone microphones, and hopefully soon, laptops available to loan to faculty either as needed or for the quarter. To submit a request, or check on availability: Submit a help ticket to UCSB Support Desk Collaboration or email help@id.ucsb.edu.
Webcast Recording Rooms Available in Kerr Hall: There are two fully equipped, sound proof, single person recording booths available for faculty in Kerr Hall. We can also open up a couple of other distance safe recording spaces, depending on demand. If you are interested in using one of these spaces, please contact Todd GIlepie at gillespie@ucsb.edu directly. Please provide at least 48 hours advanced notice so that he can manage the scheduling, and client spacing appropriately.
We’ll be back with you next week!