[Atlantia-Announce] Class Proposals: The University of Atlantia

[Rachel Scott]

The University of Atlantia is NOW ACCEPTING CLASS PROPOSALS for the online
Winter Session on February 13, 2021! Proposals will be accepted until
December 11, 2020.


To submit a class proposal, please visit University.atlantia.sca.org.
Questions? Please contact Esa inghean Donnchaidh, University Deputy-Dean of
Academics (university-deputy3 at atlantia.sca.org).


ATTN: Teachers

Teachers are required to host their own classrooms. This allows the
University to offer more classes per session, and gives teachers the
ability to use their preferred platform and their preferred web
conferencing settings. Teachers are required to provide the class url by
adding it to the class description at least 10 days prior to the event.


If a teacher is unable to host their own classroom, or are uncomfortable
doing so, the University of Atlantia offers a limited number of
University-assisted rooms, offered in Zoom or Google Meet. These assisted
classrooms are available on a first come/first served basis, and fill up
quickly. URLs for University-assisted classrooms will be sent to the
teacher and added to the class description by University staff. To request
a University assisted room, please reach out to the Deputy for Online
Learning, Sofia the Orange (onlinelearning at atlantia.sca.org).


Please do not share the class url beyond registered students. This way
University staff get an accurate count of event attendance, and can be sure
that there are no issues with unauthorized spammers attending a class.


Moderators, also called Teaching Assistants (TAs), are strongly encouraged
for all classes to help with admitting students into the class, taking
attendance, monitoring the chat, etc.  Teachers are responsible for
recruiting their moderator in advance for each class. Want to teach but
don’t have a moderator? Reach out to the Teaching Assistant Coordinator,
Sof’ia of Ponte Alto (university-ta at atlantia.sca.org).


Due to high demand, the University of Atlantia is asking teachers to please
limit their class proposals to three classes per University session. This
gives more teachers an opportunity to teach per session, and balances the
strain on University resources and staff.  Teachers who would like to
submit class proposals exceeding the 3 class limit, should reach out to
Deputy Chancellor- Dean of Academics, Esa inghean Donnachaidh (
university-deputy3 at atlantia.sca.org).  The extra classes may be waitlisted
and offered if space is available, and additional information may be
required.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.


Teachers are responsible for reporting attendance to University after
completion of each session. This information supports the University degree
system by letting us know how many total hours each student attended.
Moderators
may take attendance during class (University staff highly recommends this
as a moderator task); however, it is the teacher’s responsibility to report
attendance on the University website.  Need assistance? Reach out to the
Registrar or the Online Learning Deputy for help (registrar at atlantia.sca.org
or onlinelearning at atlantia.sca.org).


Teachers who are going to be on camera should make an attempt at garb.


Teachers must indicate whether they plan to record their class in their
class description.


Teachers are responsible for following copyright law as applicable to
sharing class material, distribution of class handouts, presentations, etc.
to the students and / or others. Some popular ways to share handouts and
course materials include uploading  files to Google Drive, Dropbox, or a
similar service and then sharing the link with students, and posting
materials to a personal blog, Facebook page, or other social media
presence.


Teachers are responsible for time management. Please be aware of the class
start and end time and strive to be on time throughout the day. Please note
that classes end at :50 to allow ten minutes to change classes.


All classes are listed in Eastern Standard time. Classes will begin at 10am
and end 6:30pm. Breaks will be from noon-1pm and 4-4:30pm.


Teaching Assistants: Recommended moderator duties


Take attendance for the instructor.  One way to do this is to ask everyone
to type their SCA name into the chat feature, and then copy and paste or
otherwise capture the names from the chat. This is also handy for students
whose online account name does not match their SCA name.


Monitor any “waiting rooms” and admit students as they arrive.


Facilitate student questions that may be submitted via the chat function.


Help teachers stay on schedule (i.e. start and end on time). Please note
that classes end at :50 to allow ten minutes to change classes.


Yours in Service,

Esa inghean Donnchaidh

Deputy Chancellor- Dean of Academics, University of Atlantia
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