Do you have questions about teaching a Distance Education course?
 |
From Judith Osterman, Distance Education Director. Our Distance Education Instructional Design staff and Visualization Team are here to assist you in organizing your content for a successful course and learning experience for your students. We work closely with administration, faculty, and the entire DE Team to produce and manage over 300 individual Distance Education courses each semester. Please contact me to discuss your Distance Education needs. Phone: (702) 895-0708 |
Forms and Policies for Distance Education
| Course Development Approval Form | If you are interested in teaching a new Distance Education course this is the place to start. |
| Development Travel Grants | These travel granst provide provide financial support for faculty to attend conferences and workshops that emphasize teaching and learning in Distance Education courses. Check out the link to see if you are qualified for a grant. |
| DE Official Policies | Official policies and procedures at UNLV, including intellectual property, DE course guidelines, services offered, and more. |
| UNLV Copyright Information | Information regarding copyright and university policies. |
| DE Proctored Exams | If you will administer a test for a Distance Education course and are concerned about proctoring, please review this statement. |
DE Links for Faculty
| Smarthinking | If you would like to use Smarthinking for students in your course send an email to Judith Osterman to request a link be added for your course. |
| WebCampus Support Center | Need WebCampus Help? The support center is available 7/24. |
| DE staff working hour schedules | Work schedules for your Instructional Designer. |
| Update Guidelines for Writing an Expanded Syllabus | These guidelines have been changed to reflect differences between WebCT and WebCampus. |
| Respondus | This is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams. |
| StudyMate | This is an authoring tool that lets you create 10 Flash-based activities and games using three simple templates. These applications are available in the WebCampus Repository along with instructions for downloading and installing. |
| Teaching resources | A list ofr resources available for DE instructors |
Textbooks
Faculty Communication Textbook Video: This video will help you understand the textbook timeline, how early book requests lower costs to students, and how to use the new on-line adoption feature and the Faculty Center Network (FCN). To view the video, simply click on the link http://bncollege.com/facultyvideo1. This new online process will make placing your book orders much easier.
To get started, go to the Truman Bookstore website at http://unlv.bncollege.com. Log in under the Faculty tab and submit your information. The site lists 2 years of course and book history, which will be much more useful to you than the paper forms provided in the past. It will streamline the process and save time and is more Eco- friendly. Once you receive your confirmation email just forward it on to your Division Assistants.
If you have questions, call Mike Philp at 702-895-4169 to assist you.