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Teaching with Vista8. Wendy Tietz, Department of Accounting Vicki Gutierrez, Educational Technology. Ways to get help. For faculty: Http:// elearning.kent.edu Drop in support – 304 Moulton or call 330-672-8557 For students: HelpDesk – 672-HELP (2-4357). Important info!. How do I login?
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Teaching with Vista8 Wendy Tietz, Department of Accounting Vicki Gutierrez, Educational Technology
Ways to get help • For faculty: • Http://elearning.kent.edu • Drop in support – 304 Moulton or call 330-672-8557 • For students: • HelpDesk – 672-HELP (2-4357)
Important info! • How do I login? • Flashline (Vista single sign on) • http://elearning.kent.edu • I need my courses combined…. • Call or email Vista Support • I need my content copied… • With Vista8, you now have the opportunity to copy your own content from any course your were enrolled in as an Instructor or Designer. • if content is in 3, call or email Vista Support
Important info!, cont. • Where’s my course? I don’t see it in my course list! • Where are my students? They don’t show in my gradebook! • I need to add guest students! How do I do that? • Get Your Courses Ready for Fall 2009!!! • http://elearning.kent.edu
Vista8 New Features • Customize and order course list • Action links • File manager (multiple file uploads) • Page options • Add files + create folders + add content link • Navigation (sidebar) caution • Manage course • Customize course sub-headings
2. Action links • Action links have been introduced to minimize the number of clicks.
New tools in Vista8 • Grading forms/rubrics • Blogs/journals • Roster • Date rollover
Blogs/Journals • Build tab>Discussions>Create topic (threaded, blog, journal)
Date rollover • Using this tool, you can set forward the dates for all course items by a certain number of days. • You can further adjust the dates and times for individual course items.
Roster • This new tool allows students to see a list of: • Instructors, students, groups