Instructor Checklist - Engineering IT - Fall 2020

1. Designate your course staff at https://my.engr.illinois.edu/classtools/ (under “Edit staff”)
   
   
   • Use our self-service web tool to identify TAs and co-instructors. Enabling course staff here grants them access to all Engineering IT class administration functions (course file space, web hosting, adjusting class groups, etc.)
     
     
   • For help and more information on using Class Tools, please click here
     
     
2. Review Recommended Teaching Resources and Tools
   
   
3. Confirm your EWS lab reservations are scheduled - please note our computer labs are limited to 15 - 30% of their normal capacity due to COVID-19
   
   
   • If your course uses EWS labs for instruction, please confirm these reservations are present on our calendars. Be sure to check for recurring or one-time events.
     
     
   • View the calendar here: https://my.engr.illinois.edu/excal/
     
     
   • If you wish to reserve the labs, please request a reservation through our web form, available at: http://go.illinois.edu/EWSreserve
     
     
4. Confirm the software for your course is accessible and the A/V in the classrooms meets your needs.
   
   
   • Click here to view the list of installed software. If you need software installed in the labs or remote access environments, please submit a software request at http://go.illinois.edu/EWSsoftware. Complications relating to licensing, purchasing, and installation may cause delays, so please submit requests as early as possible. 
     
     
   • For more information on our supported AV spaces, please visit http://go.illinois.edu/engr-rooms. Please contact engrit-av@illinois.edu for AV questions.
     
     
5. Review course website hosting options.
   
   
   • Engineering IT offers several different web hosting options/platforms for courses (including HTML file hosting, wikis, and course management systems). Please review our offerings by clicking here
     
     
   • Even if you host your course website on another site, we recommend that you register its URL with us to make the http://courses.engr.illinois.edu/ site redirect.
     
     
6. Review Lecture recording options.
   
   
   • Do-it-yourself software-based lecture recording: Kaltura Personal Capture for Mediaspace and Echo360 Universal Capture
     
     
   • Several classrooms around the Engineering campus are equipped for lecture and event recording. Please review our offerings by clicking here.