Smart Classrooms:  ready for in-person, hybrid, and online teaching and learning

In response to the changing needs for teaching and learning in Whitman's classrooms, we have significantly upgraded the technology in all smart classrooms in use for Spring 2021.  Some technology in the classrooms is brand new.  Other technology will seem familiar, but may have new ways you access it. 

This guide provides Whitman faculty members with resources for learning how to use smart classrooms and for getting help.

Using video/conferencing for teaching and office hours

• Videoconferencing - For holding real time (synchronous) instruction and office hours

  • Zoom: start here

  • Google Meet vs Zoom for Videoconferencing - feature lists

• Screencasting - Making a video of your computer screen
  Recording your Screen for Online Instruction

• Adding accessibility to your online instruction videos and lectures
  Video transcription, closed captions, and subtitles

• Sharing videos with your students:  YouTube?  Google Drive?  Canvas?

• More resources on using video are available on the Online Teaching and Learning site for faculty found in Canvas.

Teaching online/hybrid

Responding to the Covid Era, and readiness for multiple teaching modalities you may need to call upon...

Storing documents and videos related to online instruction

• Whitman College Guidelines for Online/Cloud Storage
• Sharing videos with your students:  YouTube?  Google Drive?  Canvas?
• More resources on how to make documents and videos available for students can be found on the Online Teaching and Learning site for faculty found in Canvas.
  

Your workspace, your computer

• Information on setting up your work from home office station
  Whitman College Work From Home Info

• Keeping Windows (Dell) computers updated- must be done by the user when working off-campus
  Manually update Windows computers