{"id":6444,"date":"2024-08-15T09:22:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2024-08-15T09:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:41:33","slug":"start-of-semester-checklist-fall-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/2024\/08\/15\/start-of-semester-checklist-fall-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Start of Semester Checklist – Fall 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
As you prepare for the coming Fall semester<\/a>, take note of our Fall support resources, tips for setting up your Canvas course, and some steps for success in your courses.<\/span><\/p>\n First Day of Fall Classes: <\/strong><\/span>Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Fall Canvas courses will be automatically published August 30, 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Review the Academic Calendar<\/a> for all session dates.<\/p>\n Please note that online programs may follow different dates.<\/strong><\/p>\n Preparing for Fall 2024 Semester<\/a>: Thursday, August 22, 9:00am – 12:30pm, Online. EOTL101: Foundations for Success<\/a>: October 14 \u2013 November 10, 2024. EOTL102: Student Engagement Tools and Techniques<\/a>: September 16th to October 6th, 2024. EOTL102 is an online, asynchronous course that aims to provide faculty with a conceptual framework of student engagement as well as strategies and tools that they can implement in their own teaching practices. Participants will learn how to increase student motivation, implement active learning techniques, and use tools that foster collaboration in online, hybrid, and in-person teaching environments.<\/p>\n Whether you are teaching a course for the first time or are continuing to teach an existing course, our checklist<\/a> will provide you with tips for success!<\/p>\n For more recommendations, please visit our Designing Your Canvas Course<\/a> page.<\/p>\n Make sure your devices are registered on the campus network (see the Connect to Wireless<\/a> page). If you need technical support, please contact the IT Service Desk<\/a> or your academic technology team. You may also review information on classroom technology on the Audio-Visual Services website<\/a>, check NEST<\/a> for modality, room, and other details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Looking for help on how to prepare for the upcoming Summer term? Check out our Start of the Semester checklist…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":5821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6444"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6455,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444\/revisions\/6455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Key Dates for Upcoming Term(s)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/span>Last Day of Fall Classes: <\/strong><\/span>Friday, December 20, 2024.<\/p>\nFaculty Development Opportunities<\/h2>\n
\nWe invite you to our faculty development event to help prepare for the Fall semester. This event will include sessions focused on course design best practices, how to set up and design your Fall course in Canvas, AI and other generative technologies, as well as strategies for effective assessment and student engagement. These sessions apply to teaching in any modality.<\/p>\n
\nThis fully online course is structured to offer faculty participants the flexibility to complete learning activities with the guidance and feedback of our instructional designers. This course provides an opportunity for participants to discuss challenges, pose questions, and explore a variety of strategies to teach online\/hybrid across various disciplines. It also serves as a platform for faculty to share their exemplary online teaching practices and innovative strategies. Typically, participation involves 2 to 4 hours of asynchronous work. This is a great opportunity for professional growth, networking and faculty development.<\/p>\nCanvas Updates<\/h2>\n
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\n Visit our Simple Syllabus webpage for additional information!<\/a><\/li>\nA Checklist for Setting Up Your Canvas Course<\/h2>\n
One-on-One Consultations with ITDS<\/h2>\n
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Technical Support<\/h2>\n