Resources & Quick Guides
Additional resources are being added regularly from across campus and beyond as we plan for both in-person and online components to instruction.
- Faculty and Student Success Quick Tips
- Student Support
- Access to WiFi
- Communication with students
- Assessment
- Assignments and activities
- Lecture
- Participation and engagement
- Academic Integrity
- Accessibility
- Annotating Documents
- Creating Recordings
- Resources for Remote Labs and Studios
- DEI Resources
- College Resources and Support
Faculty and Student Success Quick Tips
The Faculty and Student Success Quick Tip series is inspired by an ethic of care – for faculty and for students. The purpose of the Quick Tips is to share strategies that faculty can easily, and with minimal time, integrate into their teaching practices to support student learning and success. If these recommendations do not fit with your style of teaching, perhaps they will inspire a strategy that does.
Please share your thoughts about the Quick Tips so we focus our efforts on work that will be useful to you.
Quick Tip #1: Caring is Vital to Learning
Quick Tip #2: Compassion is Vital for Diminishing Burnout
Quick Tip #3: Build student attention with understanding
Student Support
In addition to referring students to CAPS directly, MSU offers resources for helping a student you have concerns about. This playlist has been developed to make finding those resources easy.
Access to WiFi
Communication with Students
Remote Communication With Your Students Quick Guide
Guidelines for Productive Online Conversations
Assessment
Assessment Strategy for Remote Teaching
Assignments and Activities
Remote Activities and Assignments Quick Guide
Lecture
Office 365 (PowerPoint)
Participation and Engagement
Remote Participation Quick Guide
Academic Integrity
Accessibility
MSU Basic Accessibility Checklist
MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
Accessible Teaching in the Time of Covid-19
Annotating Documents
Live Sessions
Recorded Content
Annotations in Kaltura Capture
Creating Recordings
Step-by-Step Instructions on Recording Using Kaltura Capture
The Basics of Recording with Audacity
Audio Recording Tips
Below are some tips for recording the best audio quality:
- If possible, use some kind of external mic. This document provides some recommendations.
- Find as quiet a location as possible
- In general, try to stay between 4 to 6 inches away from the mic
- If your mic is on a stand, avoid touching the surface when the mic is on
- Draw the curtain or put a blanket against the wall to help dampen the sound, and reduce how much noise is reflecting off of surfaces
- Read more about mic techniques
Presentation Recordings
Video on Recording in Powerpoint Step-by-Step
Instructions on Recording Using Kaltura Capture
Resources for Remote Labs and Studios
Virtual Labs and Simulations Spreadsheet
Dance
Music
10 Educational Websites for Music Teachers
16 Resources for Learning and Instrument
Optimizing Zoom Settings for Instruments
Art
Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
Drama
Science
Resources for Digital/Online Labs
DEI Resources
National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education: Discussion on DEI implications and best practices: Webinar recording, presentation slides [pdf], and best practices [pdf]
American Association of Colleges & Universities: Safeguarding quality, equity, and inclusion as learning moves online: Webinar recording
Center for Organizational Responsibility & Advancement: Equity-minded online teaching practices at community colleges: Webinar recording
Teaching Through Coronavirus: What Educators Need Right Now
How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism
The COVID-19 DEI Crisis Action Strategy Guide
College Resources and Support
MSU College of Arts and Letters
Emergency Remote Teaching Resources
MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Online Teaching 101: D2L Login, Communication, Assignments, and Grading
Online Learning 201: Creating Course Content in D2L and Ensuring Accessibility
Online Teaching 301: Using Creating, Managing, and Leveraging Discussion Threads in D2L
Online Teaching 401: Using Video
MSU College of Education
MAET Mini-MOOC on Remote Teaching
How to Approach a Three Hour Seminar