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UMN Morris Distance Education HLC Training
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Faculty and Staff Resources from Academic Affairs
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Faculty Development for Teaching Online
All faculty and instructors new to teaching online are asked to take an online course and program development workshop through the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) within the University of Minnesota, or other equivalent training for online teaching.
See all Teaching Support Webinars, Workshops, Courses, and Clinics
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Copyright Ownership and Intellectual Property
University of Minnesota Copyright Policy: Background and FAQs
The faculty member owns copyright to all their independent academic works, regardless of the form of the course materials or the modality of the course.
Important: IP agreements are only required for instructors whose work is considered a “directed work”.
UMN Policy: Copyright Ownership
A "work agreed upon between the University and faculty creator(s), the creation of which is based on a specific request by the University and which is supported by substantial University resources beyond those customarily provided to faculty in the respective discipline and University unit." The agreement to create a directed work must be in writing.
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Fair Use and Copyright
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Student Learning Outcomes
UMN Morris requires each syllabus to include information about how the course contributes to Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) and to Campus Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs). Every academic program creates their own Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) to identify the goals of their major; these are online under the “degree requirements” tab for every major (see the art history example). Through academic programs, co-curricular programs, and the general education program, students are guided toward learning that is consistent with the goals stated in the campus mission and Campus Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs). The inclusion of this information on ALL syllabi is required for accreditation.
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Syllabus Design and Requirements
UMN Teaching Support: Syllabus Design
UMN Policy: Syllabus Requirements
UMN Morris Specific Syllabi Information
UMN Policy: Mandatory First Day of Attendance
For courses that are delivered partially or completely online, instructors have discretion to indicate on the syllabus the specific action(s) a student would need to take within a specified time period (e.g., post an online discussion group on academic matters, initiating contact with a faculty member to ask a question about an academic course topic, submitting an assignment, taking a quiz) in order to be considered as having attended the online course.
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Textbooks
Talk to your division office about ordering your textbooks.
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Course Design
UMN Teaching Support: Online Teaching and Design
UMN Policy: Teaching and Learning: Instructor and Unit Responsibilities
UMN Policy: Expected Time per Course Credit
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Canvas Course Site
UMN Teaching Support: Set up Your Canvas Course Site
Each semester, empty academic course sites are automatically generated for all active PeopleSoft sections for every course. These sites appear on the Canvas dashboard of the instructors and teaching assistants (TA's) assigned in PeopleSoft to teach those courses. Instructors can build course content from scratch or import content from existing course sites.
Auto-generated course sites are unpublished. Instructors will need to scroll to the bottom of their Dashboard to find these course sites. If you cannot find your site in Canvas, verify with your department PeopleSoft scheduler that you are listed as a primary instructor for the course.
Before the semester begins, send an email to your students providing a description of how the course will proceed. Canvas: Template for Instructors Email to Send to Students
Tip:Course sites are unpublished and will not be visible to enrolled students until published. Instructors publish their Canvas sites. To hide auto-generated course sites on the Canvas dashboard until they are ready to be worked on, follow these instructions.
Help: If your course site does not appear on your dashboard, reach out to the campus scheduler in the Office of the Registrar to ensure you are assigned as the primary or secondary instructor in PeopleSoft.
Auto-generation of unpublished course sites for upcoming terms take place on the following dates:
Fall term: April 15 | Spring term: August 1 | Summer term (including May term): January 1
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Teaching Online with Canvas
UMN Teaching Support: Communicate With Your Students
Tip: Produce a short welcome audio or video with captions for your course. This helps students' orientation to the course.
