Teaching resources for Quinnipiac faculty

Software tutorials Classroom facilities Arnold Bernhard Library Other support services

For new faculty

Getting started Getting a computer Getting an id & password Working from
on campus Working from
off campus Advising students Library services

For part-time faculty

Email and voicemail Space for working & meeting with students Support for evening classes Copiers & printers for faculty Working from off campus Online teaching seminars Support from the Office of Academic Affairs

Basic course administration

Getting info on my courses, rosters & rooms Posting my syllabus & faculty information Posting course content Communicating with my students Assigning & collecting homework Creating, giving & grading tests Posting individual & final grades

Course design

Course design: an overview Course design: a tutorial for teaching faculty Finding content Building content Buying content

Communicating with students

Office hours Announcements Email Student journals Discussion boards Group web site

Assessing student performance

Basic assessment concepts Simple tests Question pools Written assignments Improving students' academic skills

Assessing the course

Feedback during a course Course evaluations Programmatic and University wide assessments

Faculty development

Some basic teaching principles The Faculty Collaborative for Excellence in Learning & Teaching Seminars on teaching Summer grants for teaching Writing across the curriculum Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academic Affairs support for faculty development Center for excellence in teaching & service to students Teaching centers at other Universities

Getting help

Problems in the classroom Blackboard problem Laptop problems Academic integrity incident Helping students in academic difficulty Support for part time or evening faculty Helpful contacts

Frequently asked questions

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Posting syllabus and
faculty information

Posting in the BlackBoard course management system

Login to your Blackboard account at http://blackboard.quinnipiac.edu
Go to your course
Transfer your syllabus from your laptop to the syllabus area of your course
Enter information on the course faculty and instructors.

NOTE: At the beginning of each term Blackboard course are created for you to work on, but they are not visible to your students until you explicitly make them available.

Posting in the Syllabus database

The syllabus database is intended for use by students in selecting courses. To post your syllabus, use the syllabus posting tool. To find posted syllabi, use the syllabus query tool.