{"id":63,"date":"2020-07-13T18:17:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T18:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/cdr\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2021-12-06T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:32:14","slug":"support-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/cdr\/module-3\/support-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It takes time and support to learn how to use all the tools in a typical course management system. This ever growing list, which compiles some of the many useful resources for designing and building an online course, starts with resources here at Vanderbilt and expands to resources we recommend that are freely available on the web.<\/p>\n<h4>Answers to questions about Vanderbilt\u2019s instance of Brightspace or related tools:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/brightspace\/brightspace-support\/\">Reach out to Brightspace support<\/a> at the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching<\/li>\n<li>Look through the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/brightspace\/on-demand-resources\/quizzes\/\"> list of on-demand resources<\/a> for answers to your Brightspace questions<\/li>\n<li>Vanderbilt faculty have access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/tophat\/\">TopHat<\/a>, a classroom response tool that also has a number of useful features for online and hybrid teaching. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/tophat\/\">Find help here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Vanderbilt University IT can help with hardware, software, and Zoom related issues. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/it.vanderbilt.edu\/helpdesk\/\">find their contact information here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>D2L, the company that created Brightspace, has an extensive collection of resources <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/-\/-\/-\/welcome_page.htm\">related to using Brightspace well<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Changing-from-classroom-to-online-courses-during-the-COVID-19-virus-outbreak\">related to moving from f2f to online teaching<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>support for Vanderbilt faculty teaching online:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The university has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/coronavirus\/\">Return to Campus page<\/a>, and specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/coronavirus\/fall-2020\/fall-2020-faculty\/#panel2576\">resources on teaching<\/a> for the 2020-2021 academic year.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/\">Center for Teaching<\/a> has a wealth of resources to support faculty including <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/online-course-visits\/\">Online Course Visits<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/ocdi\/\">Online Course Design Institute<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/events\/teaching-workshops\/\">workshop offerings<\/a>, many of which are <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/preparing-for-fall-2020-resource-overview\/\">detailed on this page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>resources on designing and Teaching online courses:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/\">Vanderbilt Center for Teaching<\/a> has a number of resources to help instructors navigate the Fall 2020 teaching situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/preparing-for-fall-2020-resource-overview\/\">Find those here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>BRINGING YOUR COURSE ONLINE: Resources compiled by the MLA, March 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/teachingresources.hcommons.org\/a-guide-to-online-teaching-in-the-humanities\/\">A Guide to Online Teaching in the Humanities<\/a> by Lee Skallerup Bessette<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown University has compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/instructionalcontinuity.georgetown.edu\/guides\/\">a collection of useful guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The University of Windsor has a video series called <a href=\"https:\/\/oliah.ca\/\">Online Learning in a Hurry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Two podcasts that focus on EdTech and online teaching are the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdl.ucf.edu\/teach\/resources\/topcast\/\">Teaching Online Podcast (TOPCast)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/leadinglinespod.com\/\">Leading Lines<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/teachinginhighered.com\/episodes\/\">Teaching in Higher Ed<\/a> also has many episodes on online teaching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/cdr\/module-3\/principles-and-frameworks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2020\/07\/19225509\/blue-arrow-2.png\" alt=\"continue to Principles and Frameworks\" width=\"1789\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2020\/07\/19225509\/blue-arrow-2.png 1789w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2020\/07\/19225509\/blue-arrow-2-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2020\/07\/19225509\/blue-arrow-2-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-URL\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2020\/07\/19225509\/blue-arrow-2-1024x179.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1789px) 100vw, 1789px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-nc\/4.0\/80x15.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis page is licensed under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes time and support to learn how to use all the tools in a typical course management system. 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