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Instructional Technology & D2L
Alan Stultz
Online Technologist I
Office: Building F, Room 203A
281.290.2653
Alan.D.Stultz@lonestar.edu
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Weekly Virtual Open Labs & Training
This section features selected job aids and how-to checklists to support LSC-Montgomery faculty in the classroom, as well as the production of faculty-developed resources. Additional job aids, videos, and checklists can be found on the LSC Virtual Teaching Assistance Center website. For assistance or to provide feedback, contact the LSC-Montgomery Faculty Resource Center at mc-frc@lonestar.edu.
Key Resources
- Virtual Teaching Assistance Center (VTAC)The Virtual Teaching Assistance Center (VTAC) is an instructional resource created for Lone Star College faculty. The VTAC site provides instructional guides and training to assist with the development and implementation of successful online courses or online componets.
- LSCS Knowledge BaseProvides access to job aids from various LSCS departments.
Job Aids
Semester Start
- VTAC's Semester Start ResourcesCollection of guides to assist faculty in setting up a D2L component for a course.
Attendance Roster
The purpose of this resource is to offer a step-by-step guide to using the Attendance Roster feature available in "Faculty Center" in the MyLoneStar portal. Faculty may manage their students' attendance throughout the semester in multiple ways, and this document is intended to help explain how to access and report student attendance in MyLoneStar directly. Attendance rosters are automatically generated on the first day of class. For additional support, please contact the iStar Training Team at 832-813-6600.
Key Contacts
- iStar Training Team | 832-813-6600
D2L Resources
- Virtual Teaching Assistance Center (VTAC)The Virtual Teaching Assistance Center (VTAC) is an instructional resource created for Lone Star College faculty. The VTAC site provides instructional guides and training to assist with the development and implementation of successful online courses or online componets.
- Online Learning 101FRC guide to setting up your online course.
Featured: Blackboard Ally
- Blackboard Ally: How to use it and why we should use itStep-by-step job aid for using Blackboard Ally created by Prof. Rahula Basnagoda.
- Overview of Blackboard AllyLSC Overview of Blackboard Ally tool available in D2L.
Featured: YuJa Video Platform
- VTAC's YuJa GuidesCollection of job aids related to the YuJa video platform.
- Yuja Video Quizzes 101Overview of the video quiz feature in YuJa created by Prof. Mona Draper.
Other Instructional Software
- VTAC's SoftChalk GuidesCollection of guides related to SoftChalk.
- VTAC's Turnitin GuidesCollection of guides related to Turnitin software.
- VTAC's Software Resources for FacultyVarious guides to instructional software available to LSC faculty created by VTAC.
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) supports technology in the classroom. If you need immediate assistance during a class session, call 832-813-6600. Visit the OTS homepage for resources and information about campus technology. Below you will find job aids that have been created by the LSC-Montgomery OTS staff to support faculty with specific tasks on campus. Additional OTS job aids can be found in the LSC Knowledge Base (LSC login required).
- Operating the Extended Learning (DL / Hybrid) ClassroomInstructions for operating the computer technology in the Extended Learning ( DL / Hybrid) Classrooms.
Resource Development Checklists
There are a variety of ways faculty can contribute to the FRC's collection of professional development resources, whether it is sharing an idea for a workshop, explaining a teaching tip, presenting an assignment that worked particularly well, or recording a 5-minute video that explains an idea you have tried (or want to try). The FRC has created checklists to help faculty organize the information they would like to share into various formats:
- Best Practices LibGuide
- Creating a How-To Video
- Creating a “PD in a Page”
- Creating a Professional Development Webinar
All of us have something to contribute; NO topic too small or large! All ideas are welcome. You might want to share your excitement for a discussion topic your students responded well to, or a new technique you read about that you want to try. Here is a list of topics that have been requested by LSC-M faculty.
Faculty Requested Topics
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- Creating a Best Practices Guide ChecklistThe purpose of this checklist is to offer a step-by-step guide to creating a Best Practices Guide to be hosted on the Online Teaching and Learning section of the Faculty Resource Center’s resource guide.
- Creating a “How-To” Video ChecklistThe purpose of this checklist is to offer a step-by-step guide to creating a “How-To” video for the Faculty Resource Center (FRC).
- Preparing a “PD in a Page” Document ChecklistThe purpose of this checklist is to offer a step-by-step guide for creating a “PD in a Page” document.
- Preparing and Delivering a Professional Development Webinar ChecklistThe purpose of this checklist is to offer a step-by-step guide for delivering a Professional Development webinar for the FRC.