This page is designed to help answer all your questions about teaching online.

We greatly appreciate you working through each step in order, before reaching out for live support.

NOTE: If you need help with gaining access to your Loyola accounts (e.g., password help), accessing software, or accessing hardware (such as laptops, microphones, etc.), please reach out to the Office of Technology Support.

Step 1: Walkthroughs & Tutorials

Online Resources

Audience: Anyone who is already comfortable using Moodle, Zoom, and other tools
Information: Videos about all the tools you need and more!

 

Online Digital Training Course

Audience: Anyone who knows how to access Moodle/Zoom but needs more information about using it more effectively.
Information: Resources organized to ensure you have just the information you need to get started working online. This is organized in a Moodle course, so you must self-enroll using the link above.

 

Step 2: Tips for Teaching & Troubleshooting

Webinar Sessions

Audience: For anyone who is looking to take their online teaching to the next level.
Information: Covering various topics about various online pedagogical strategies, as well as tips and tricks on tools supported by the ODTL.

7 Strategies for Successful Synchronous Sessions
Wednesday 3/25, 12:30pm ET

The benefits of synchronous learning include learners who are more engaged, feel strongly connected to their peers, and are motivated to continue interactions. However, running a successful synchronous session can be daunting. Learn research-based strategies and best practices for hosting and creating an effective synchronous learning experience via Zoom.

- Link for Recording
- Link for Presentation Slides

What The Final (WTF): Ideas for Transitioning your Final Online 
Wednesday 4/1, 12:30pm ET; hosted by Patrick Dempsey

In this webinar, we cover three areas to help get you and your class ready for finals!

1. Traditional Assessment: Learn what is and is not possible within Moodle and using our current technologies. And understand how to use some simple techniques to allow you to conduct a more traditional assessment online.

2. Alternative Assessments: Consider alternative methods for assessment that allow students to demonstrate their understanding outside traditional exams.

3. Library Support: Learn how the library can provide support to you and your students for final projects and exams that require access to library resources.

- Link for Recording
- Link for School of Education presentation
- Link for LNDL presentation

 

Get a Grip on Grading: Tips for spending less time grading and giving feedback
Hosted by the ODTL and the School of Education

Wednesday, April 8th
12:30 - 1:30pm ET
Join Here

In this webinar, we will cover three areas to help make your grading life easier!

1. Setting up your Gradebook in Moodle (it is actually easier than Excel!)
2. Creating and using rubrics and grading guides (helping you grade faster and more consistently)
3. Grading and giving feedback in Moodle (so you can stop downloading papers!)

The recorded session, as well as the presentation materials, will be viewable here on April 9th.

 

Tips for Continuation of Teaching

Audience: We have connected with some of Loyola's excellent faculty members to help us out, and give us further insight from a faculty member perspective.
Information: Covering various topics about various online pedagogical strategies, as well as tips and tricks on tools supported by the ODTL. 

Videos will continue to be added over the rest of the semester. Please scroll through the frame below to see all our videos!

 

 

 

Step 3: Partnering with your Colleagues

Audience: For faculty who want to see and hear more about the practical uses for these tools and pedagogical strategies. 
Information: Ask a leader in your department to enroll you in one of their courses! Or you can connect with one of our Faculty Online Liaisons. They can help you:

 

School of Education	Sellinger School of Business	Loyola College of Arts & Sciences
Amy McGinn almcginn@loyola.edu David Marcovitz marco@loyola.edu Gayle Cicero gcicero@loyola.edu Jennifer Zwillenberg jzwillenberg@loyola.edu Kelly Keane kjkeane@loyola.edu Leah Saal lksaal@loyola.edu Marie Heath mkheath@loyola.edu	Andrea Giampetro-Meyer agiampet@loyola.edu Elizabeth Kennedy ejkennedy@loyola.edu Karyl Leggio kbleggio@loyola.edu Patricia Kanashiro pkanashiro@loyola.edu	Greg Hoplamazian gjhoplamazian@loyola.edu Greg Stefanelli gjstefanelli@loyola.edu Matthew Mulcahy mmulcahy@loyola.edu Robert Kenyon rskenyon@loyola.edu Sarah Tyler sgtyler@loyola.edu

 

Step 4. Quick Course Development

Audience: For faculty who still need assistance after Steps 1-4, not to worry! We can still help! We will be offering our services to help reorganize your course in Moodle to help create a consistent, clear, and accessible course.
Information: The ODTL will personally work with you and reorganize your course in Moodle, filling out a course outline with where you want to place your assignments and resources. The hope is that you will be able to take this experience and the new format to all of your online courses.

To sign up for this process, please fill out this form.

 

Step 5. Email us 

For faculty who still need assistance after Steps 1-4, not to worry! You can always email us at odtl@loyola.edu, and we will get back to you as soon as we can during business hours.