In order to receive a MyClasses @ SU account
and course space, SU faculty and staff must attend the
Getting Started with My Classes @ SU
workshop. Faculty new to a course management system are encouraged to
attend the
Introduction workshop and experience
MyClasses @ SU from the student's point of view.
Introduction to MyClasses @ SU
In the Introduction class you will learn what a course management
system is and what MyClasses @ SU can offer you. You will learn how a
course management system has been designed to enhance your instruction
through the use of the educational tools for communication,
collaboration, evaluation, course management and more. Experience the
MyClasses @ SU environment as a student as you browse through a course,
post messages in a discussion, take a quiz and view your grade online.
Getting Started with MyClasses @ SU
This workshop introduces participants to the interface and tool sets.
After working in the MyClasses page and Mail, participants will explore the
Build, Teach, and Student View tabs as they become familiar with select
tools. Participants will then learn the key skills necessary to begin
designing a course. Though hands-on activities, you will customize your
course, create and add components and customize the looks of the course.
This workshop will be the pre-requisite for all other MyClasses @ SU and a
great way to "jump start" course design.
Additional workshops:
Communicating with Students
Participants will gain hands-on experience with a variety of
communication tools. Participants will first learn to use the Announcements,
Syllabus, and Calendar tools to inform students about important course
information. They will then explore the Who's Online and Chat tools used for
synchronous communication. Strategies for effectively using the tools to
enhance learning will be presented throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with MyClasses
@ SU or What's New Workshop
Presenting Content: Learning Modules & Media Library
Workshop participants will explore several options for presenting
content to students. After reviewing options for sharing individual
files with students, participants will learn to build Learning Modules
(formerly Content Modules) and customize the Action Menu to create rich,
structured learning paths for students. Participants will also use the
Media Library tool to create collections of glossary terms and media
files to share with students.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with
MyClasses @ SU or What's New Workshop
Maximizing Discussions
In this workshop, participants will explore how to use the Discussions
tool to enhance teaching and learning. They will learn the functionality
of the tool, including how to view and post messages, and create new
topics. Turning to facilitation tasks, they will learn to moderate,
manage, and grade postings.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with
MyClasses @ SU or What's New Workshop
Creating and Managing Groups and Assignments
In this workshop, participants will use the Group Manager tool to create
groups, sign-up sheets and group activities. You will also learn to create
grading forms (a.k.a. rubrics) to use when evaluating assignments.
Participants will then become familiar with the Assignments tool and how it
can be used to create individual or group assignments that can be submitted.
Collaboration options for assignments will also be explored. Finally,
participants will learn to use the Assignment Dropbox to grade and publish
assignments.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with MyClasses
@ SU or What's New Workshop
Creating and Managing Assessments
In this workshop, participants will learn to create, manage, and grade
assessments. Working in the Build tab, you will learn to create a
variety of question types as you build quizzes, self-tests and surveys.
Through hands-on exercises, participants will explore the numerous
assessment features and available settings. Publishing a quiz from
Respondus will also be explored. Form the Teach tab, participants will
use Assessment Manager to grade quizzes, view surveys and generate
assessment reports.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with
MyClasses @ SU or What's New Workshop
Managing Your Course
In this workshop, participants will gain hands-on experiences with a
range of useful tools and utilities for effectively and efficiently managing
their course throughout the semester. Participants will learn to manage the
delivery of content and hiding items and setting selective release criteria.
Topics to explore are Selective Release, Settings, File Manager, Date
Rollover, Course Preview Page, Import and Export of Content and Backing up
your course.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with MyClasses
@ SU or What's New Workshop
Managing Students and Grades
In this workshop, participants will learn to navigate the Grade Book
and tailor it to meet their needs. You will learn how to create
additional columns, including text, letter grade and calculated columns.
Learn how to manage section members and grades, export grades, import
grades and access audit trails and individual performance reports.
Prerequisite: Getting Started with
MyClasses @ SU or What's New Workshop
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