1. Log into iCollege. Verify that your assigned sections are in your course list. You may have to click on View All Courses and use the search function to find a course to access it the first time. Input the current semester and search. If your sections are still not displaying in the list, email the GSU Help Desk at help@gsu.edu.

Pinning courses:

• • From My Home
  • Select View all Courses
  • In the Find a course search box, type current semester, year.
  • Press enter
  • Hover the mouse over the top right corner of the picture for the course you would like to pin, then click the box
  • Select Pin from the drop down menu.

Setting the course start date

• • From the My Home screen, hover over the top right of the picture for the course, then click the box
  • Select Course Offering Information
  • Scroll down until you see Start Date
  • Check the box Course has a start date
  • Adjust the date/time in the boxes
  • Click Save

How to change the Image:

• • From the My Home screen, hover the mouse over the top right of the picture for the course, then click the box
  • Select Change Image
  • Locate the picture you like, then select Use this image

2. Copy content into your course.

• • • New to teaching a course online: Copy the department template.
      • Log into your iCollege section.
      • Select Import/Export/Copy Components from the Course Admin menu.
      • Under Copy Components from Another Org unit, click Search for offering. Select the template for your course (PC MathXXXX Final Template XX) and click Add Selected.
      • Click Copy All Components. Follow the on-screen instructions until done.
    • Previous experience teaching course online (Option 1): You can copy the department template and add selected components from a previous course into your section.
      • Follow the previous instructions for copying the template.
      • To add components from a previous course, go to Import/Export/Copy Components from Course Admin menu.
      • Under Copy Components from Another Org unit, click Search for offering. Select your previous course and click Add Selected.
      • Click Select Components and check desired content to bring into your course. Note that any duplicated content appears at the end of the content in the Content Browser widget.
    • Previous experience teaching course (Option 2): If you previously taught the course and there are not major revisions to the course, you can copy your previous course into your teaching section and make appropriate course and semester revisions, as needed. Choose the section you wish to copy and then Copy All Components.Update the copied content.
    • Update course documents – Welcome Letter, Meet Your Instructor, Course Overview, and any other documents in your Start Here Module (formerly Class Passport module.)

3. Update the syllabus.

• • • • current semester, course name, section and CRN, and instructor information
      • update tutoring & advising hours (formerly called office hours)
        • Full-time faculty
          • In Fall and Spring semesters, post 8 office hours per week. In Summer semester, post 2 office hours per course per week. Note: These office hours are in addition to your normal teaching hours.
        • Part-time faculty
          • In Fall and Spring semesters, you need to be available for teaching based on the new federal guidelines. A 3 credit-hour course is equivalent to 8.25 hours per week. A 4 credit-hour course is equivalent to 11 hours per week. These hours include your teaching hours, prep time, and meeting with students.
          • Meeting hours for each 3 credit-hour course is 1.5 hours and for 2 hours for each 4 credit hour course. This should be the minimal time that you post to be available to assist students.
        • change dates for the current semester:
          • midpoint
          • proctored midterm exam dates – if applicable
            Note: There are no proctored midterm exams for summer semester.
          • proctored final exam dates
          • student holidays
          • other assignment dates (Be sure that each occurrence has been updated.)
        • required materials – update course access codes (WebAssign, MyLab Math, MyLab Statistics, Top Hat and so on); add Webcam and Mic to required materials
        • grading scheme – be sure your iCollege gradebook is accurate and includes all components and totals 100%

4. Update the iCollege calendar to include all assignments, due dates, and other pertinent information.

5. Review the Syllabus Quiz to ensure that the questions are appropriate for your course. Add additional questions if necessary.

6. Prepare weekly discussion board topics (at least for the first few weeks of the course and add remaining topics later, if necessary).

7. Set up course materials and assignments in your course related software, if applicable. This may include getting a course code, creating/copying assignments, changing due dates, and obtaining financial aid access codes.

8. Add a WebEx link to your course for online classroom sessions.

9. Set the dates for the Syllabus Quiz to align with the Never Attended period as given on the GSU Academic Calendar.

10. Selectively release components of the course based on your Syllabus Quiz criteria. View the course as a demo student to confirm that the release settings are correct.

11. Review the Teaching Guide for the courses you are teaching to ensure that you are covering all required topics and using the technology in the desired manner. Review any Instructor Notes that are provided in the template as well. (Note: The Teaching Guides and Common Course Outlines for each course are located in the MCSE Forum in iCollege.)

12. Copy your course. Once you have one course finalized, copy it to other sections of the same course you are teaching.

13. Email your students. Go to pawsportal.gsu.edu and send your class an email informing students of the class start date, how to log in to your course, the required materials and software, the importance of completing the Syllabus Quiz within the given deadlines, and any other pertinent information.