| SAS Computing |
SAS
Computing supports the instructional
needs of School of Arts and Sciences faculty and is a university-wide
advocate for incorporating emerging technologies into the classroom.
Support is also provided for desktop computing, Penn’s
network services, servers, and course administration.
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| Creating a Course Website
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You can use Blackboard
6.0 to create a course website. Blackboard is a user-friendly
tool for creating and managing course web sites. Knowledge of
HTML is not necessary. Features include: digital dropbox for
papers; secure on-line grade book; threaded discussion boards;
on-line practice quizzes; and uploaded reserve readings.
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| To request
a Blackboard site for your course |
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Classroom Technology Support
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Penn offers a wide variety of “smart”
classrooms. Individual classrooms normally have instructions
posted for use of installed equipment and also the phone number
of a person to contact for technical assistance
For a searchable database of classrooms and equipment, see the
Classroom Finder
For information and support regarding “smart”
classrooms.
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| Center for Teaching and Learning |
The mission of the Center
for Teaching and Learning is to help standing faculty, adjunct
faculty, and teaching assistants achieve excellence in the classroom
and in other venues where teaching takes place.
You can consult
with the Center for Teaching
and Learning at any time (even now) on any aspect of teaching
at Penn.
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| “Talking About Teaching and
Learning” |
“Talk
About Teaching and Learning” is a series of
essays in the Almanac (a weekly publication by and for
faculty
and
staff) on various
aspects of teaching at Penn.
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| Faculty Responsibilities |
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Guidelines
for responsible behavior by standing
faculty in the School of Arts and Sciences. Prepared by the Dean’s
Task Force on Faculty Responsibility
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