UMN Teaching Support: Create and Share Course Content
UMN Teaching Support: Conduct Live Online Class Sessions and Meetings
UMN Teaching Support: Assess and Evaluate Student Progress
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Canvas How-to Self Help Guides
Teaching with Technology Newsletter: Subscribe
Self-help Guides developed by UMN Office of Information Technology
UMN Canvas Import Existing Course Content into New Course Sites
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Create and Organize Content
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Communicate with Students
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Assess and Grade Student Work
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Use Groups for Collaboration
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Integrate Media Using Kaltura
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Create a Course Homepage
UMN Canvas Self-Help Guide: Upload and Manage My Media
UMN Canvas: Canvas: Use Proctorio with Canvas Classic Quiz
UMN Canvas: Canvas: Understand Classic Quizzes vs. New Quizzes
Canvas Vendor: Instructor Guide - must be logged into Canvas to use the guide.
Canvas Vendor: Student Guide - must be logged into Canvas to use the guide.
Canvas Vendor: Canvas Video Tutorials for almost anything you need to do in Canvas.
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Zoom Help Guides
UMN Zoom Help: Canvas: Host a Zoom Meeting within Canvas
UMN Zoom Self-Help Guide: Zoom: Teach, Meet, and Learn with Zoom
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Kaltura Help Guides
UMN Kaltura Help: Kaltura MediaSpace: Upload and Manage Media
UMN Kaltura Help: Kaltura: Closed Captioning Process Overview
UMN Kaltura Help: Kaltura: Find and Edit Captions
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Accessibility
As you create or update course materials, identify and correct any that are improperly formatted, inconsistent, or disorganized.
UMN Digital Accessibility: Start With the 7 Core Skills
UMN Digital Accessibility: Choose and Create Accessible Content
UMN Digital Accessibility: Use Inclusive Teaching Strategies
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Exam Security
UMN Resources: Exam Security
Proctorio is an automated online proctor tool integrated into Canvas quizzes that uses students' webcams and microphones to monitor their activity and look for suspicious behavior. Proctorio is centrally funded and supported at no charge to students or academic units.
UMN Canvas: Use Proctorio with Canvas Classic Quiz
UMN Canvas: Proctorio Student Guide
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Manage Student Enrollment
Class Roster How-to Guides
Print Class Roster with Photos
Email Students from Class Roster
Permission Number and Waitlist How-to Guides
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Publish Canvas Site Before First Day of Class
We can help students with technical difficulties before the first day of class if you make your site available to students. You may wish to open your course two to three days before classes begin. Your students will be automatically “fetched” into your Canvas course site, however, they will not be able to access the site until you “publish your site.”
Share with your students: Canvas: Getting Started for Students
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Virtual Office Hours/Meetings With Students
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Academic Alerts for Students
Academic Alerts: Faculty Concerns (For Students Taking Your Course)
Submitting concerns at the first sign of difficulty gives students the best chance for improvement. Some common reasons for submitting concerns include:
- Student has several absences, irregular attendance, or has stopped attending class
- Assignments, papers, or other work have not been turned completed
- Student has received poor grades on assignments, papers, or exams
- Student is experiencing difficulty outside of the classroom
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Student Ratings of Teaching (SRT)
UMN Morris Online Learning Course SRTs are conducted online by the University of Minnesota Office of Measurement Services using eXplorance Blue.
Faculty Instructions for Administering SRT
- For semester-long classes, students are sent an SRT invitation by email 24 days prior to the last day of class.
- Reminders are sent to students who have not yet completed their SRT at 12 and 2 days.
- Each student and course pair has its own unique link for the SRT.
| Course Length | Data Collection Window |
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| 83 days or longer | The last 24 days of instruction |
| 5-82 days | The last 25% of the class instruction time |
| 4 days or fewer | The last day of instruction |
- Faculty action is not needed for online SRT administration, although you may wish to:
- Log into the online SRT system, eXplorance Blue, to check response rates
- Remind students to complete the SRT
- A Guide to Improving Response Rates for Online-Administered SRTs
- Guidelines for Interpreting and Responding to Your Student Ratings of Teaching (SRT) Scores
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Grade Submission
Canvas: Prepare and Submit Grades to Faculty Center/Peoplesoft
Grading How-to Guides
Incomplete Contract (electronic) (must be initiated by the student)