Sessional Instructor Support

Welcome and congratulations on your position with the University of Windsor. We are very happy to share with you some available teaching support resources.

COVID Support Resources

• University of Windsor Updates
• Working Remotely
• Information for you as an Instructor
• Information for your students

Getting Started

▢ Ensure you have an Employee Number and UWinID

Note: If you do not have a UWinID yet, but would like help with Blackboard, we can set up a temporary Friend Account until your UWin account is active. You will need to have someone from the university sponsor the account, so check with your department for a sponsor.

▢ Get started with your technology needs with IT Services

▢ Review University of Windsor’s policies and procedures

▢ Find important dates and events using the Academic Calendar

▢ Use the UWindsor Directory to search for faculty/staff contact information

▢ Services and Supports to help you in your work at UWindsor, please visit the Campus Community Network.

▢ Become familiar with Commonly Used Acronyms

Getting Ready to Teach Online

All courses are moving online for this term, during a time of great upheaval. We encourage instructors to focus on simplicity and to remember compassion for your students and yourselves as we all face these transitions. Our teams have developed resources to support instructors in teaching and learning online with new resources constantly added.

• Teaching Online
• Fundamentals of Effective Online Teaching Practice
• Tutorials for Blackboard Virtual Classroom and Recording PowerPoints
• Essential Blackboard Videos and Articles

For a complete list of resources and supports for online teaching, visit COVID-19 Preparedness Workshops Wiki Page

Blackboard Developmental Workshops

Blackboard is the learning management system used at the University of Windsor. Instructors can sign up for one or more online interactive sessions to explore themes and functionality available on Blackboard to support student learning.

• Upcoming Workshops
• Self-paced Online Workshops

Planning and Managing Your Course

Creating Your Course

• Course Planning and Redesign
• Syllabus/Course outline
• Learning Outcomes
• Academic Integrity
• Grading and Assessment Criteria

Course Material

• Campus Bookstore
• Leddy Library
• Copyright Guidelines & Requirements

Tools and Software

• Microsoft 365 Apps (Tips for using Microsoft 365 Groups, Teams and Stream for courses)
• Blackboard

Accessibility

• Accessibility and Accommodation
• Captioning Videos
• Acessibility and Blackboard

Online Support

Technical Support

• IT Services

Blackboard Support

• Visit the Bb Cafe Virtual Help Desk - Drop-in Sessions through Blackboard or enter as a Guest
• Submit a Blackboard Ticket

Support for Your Teaching Assistants

• Getting Started
• GATA Network

Support for Your Students

• Student Medical Certificate
• Academic Advising
• Student Counselling
• Student FAQs

Professional Development Support

• University of Windsor - Tuition Benefits
• LinkedIn Learning

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If you notice any errors or omissions with this material, please advise the LMS Team or submit a Service Request at http://www.uwindsor.ca/bbhelp.