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Enhancing Teaching with Vista8: Essential Resources and Support for Faculty and Students

This resource guide provides essential information and support for faculty and students utilizing Vista8. Faculty can find help for login issues, course management, and content copying. Important resources include the HelpDesk (672-HELP) and drop-in support at 304 Moulton. New features in Vista8 enhance course customization, grading, and student interaction. Prepare for Fall 2009 by utilizing these tools to manage your courses efficiently. For detailed resources, visit [elearning.kent.edu](http://elearning.kent.edu).

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Enhancing Teaching with Vista8: Essential Resources and Support for Faculty and Students

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  1. Teaching with Vista8 Wendy Tietz, Department of Accounting Vicki Gutierrez, Educational Technology

  2. Ways to get help • For faculty: • Http://elearning.kent.edu • Drop in support – 304 Moulton or call 330-672-8557 • For students: • HelpDesk – 672-HELP (2-4357)

  3. Important info! • How do I login? • Flashline (Vista single sign on) • http://elearning.kent.edu • I need my courses combined…. • Call or email Vista Support • I need my content copied… • With Vista8, you now have the opportunity to copy your own content from any course your were enrolled in as an Instructor or Designer. • if content is in 3, call or email Vista Support

  4. Important info!, cont. • Where’s my course? I don’t see it in my course list! • Where are my students? They don’t show in my gradebook! • I need to add guest students! How do I do that? • Get Your Courses Ready for Fall 2009!!! • http://elearning.kent.edu

  5. Vista8 New Features • Customize and order course list • Action links • File manager (multiple file uploads) • Page options • Add files + create folders + add content link • Navigation (sidebar) caution • Manage course • Customize course sub-headings

  6. 1. Customize and order course list

  7. 2. Action links • Action links have been introduced to minimize the number of clicks.

  8. 3. File manager – multiple files

  9. 4. Page Options

  10. 5. Add files + create folders + add content link

  11. 6. Navigation (sidebar)

  12. ….or sidebar….

  13. 7. Manage course

  14. 8. Customize course subheadings

  15. New tools in Vista8 • Grading forms/rubrics • Blogs/journals • Roster • Date rollover

  16. Grading forms (rubrics)

  17. Blogs/Journals • Build tab>Discussions>Create topic (threaded, blog, journal)

  18. Date rollover • Using this tool, you can set forward the dates for all course items by a certain number of days. • You can further adjust the dates and times for individual course items.

  19. Roster • This new tool allows students to see a list of: • Instructors, students, groups

  20. Financial AccountingSummer 2009

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