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Greetings Faculty,

We're delighted to welcome you back for what promises to be an engaging fall semester! We invite you to explore our fall calendar, which features a diverse array of professional development opportunities and workshops around exciting and important topics that reflect the evolving landscape of higher education. As always, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your continued commitment to teaching, learning, and assessment. Your dedication to educational excellence is what makes our academic community thrive, and we look forward to supporting and learning alongside you throughout the semester. 

Best,

The CETLA Team

 

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Greetings Faculty, 

If you have not done so already, please enroll and complete CETLA's Learning Management Systems Essentials Course (required for all HU Faculty) and the Best Practices in Distance Learning Course (required for any HU Faculty assigned as instructor of record for any course modality that is not a traditional in-person course). Thank you for your continued commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment. 

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Please register by emailing cetlasupport@howard.edu, please include the following:

Name
School/College
Howard University Email Address

The LMS Essentials Course offers a (6) self-paced module learning experience that covers the following (LMS) content:  

  • Module 1: LMS Overview  

  • Module 2: Managing Course Content 

  • Module 3: Communication Tools

  • Module 4: Assignments

  • Module 5: Assessment Features  

  • Module 6: Gradebook  

These modules are designed to provide an opportunity to develop the essential skills to effectively use the Learning Management System for facilitating learning experiences across instructional modalities (i.e., in-person, online, hybrid, etc.).

Please note: If you have previously completed the Blackboard Course/Certificate, you are not required to complete the LMS Essentials Course at this time. However, the course is available to you should you desire to enroll. 

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The following dates are for the Best Practices in Distance Learning course.

  • August 6

  • August 13

  • August 20

Please register by emailing cetlasupport@howard.edu, please include the following:

  • Name 

  • School/College 

  • Howard University Email Address

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Attention: Please Review Carefully

Learning Management System (LMS) Assistance 

The Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (CETLA) will assist Faculty, Department Chairs, and Deans with the following (4) Canvas matters:

  • Requests to add TAs to courses 

  • Requests to merge courses 

  • Requests to create Organizations

  • Assistance with instructional strategies, e.g., setting up an exam, using the Grade Center, using Echo 360, scheduling a web conference class session using Zoom, and/or Teams, and other related academic matters

Please email cetlasupport@howard.edu directly for assistance with the previously listed (4) items and include all pertinent information for your specific requests. Please be sure to copy an academic administrator such as your Department Chair and/or Academic Dean on requests. Without the appropriate parties copied, requests will not be completed. 

CETLA cannot add Instructors of Record to any courses manually within the LMS, academic administrators such as Department Chairs, etc. must add this information in Banner/BisonHub.

Please note: CETLA does not assist with SSO, technical, and/or credentials such as error messages or not having an HU email or login issues. Please contact Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) at huhelpdesk@howard.edu for assistance with technical matters. 

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Adjunct Faculty Workshop Announcement

Agenda Timestamped Links and PowerPoints

Panel: A Conversation With Experienced Adjunct Faculty-REC(00:08:18)-L:34 mins Planning Your Course: The Syllabus-REC(00:42:08)-L:29 mins Planning Your Course: The Syllabus - PDF Setting The Tone: The First Two Weeks Of Class-REC(01:11:25)-L:32 mins Setting The Tone: The First Two Weeks Of Class - PDF Canvas And Your Course-REC(01:43:27)-L:19 mins Canvas And Your Course - PDF Keeping Your Student Engaged In The Course-REC(02:02:03)-L:34 mins Keeping Your Student Engaged In The Course - PDF Assessment - How Do You Know They Are Learning?-REC(02:36:04)-L:33 mins Assessment - How Do You Know They Are Learning? - PDF
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CETLA's Canvas Helpdesk hours:

Monday - Friday 8 am to 2 pm

Access via the link below

Canvas Helpdesk

If there are any issues with logging into Canvas, please work with ETS to resolve the issue by emailing huhelpdesk@howard.edu.

Please note: Everyone must complete the Multifactor Authentication (MFA) Registration.

Attention faculty, please include the following (3) statements in your syllabi.

The American with Disabilities (ADA) Procedures  

 

Howard University is dedicated to fostering an accessible, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for all students. We are committed to ensuring that students with documented disabilities receive equal access to all course activities. If you require accommodations, please reach out to the Office of Student Accessibility (OSA) to discuss your needs in a confidential setting. The OSA is responsible for determining reasonable accommodations in both classroom and clinical settings. Please note that accommodations should be requested at the beginning of each semester and cannot be applied retroactively. To request accommodations, contact the OSA via email at accessibility@howard.edu or visit https://studentaffairs.howard.edu/Accessibility for more information.  

COVID-19 Statement for Fall 2022 

 

The indoor mask mandate has been lifted on campus for all faculty, staff, students, and visitors, with a notable exception like patient settings. Faculty may continue to require masks for individual classes. In those classes where a face mask is required, students will be directed to leave the classroom if a face mask is not worn properly to cover the nose and mouth. Any student who refuses or fails to comply with a specific classroom requirement to wear a face mask, and any other measures the University advances for the safety and protection of the Howard Community, will constitute a violation of the University’s Student Code of Conduct and could result in sanctions up to and including expulsion from the University.

Statement on Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Harassment and Violence  

 

Howard University’s Policy Prohibiting Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct and Retaliation (aka, the Title IX Policy) prohibits discrimination, harassment, and violence based on sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or marital status. With the exception of certain employees designated as confidential, note that all Howard University employees – including all faculty members – are required to report any information they receive regarding known or suspected prohibited conduct under the Title IX Policy to the Title IX Office (TitleIX@howard.edu or 202-806-2550), regardless of how they learn of it. For confidential support and assistance, you may contact the Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program (202-836-1401) or the University Counseling Service (202-806-7540). To learn more about your rights, resources, and options for reporting and/or seeking confidential support services (including additional confidential resources, both on and off campus), visit titleix.howard.edu.   

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