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Where Do I Begin?
As NYU faculty and staff who support instructional design and delivery, we know that learning how to use the NYU Classes learning management system for remote teaching can be overwhelming and a bit scary. We're here to break down those barriers to learning and ongoing professional development.
This Google Site is a supplement to the NYU Classes Training for Faculty & Staff website, and our primary goal for this site is to share best practices and tips & tricks for remote instruction, all focused on NYU Classes.
You might be wondering...who are we to tell you how to use technology to enhance your teaching, and why should you listen to us? Allow us to introduce just one of the many experts on the NYU Classes Service Team. To reach the broader team, complete an appointment request form at nyu.edu/studio. We love working 1:1 with faculty and staff to help you make the most of your NYU Classes course site by brainstorming ideas and providing pedagogical, how to teach online guidance. We've also got a team of fantastic student employees who will happily share the student perspective and advice on what you can do as an instructor to improve your site!
Faculty Checklist: Best Practices for NYU Classes During Remote Instruction
Open the embedded Google Doc checklist (below or on the right, depending on your device) and go to "File" in the top-left menu. Select "make a copy," and rename the file to something you're likely to remember. Voila! you can now add, delete, and customize the checklist to suit your needs.
Pro Tip: Did you know that you changing the suffix of a Google Doc from "edit" to "copy" will prompt users to make a copy right away, saving you from needing to share these instructions with your students? See it in action here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m84jnZoJAX4VwmrjI0RrCnNvmkuX3irAzwp5X50iUNw/copy.
Learn tips & tricks for navigating in NYU Classes, including how to set up a course site and use "favorites" to clear the clutter.
How can you design a simple, easy-to-navigate course site? Explore ideas and best practice recommendations here.
Your NYU Classes course site development work will be much easier if you gather and organize your content elsewhere first.
What's Next? Choose Your Own Adventure.
Once you've set up your course site, selected the tools you intend to use, and gathered your content (perhaps not everything, but a solid start), where you go from here is up to you. There's no "one way" to create a course site, and there is no such thing as a "perfect" course site. Below, you'll find pages that offer best practices for each of the most common tools within NYU Classes. It may be helpful to think of your course site development as an iterative process. Start simple, and take breaks. Leave yourself notes and reminders in your custom checklist (as explained above). And remember, the Digital Studio is here to help! Visit us at nyu.edu/studio.
The best online courses prioritize asynchronous teaching and learning strategies to be inclusive to all learners.
This page introduces the core tools for content for your NYU Classes course site: Syllabus, Lessons, and Resources.
What are the core tools in NYU Classes for communicating with your students, and fostering communications among peers?
The NYU Classes Gradebook makes it easy to track students' progress across all assignments throughout the semester.
Show your students that there's a person (not a robot) behind your NYU Classes course site by incorporating video!
Review your NYU Classes course site from a student's perspective before hitting that publish now button.
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