New faculty
Here you will find some of the resources you’ll need to get set up to begin teaching.
- Visit the university’s Information for Faculty & Staff for links to key resources.
- Getting started:
- Many essential onboarding tasks are completed through Paycom, and here is a useful onboarding guide from HR with information on Paycom and other key resources.
- Contact Campus Public Safety to get your Boxer ID and for information on parking permits.
- Complete a web request ticket to create your employee webpage (select “other” in your request type).
- Learning Management System: Moodle is the system most used here at Pacific, which provides course web spaces, discussion forums, online quizzing, and other instructional tools. The Center for Educational Technology and Curricular Innovation (CETCI) provides numerous Moodle tutorials and workshops to help you to learn the features of this system, and we are always happy to do one-on-one consultations (reach out to us on edtech@pacificu.edu). Get started by linking your course on Moodle.
- Room Scheduling and Work Requests: Your regular classroom will be booked for you, and you can view the details on BoxerOnline. EMS Room Scheduling is what you will use to book rooms other than your regular classroom. If you need to request that something be fixed in a classroom, office or any other university space you can do that by submitting a work request.
- Technology Access: If you need a login to access a particular application or equipment, for example in labs, contact University Information Services (UIS). For some applications, such as Poll Everywhere, you will need to contact CETCI. You can find a variety of resources for troubleshooting, how-tos and policy guidance on the UIS Knowledge Base.
- Grading, Finals and Evaluations: Course evaluations are administered by IOTA360 and they will email students directly to give them access, but it is a good idea to build in class time, with the instructor out of the room, at the end of the semester for students to fill these out. You will submit your grades on BoxerOnline, and here is a helpful document on submitting grades. Whether and when midterm grades are administered will vary among colleges, so check with your department about expectations and deadlines.
- Course Catalog and Enrollment: You’ll find these and many other useful tools on BoxerOnline.
Pedagogy resources
- Teaching Development Events: CETCI runs a variety of events designed to enhance your teaching toolkit. Join in on our faculty lecture series, including events like the Pedagogy Speed Date, and our immersive institutes and retreats. See what’s coming up on our “Upcoming Events” schedule.
- Consultation and Support: Need guidance on a teaching project or assistance with instructional technology? Drop us an email at edtech@pacificu.edu, and let’s schedule some time to chat and explore the possibilities.
- Learning Communities: Explore our faculty learning communities, where small groups engage deeply in specific pedagogical topics. These communities, often with a robust online component, offer a space for discussions, workshops, and seminars. Visit our “Upcoming Events” page to see what’s coming up, or reach out on email.
- Web Resources for Teaching and Learning: Our web resources are growing to support Pacific’s unique learning environment.
- If there’s a problem you would like to solve or something you would like to develop in your teaching, check out our Practical Pedagogy Questions for ideas and resources.
- Our Faculty Teaching Profiles showcase innovations by our own faculty.
- Our resources for teaching in hybrid formats offer essential tools for navigating the post-pandemic landscape.
Classroom setup
- What’s In My Classroom?: Find out what equipment is available in a particular classroom by looking it up in EMS Room Scheduling.
- Podium Guides: For documentation on different podium types and how to use them, see our Podium Setup Instructions.
Teaching technologies
- Moodle provides Pacific faculty, staff, and students with course web spaces, discussion forums, online quizzing, and other instructional tools. We provide numerous Moodle tutorials and workshops to help you to get started and learn the features of this system, and we are always happy to do one-on-one consultations (reach out to us on edtech@pacificu.edu). It is a good idea to consult these tutorials before using Google, because they will give you the guidance appropriate to our version of Moodle.
- Box is Pacific University’s secure online file storage and sharing system, available to all current students, faculty and staff. See the Box Introduction and Educational Resources article for more.
- Boxer Apps for Education is our version of the Google Apps for Education suite. Access Docs, YouTube, and more with your Pacific University account.
- Zoom is Pacific’s primary web conferencing system and is accessible to all faculty, staff, and students. It’s also connected directly to Moodle so it’s easy to integrate right into your classes.
- PollEverywhere is an online polling system that students can access from their computer, phone, or other web-enabled devices, and can be used to spice up classes with an interactive component.
- WordPress can be used for student e-portfolios, class websites, and even your faculty tenure portfolio. It’s a versatile canvas for your academic pursuits.
See a full list of technology resources.
General resources
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