Gateway Technical College
Adjunct Resource Portal

As instructors, we have many daily needs and make use of several programs and processes. The resources in this section are meant to help you with those frequently asked questions. Don't see something you need? E-mail gleasonj@gtc.edu or hunterma@gtc.edu and we'll do our best to accommodate those needs.

• New Instructor Information Document

• Instructor Absence Line

• Classroom Keys/FOBs

• Standardized Syllabus Support Site

• Syllabus Submission Form

• Networking & Technology List

• Deans/Chairs/Associates List

• Course Evaluations - Contact Stephanie Slater (slaters@gtc.edu) with questions about Course Evaluations.

  • • Faculty Instructions for Course Evaluations Using IDEA & Anthology (Campus Labs)

    • How to Select Sections for Evaluation

    • Here is a short video demonstrating how to select sections for IDEA Course Evaluations in My Gateway.

    • Evaluation resources

• Clifton Strengths Assessment

The Class Roster Early Alert application with Brightspace/MyGateway lets faculty submit alerts for students in their current courses. Alerts trigger automated messages or personal outreach, ensuring students receive the right support and resources at the right time.

• Class Roster Early Alert How-to Video

• Class Roster Early Alert User Guide

MyGateway is your online portal for access to HR resources, your instructor schedule and rosters, mid-term and final grades, and various resources you can use to aid you in your duties at Gateway. If you haven't used MyGateway, please review the introductory document.

• MyGateway FAQ

• Census Date Reporting

• Mid-Term and Final Grade Entry

• Waivers and Faculty Consent

• Census Date Reporting

• Grade Change Request Form

• ABE/ELL Attendance

The Faculty Quality Assurance System (FQAS) is a Wisconsin Law that establishes the minimum academic, occupational, and teaching requirements for the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS).  New adjunct faculty have three years to achieve full FQAS qualification. For additional information on FQAS, please review Gateway's convenient slide show. Full qualification requires completion of the following courses:

• Teaching Methods to Facilitate Learning

• Assessment

• Strategies and Resources for Student Success

• DEI: A Culture of Belonging

OR

• • Creating an Inclusive Online Learning Environment (CILE)

Please contact Denise Schnieder (schniederd@gtc.edu) with FQAS questions.

Brightspace is Gateway's Learning Management System (LMS). After years with BlackBoard, Gateway shifted to D2L's dynamic Brightspace platform in 2024.  Getting to know our LMS is essential to your teaching and to student success. These resources are meant to help you get a jumpstart on Brightspace and all it has to offer.

• Faculty FAQ

• Website

• 10-Day Challenge

• The Next Ten

• Enroll in Brightspace Training Organization

• Brightspace Checkoff

• Class Roster Early Alert Directions

Professional Development

SPOT (self-paced online training) courses were designed by the Teaching & Learning team to provide you with an opportunity for self-paced professional development on both Teaching Methods and Technology. The topics are varied, but if you see something you're interested in learning about that does not already have a course, please reach out and we can put something together for you.

• How to Enroll in SPOT

• SPOT Course Offerings

Teaching Resources

While this is not all-inclusive, these resources can certainly help you gain your footing, especially if you're new to teaching. You'll find that being an educator is a process of trial and error to learn what works for you and what works for your students, and your practices will likely change over time. Keep working! Keep growing! Reach out to other instructors or your chair for guidance. 

• I'm an Adjunct; What Do I Need to Know About Teaching?

• The Adjunct Resource Guide

• How to Use Office Hours Effectively [for students]

• Four Research-based Strategies Every Teacher Should Be Using

• Teaching with Panopto

Gateway's Learning Innovation Division includes distance learning, information systems, and our Tech Central team. Tech Central serves as Gateway's Technology help desk. It's your first line of defense when experiencing technology issues. These resources will help you learn about and utilize Tech Central to the best of your abilities.

• Helpful Resources - Learning Innovation Division

• LID “How To” Intranet Page (directions for VDI & VPN) - You must be logged into the Intranet to view this.

• Cisco Anyconnect VPN with OneLogin

• How to Activate your Zoom account

• Classroom Technology How-tos - You must be logged into the Intranet to view this.

Zoom is a video conferencing platform. Gateway adopted the platform in 2020 and has leveraged the technology for phone calls, text messaging, meetings, and teaching synchronous online classes. The resources in this section will help you get to know the program.

• Setting up Zoom button in Bb

• Zoom Q and A

• Zoom Wakelet board

• Zoom Linked In Learning Essentials Training

• Add Zoom Scheduler in Chrome

• Add Zoom scheduler extension to Edge

Gateway is a Google college. For that reason, we make heavy use of the Google platform and it's dynamic tools. Our Faculty email is hosted by the GMail service. These resources can help you get started with some of our most used Google tools. To get started, take a look at the Google Checkoff Sheet.

Gmail Resources:

• Creating Rules and Filters in Gmail

• How to Tame Your Email and Reach Inbox Zero

• Time saving Gmail Hacks for Teachers

• Adding Email to Your iPhone

• How to Set Up a Gmail account in Android and iOS

Other Google Products:

• Adding Video to Google slides

• How to Organize your Google Drive

• You're Doing it Wrong! How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts

• Google Docs Translate