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OIT Emergency Preparedness Resources for UM Faculty
There are many resources available for staying connected with your students to provide continuity for your courses during a possible disruption in your class schedule due to extensive absenteeism or university closure. Some options are listed below. You can find additional information at www.helpdesk.umd.edu/emergencypreparedness or by calling the OIT Help Desk at 301.405.1500.
Telephone Conference Calls (for connecting with groups of people via telephone):
Course Mail Reflectors (for creating tailored e-mail lists based on course registration):
- From on and off campus www.oit.umd.edu/units/nts/voicesys/faculty/tconf.html
ELMS Course Sites (powered by Blackboard--for providing content and interacting with your students asynchronously):
- Creating course mail lists www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/email/lists/coursemail/262
Wimba Live Classrooms (for real-time online classroom interactions through ELMS):
- Getting Started with Blackboard Academic Suite
https://elms.umd.edu/bbcswebdav/orgs/LTWS/faculty/Workshop handouts/getting_started_8.pdf
- Collaboration and Communication in Blackboard Academic Suite
https://elms.umd.edu/bbcswebdav/orgs/LTWS/faculty/Workshop handouts/Collab_Comm_workshop_v8.pdf
- Helpful Video Tutorials:
- Adding an Announcement to ELMS
http://otal.umd.edu/sites/default/files/videos/announcements/announcement.html
- Uploading a File to an ELMS Course Space
http://otal.umd.edu/videos/uploadfile
- Components of the ELMS Discussion Board
http://otal.umd.edu/videos/forumPodcasting (for capturing and distributing audio recordings to students)
- Step-by-Step Guide on How to Create a Wimba Live Classroom Space Inside Blackboard
http://otal.umd.edu/wimba/handouts/wimbabbguide.pdf
- Helpful Video Tutorials:
- Creating a Wimba Live Classroom Space
http://elms.umd.edu/bbcswebdav/orgs/LTWS/faculty/Camtasia_videos/Wimbasetup/setupFinal.html
- Managing a Live Classroom Space
http://otal.umd.edu/sites/default/files/videos/WimbaManagingRoom/WimbaManagingRoom.htmlContact: Ellen Borkowski, Director, OIT Academic Support, 301.405.2922, eyb@umd.edu.
- Step-by-Step Guide on Getting Started With Audacity http://otal.umd.edu/sites/default/files/materials/other/Audacity%20Quick%20Guide.pdf
- Download Audacity software
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
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