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We hope you will find this page helpful during your technical adventures here at Union. The links on this page are items we think will be helpful as you navigate your way through classes at Union. If you ever have a challenge, please call the Help Desk at 888-85-UNION or send an email to help@myunion.edu . There is someone available to assist you 8 am to 8 pm Eastern time, Monday thru Friday.
 
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  • If you have suggestions for help documents please send an email to Mary Amos, Instructional Technologist at mary.amos@myunion.edu

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Adobe Connect Pro 8

Adobe Connect is used for Video/Web conferencing and presentations at Union. For quick access to your Adobe rooms, visit the Virtual Campus at http://virtualcampus.myunion.edu.
 
The phone number for all Audio Conferences (called HiDef) is 866-951-1151. Then enter your room number and the # sign.
 
All Adobe Connect Pro video meeting rooms use the format:
 
 
(where you'll replace roomname with the one for your meeting).
 
 
Click here to view Adobe 8 Host Features.
 
Click here to view a document on the most commonly used features of Adobe's Connect 8 Transition Guide.
 
Click here for directions on how to make a Recorded Adobe Presentation public.
 
Click here for directions on how to adjust pods.
 

Audacity

Click here to view the Audacity User Guide.
 

Citrix

Click here for the Citrix Setup and User Guide.

DropBox Software

Click here to veiw the DropBox Quick Start Guide.

GoView

Click here to view the GoView User Guide.

HiDef Corporate Audio Conferencing

 
Click here for the International Prices.

SharePoint

Click here for directions to Subscribe to SharePoint Announcements.
 
Click here for the SharePoint User Guide.

TurnItIn

Click here to the Quick Start Guide.

Voicethread

Click here for directions on Sharing Voice Threads.

Webmail

UI&U Faculty email policy:
 
All faculty members of Union Institute & University are, without exception, required to use their Union email account when communicating with students and conducting business on behalf of Union.  In other words, all email communications between faculty members and students should be via the faculty member’s Union account, not her/his personal email)  Faculty members are not permitted to forward their Union email account to a personal account (this is available to students but not to faculty).
 
Click here for a guide on Setting up your Email.
 
Click here for information on how to Receive Your Union email on a Mobile Device.  Faculty and staff requiring assistance setting up their email to mobile devices should take this information to the technicians familiar with their specific device and service provider requirements.

Phones

Click here for directions to dial multiple parties and join them into a single conference using the Polcom-Star Phone.
 
Click here for directions on the initial set-up of your phone system.
 

Faculty Notes for All Courses in CampusWeb

When teaching in CampusWeb, the following items should be check for each course:
 
  • Ensure your Personal Info is accurate on CampusWeb
  • Up-to-date / Approved course syllabus is posted
  • Up-to-date / Approved syllabus is available in the Downloadable Version portlet
  • Send students an email prior to the start of class on how to get started
  • Check internet links are working and accurate (recommended completion 3-5 days prior to start)
  • Update Assignment Due Dates (recommended completion 3-5 days prior to start)
  • Confirm Assignments are Active /Visible (recommended completion 3-5 days prior to start)
  • Update any dates listed in the course content
  • Check that pages are visible to students
  • Check that the pages in the course are ordered correctly

CampusWeb General Information

Fully Developed Online Course
Click here for a list of the minimum required elements of a fully developed online course.

Glossary
Click here for a glossary of CampusWeb terms.
 

Checklist for Course Development
Click here for detailed directions for items to be accomplished prior to the start of your course.

Adding and Editing Course Content

Guide for CampusWeb Course Development
Click here for the full manual of how to develop courses in CampusWeb.  This document is inclusive of all information contained on this page.

Announcements
Click here for directions on Adding Announcements and Setting Preferences.

Assignments
 
Click here for directions on the Accept Late Submissions Until Feature.
Click here for directions on Activating Assignments.
Click here for directions on Adding and Re-Ordering Units.
Click here for information on the Coursework-Assignments page settings.
Click here for directions on Creating a Basic Format Assignment.
Click here for directions on Creating a File Upload Assignment.
Click here for directions on Creating an Online Test Format Assignment.
Click here for directions on Deleting an Assignment.
Click here for directions on how to Edit an Assignment.
 
Calendar
Click here for directions on Adding an Event and Setting Preferences to the course Calendar.
 
Course Title
Click here for directions on Changing the Course Title.
 
