| Courses-in-Touch |
Courses-in-Touch provides instructors with a number of different tools:
• Class lists shows you a list of your students, some information about them and pictures.
• Course Problem Notices gives you the ability to send email notification to a student and the College Office if a student is struggling in your class.
• Online Grading allows you to record final grades directly online.
For help with Courses-in-Touch, the registrar's office has created two user guides.
User Guide for Class Lists and Course Problem Notices
User Guide for Online Grading
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| Blackboard |
Blackboard is a user-friendly tool for creating and managing
course web sites.
Features include: threaded discussion
boards; uploaded reserve readings, digital drop box for papers;
secure on-line grade book; on-line practice quizzes; and wikis and blogs.
For more information about Blackboard, Weigel Information Commons offers Blackboard Workshops for faculty as well as one on one instruction.
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| Click here to request
a Blackboard site for your course |
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| SAS Computing |
SAS
Computing supports the instructional needs
of School of Arts and Sciences faculty and is
a university-wide advocate for incorporating
emerging technologies into the classroom. Support
is also provided for desktop computing, Penn’s
network services, servers, and course administration.
For information about any aspect of instructional technology, see the Instructional Services and Pedagogy Support Services for Faculty which provides a centralized place to ask questions.
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| Classroom Technology
Support |
Penn offers a wide variety of “smart” classrooms.
Individual classrooms normally have instructions
posted for use of installed equipment and also
the phone number of the Local Support Professional who you can contact for technical
assistance. You can find your LSP and information about training at the Classroom Technology Services Support Information page.
For a searchable database of classrooms and equipment, see the Classroom
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| Developing as a Teacher |
There are a variety of resources at Penn to help you develop as a teacher. Before you start teaching and throughout the semester, you should consult with peers and with your chair about your teaching and any resources your department provides.
Beyond those resources, you should consider the programs and services offered by the Center
for Teaching and Learning. CTL can support your teaching in a number of different ways:
• If you have questions about your class you can consult
the CTL
at any time (even over the summer).
• You may also want to be observed and recorded.
• If you want to discuss your teaching with Penn Faculty outside your department, you should consider the Faculty to Faculty Observation Program.
• CTL also hosts Faculty to Faculty Lunches where Penn faculty share ideas about teaching.
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| Additional Teaching Resources |
Consult the CTL's Teaching Resources page.
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| Faculty Responsibilities |
Guidelines
for responsible behavior by standing faculty
in the School of Arts and Sciences. Prepared
by the Dean’s Task Force on Faculty Responsibility.
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