Online and Remote Teaching Resources
Emergencies, severe weather and natural disasters, among other things, can result in campus closures impacting instruction. With today’s technology tools, it is possible to maintain instructional continuity in order to keep students progressing toward their degrees. In the event that campus needs to close, faculty should prepare to to transition their face-to-face class to an online version by reviewing the resources and materials outlined on this site. Visit the Rapid Transition section for checklists and recommendations in the event that a quick transition is needed. Alternatively, if you are planning to teach fully online from the start and want to learn more about good facilitation or course design, there are resources for you too.
OTTL will continue to add new information as demand and questions on new topics come up, so please check back often! If your department is interested in group training on a particular aspect of online teaching or tool, please contact us to arrange it.
Resource Bank
Trainings and Workshops
Myriad opportunities exist to learn about our platforms, tools, and various other aspects of online teaching.
OTTL offers periodic virtual trainings and workshops. Topics vary each week and are based on support requests and interest. Many training sessions are recorded and uploaded for future viewing. See what is upcoming as well as recorded sessions on the Trainings and Workshops page.
Many external opportunities also exist for professional development - many provided directly by the vendors themselves as well as new and ongoing conference opportunities that all went virtual this year. Visit the External PD Opportunities page for details.
Getting More Help
OTTL Support
Request additional support from an instructional designer
Click here to generate a sandbox course. You will be asked to login with your Wilkes username and password. Then, click the Click Here to Generate a Sandbox link.
Teaching & Technology Community
Connect with your fellow faculty for ideas, insights, questions, and tips on all things tech and teaching. OTTL staff will also be posting discussions and other relevant/interesting articles to help the faculty community during this transitional time. Click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OTTLCommunity/
Additional Support
Other sources of support for faculty include 24/7 End-User Support from both D2L and Panopto. Once you log in to LIVE/D2L, you can access their support links from the Helpful Resources widget on the right side of your Home screen.
Rapid Online Transition - Start Here
Has face-to-face instruction ended? Visit our Start Here page for the best advice on where to begin to build your online courses and strategies to consider as you adapt your face-to-face class to this new environment in a hurry.