Custom Content Portlet
Click here for directions on How to Add Hyperlinks to Text.
Click here for directions on Using Blockquote to Format Text
 
Forums
Click here for directions on Adding Forums.
Click here for directions on Deleting Forums.
 
Elements
Click here for directions on How to Change the Order of Elements in a portlet.
 
Handouts
Click here for directions on How to Add Sets and Handouts to the Handouts Portlet.
 
Hyperlinks
Click here for directions on Adding Hyperlinks to Text
 
Images
Click here for directions on Adding Images
 
Pages and Portlets
 
Personal Information
Click here for directions on Adding Your Photo and Office Hours.
Click here for directions on Adding Your Contact Information.
 
Syllabus
Click here for directions on Adding content to the Syllabus page of a course that currently does not have syllabus information posted.
 
Videos
Click here for directions on how to Embed YouTube Videos.
Click here for the Embed Code for videos other than YouTube.

Managing Course Features

CampusWeb is Union's Learning Management System.
Notes for all courses in CampusWeb:
  • Under Context Manager, you can check the Permissions for each page, make sure Students have "VIEW" rights to the pages in the courses. This is also where you can hide pages to allow for future viewing.
  • After you copy a course template into your course shell, you MUST update the dates for all assignments and any text that refers to dates.
Announcements
Click here for directions on verifying your Announcement Portlet Settings are Context Based.

Assignments 
Click here for directions on how to Activate Assignments.
Click here for directions on how to Reopen a File Upload Assignment.
Click here for directions on using the Accept Late Submissions Until Feature.
Click here for important information on the Coursework-Assignments Page Settings
 
Course Copy Policy:
It is our process for CampusWeb that the first time a faculty member teaches a specific course in CampusWeb, the Dean or Chair copies the course for them from the template into the active/upcoming term.  Once they have it in a current term, the faculty member is able to make the copy from that point forward.  This is a change from eCollege where IT was the only group able to make the copies.  Now the power is in the hands of the program and faculty so they can tweak their courses and make the copy when the timing is best for them.
 
Click here for directions on how to utilize the Copy Courses Feature.
 
Course Email
 
Forums
Click here for directions on how to Change the End Date.
Click here for directions on receiving an email notification when someone posts in a forum.
Click here for a demonstration of the various view/reply options in the forums.
Click here for information about the User List.
 
Faculty Notes
Click here for Faculty Notes, which are management items that must be completed for all courses in CampusWeb.
 
File Cabinet
 
Gradebook
Click here for directions on turning off the Attendance Feature.
 
Grading
Click here for directions on changing the Letter Grade Ranges.
Click here for directions and requirements to Automatically Submit Your Grades via CampusWeb.
 
Pages
Click here for directions on how to Hide Pages.
 
Student Emulation
 
 

Micorsoft Office Help Docments

Click here for the Outlook 2010 User Guide.
 
Click here for directions on using the Out of Office Assistant.
 
Click here for directions on Adding your Signature to Outlook.
 
Clcik here for directions on Basic Formatting of Word Documents.
 
Click here for the Excel User Guide.
 
Click here for the PowerPoint User Guide.
 
Click here for directions on Mail Merge.

Adobe Connect Pro 8

Click here to access Learn Adobe Connect 8 videos.
 
Click here to access Adobe TV for videos on Getting Started and New Features tutorials.
 
Click here to veiw an Adobe Connect video on a General Overview of Adobe Connect.
 
Click here to access the UI&U Virtual Campus.

CampusWeb Courses How to Videos

Click here to view a video of how to add content to the About this Course portlet.
 
Click here to view a video of how to Access Your Current and Future Courses.
 
Click here to view a video of how to Copy Courses.
 
Click here to veiw a video of how to Add and Reorder Elements.
 
Click here to veiw a video of how to set Forum Portlet Permissions.
 
Click here to view a video of how to add your photo, office hours and personal information to CampusWeb.
 
Click here to view a video on how to edit the Syllabus page.
 
Click here to view a video on how to use the course email.

CampusWeb Informational Webinars 2011

Click here to view the eCollege to CampusWeb Migration Process Recorded Feb. 17, 2011.
Learn about the process for the migration from eCollege to CmpusWeb. Note: Courses will appear seven days prior to the start of a semester (not 14).
 
Click here to view information about CampusWeb Tutorial Courses.
 
 
 

General

Click here to download GoView, a free screen and audio capture program.