New Faculty Information

Administrative Material

Parking permit
How to get an ID
Where to see your paycheck
- You sign in using your State ID (NOT your StarID). It takes you to a page that includes the Employee Self Service page, which is filled with a lot of information.
- Select "Self Service." Then you land on another page where you find all kinds of reports that will be useful.
- One of them is called "My Pay." Select that, and you will see "View Paystub". You can check your current and past stubs here.
- If you want additional information on this topic, here is a longer discussion.
Required ELM training
- Each year you will take Electronic Learning Management classes. There are several that will be assigned to you. There will be a deadline where you need to have this done.
- You sign in with your State ID (NOT your StarID).
- Select "Learning Management" on the Employee Self Service page.
- Then select "My Learning". Each class will be available there.
Set up your Outlook email signature
- Here is all the information from the college about the information to include in your email signature and instructions for getting it done.

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Library

Library or email Mary Jordan

You can embed any of the library’s videos to your D2L sites
Mary is available to come talk with your class about searching for information, using the library catalog, or information literacy skills in any subject area. You can also set up visits to the library with your classes, for tours or instruction. And Mary can make individual videos or handouts for your specific class and assignments.

Accessibility Services

To request accessibility information or accommodations for yourself as an employee, please contact the Human Resources office
This is information for faculty and staff on working with your students and with the Accessibility office, to help you follow all the necessary federal and state laws – and to help you provide the best education for students

Quality Matters - training classes for teaching skills

Quality Matters training classes for teaching skills

Talk with your Dean about getting signed up for training, and working with the Faculty Professional Development fund for reimbursements on training.

NED training classes - including teaching skills

NED training classes, including teaching skills

Browse the NED Events Calendar where new educational development opportunities are populated each term
NED Course Catalog

Student groups

Many of SCTCC's student clubs are directly tied to our academic programs. They can give you "real-world" experiences and make learning easier and more fun. To top it all off, studies show that students who are more involved in campus activities and more engaged in the campus community do better academically.

Starfish report

Don’t know which section your student is in? Look up a student in any current class section using Starfish.

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Course Outlines

Find a guide explaining how to get to all the course outlines. When you are assembling your class, you want to consult this so you see what all needs to be part of your teaching content.

Syllabus Template

Optional Syllabus Template Sample (.docx) - You must use the information from the SCTCC Course Outline noted as REQUIRED on this Syllabus Template. The SAMPLE and OPTIONAL sections incorporate Quality Matters Standards for online teaching.
Remember to remove the [SAMPLE], [OPTIONAL], and [REQUIRED] tags as you complete the template. The completed syllabus is your intellectual property.
To use this file, you should choose the SAVE option when prompted to store the file on your local computer for editing, or you can open in Office 365.

Creating Content to Share (Creative Commons licensing)

Creative Commons licensing

“Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their creative work under copyright law. From the reuser’s perspective, the presence of a Creative Commons license on a copyrighted work answers the question, What can I do with this work?”
If you want to talk about using a license or where to find it, talk with Mary Jordan, Librarian

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First Week material

You want to start off well with your class, because while you can make changes it’s hard to bounce back from big mistakes!
University of Nebraska 101 Things You Can Do in the First Three Weeks of Class
DePaul University The First Day of Class

Middle of Semester material

City University of New York During the Semester

Wrapping up the Semester material

UC Berkley: Last Day of Class
Brigham Young University: Activities for the Last Day of Class

Student Engagement

University of Minnesota Student Engagement
Edutopia Student Engagement “Discover the strategies that work best to involve students in their own learning.”
Utah State University: Student Engagement

Student Conduct

Lecture Alternatives

University of Waterloo Nine Alternatives to Lecturing
Universities of Wisconsin Alternatives To Lecture (PDF)
Alternatives To Lecturing In The Classroom “From Accountable Talk to interactive RAFT Assignments, podcasting to debate, there are countless alternatives to lecturing.”

Showing Movies in Class

You cannot show movies that are under copyright restrictions in your class. Talk to Mary Jordan, Librarian, about finding things that are safe to show in public. You can also request material from Kanopy.com; send the title to Mary to buy a one-year license.

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D2L Basics

Getting started with D2L
Learning Management System (D2L Brightspace) - D2L Brightspace is the learning management system used by each Minnesota State institution.
Media Management (Kaltura MediaSpace) - Minnesota State institutions share access to Kaltura MediaSpace. This service provides tools to create and store video for academic purposes.
Video/Web Conferencing Service (Zoom) - All current students, faculty, and staff members of Minnesota State have access to the video and web conferencing services Zoom.