" How Do I " for Faculty

Here is a collection of all Faculty related knowledge base articles that exist in VCSU One Stop. Click on blue hyperlinks below.

Not sure what is the best application for your course? Check out the Instructional Applications Guide along with the Product Comparison attachments.

< NEW > or < Update> represents content added / updated after 03/25/2024.

Accessibility - Digital Accessibility Support for Faculty

Adobe OneStop Solutions

Assessment and Program Reviews/APUs

Assessment Guide - VCSU
Assessment FAQs
Assessment Plan -- Program Outcomes Template
Annual Program Update Instructions and Rubric
Program Review Template
Program Review and APU Rotation Schedule
GELO Rubrics
General Education Course Learning Outcome Validation Form

Blackboard

ALLY
Annotate - View, comment on and grade student-submitted assignments files.
Collaborate Ultra
Content System Help
Course Help
General Help
Grade Center
Proctoring - Exam exam proctoring solution
Reports
Respondus LockDown Browser
Support - Bb help page
Help for College or University Instructors (Blackboard Resource)
Tasks - Create & Manage Tasks
Stay in the Loop - Blackboard Updates < NEW >
Blackboard Learn - Ultra Experience YouTube Playlist for Instructors < Updated >
Teams - Bb Courses can now use Microsoft Teams for meetings/lecture
Webinar series - Accelerate your transition to online instruction. Bb webinar series.

Bb Collaborate Ultra

FAQs - Top 10 FAQ for Fall 2020
Quick Start Guide
Troubleshooting Tips - Latest troubleshooting tips that cover home network issues.

Campus Connection

Campus Connection 9.2
General - Login Services < Updated >
How Do I
2024-2025 Campus Connection Cheat Sheet (download the file attachment below) < NEW >

Conferences

Anthology Together 2024 - happening on July 15-17, 2024 < NEW >
Anthology Together 2024 - Agenda < NEW >
Ultra Course Seminar for Instructors < NEW >

Facilitating Higher-Level Thinking and Discussion

Bloom's Taxonomy - by Jackie Owen, M.Ed., M.S.
Icons for Depth and Complexity - by Jackie Owen, M.Ed., M.S.

Faculty Handbook

Flip Grid

Introduction Video - by Harmony Richman, Assistant Professor, School of Education and Graduate Studies

Labster

Introduction - Watch this Getting Started Video in order to learn more about Labster simulations
NDUS site - Labster is FREE to all on the NDUS system for the 2020-21 academic year. This link will get you started using Labster in your course.
Manual and Animations - Lab manuals and 3D animation videos are now available for all Labster users

MacOS

Office 365

Excel
General
OneDrive
OneNote
Outlook
PowerPoint
Teams
SharePoint
Stream
Word
CTS NDUS Microsoft Training - Free Online Sessions: REGISTER NOW! < NEW >
Training Opportunities - Live & Recorded

One Stop

Create a One Stop Ticket - Link

Phone and Voicemail

Printing

Projection and Audio Systems

Meeting Owl - Portable camera that shifts the camera on whoever is speaking. Great for meetings.
Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) - Ceiling mounted video camera system installed in each classroom and laboratories. < Updated >
SmartMike+ - Personal wireless lapel microphone for high quality audio. < Updated >
Technology Classroom Training - Overview of what was covered during the classroom tech meetings during welcome week August 2020

Qualtrics

Research and IRB

Does my research activity need IRB approval?

Software Applications

Downloads

SPOL

Starfish

How to Access Starfish < NEW >

Summer 2020 Showcase Presentations

Harnessing Student Voices Using VoiceThread- by Dr. Kiersten Baughman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Yuja for Lecture Capture - by Brenda Tyre, Associate Professor, Business Dept
Yuja to Embed Video in Assignments or Lessons within Bb - by Brenda Tyre, Associate Professor, Business Dept

Teams in Courses

Creating a Teams Link for your Bb Course - Step by step instructions to create a Teams Meeting Link into your Bb Course / Syllabus
Full Screen presentation in Teams - presenting in full screen mode using your camera app.
Getting Started
What's New in Teams - Find the release dates on new features available in Teams. < NEW >
Whiteboard in Teams
Wiki in Teams - How to use a Wiki in Teams ( pdf download to your device)

Top Hat Pro

TopHat Presentation - by Sharon Bratrud, Associate Professor/Clinical Coordinator, Kinesiology and Human Performance Dept

VoiceThread

Assignments - New Update - Watch Demo: https://vimeo.com/439429815
Assignments - Timeline - (See VoiceThread timeline of new assignment features)
Embedding VoiceThread Videos in Bb < Updated >
Quick Start Guide
VoiceThread Tutorial - by Dr. Kiersten Baughman, Associate Professor of Psychology
VoiceThread Docs - How to documentations < NEW >
VoiceThread Workshops - Free workshops offered online < NEW >
VoiceThread Certifications - Online Certification Course < NEW >

Web Browsers

Windows 10

Yuja

One Stop Articles < Updated >
Proctoring < Updated >
Overview < Updated >
Quick Start Guides
Yuja Quarterly Update (10/27/2020)
Yuja for Lecture Capture - by Brenda Tyre, Associate Professor, Business Dept
Yuja to Embed Video in Assignments or Lessons within Bb - by Brenda Tyre, Associate Professor, Business Dept
Yuja Support - Home
Yuja Support - Blackboard Integration
Yuja Support - Video Tutorials