Toolkit Shelf
This Toolkit Shelf is a one-stop shop for various materials authored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). It contains the templates, guides, handouts, and video tutorials that CTL has created for the Bloomberg School of Public Health. You will also find links to these resources on the various pages of this website.
You're encouraged to familiarize yourself with all the guidelines on this page, however if you prefer to jump between topics please use the anchor menus below. (Use the floating "return to top" button to get back to these menus.)
Templates
CTL advises that all Bloomberg School online lectures be developed using the School’s PowerPoint template (in .potx format). For guidance on using this template to make an accessible document, please refer to the Sample PowerPoint [.pptx] and the PDF documents 5 Tips for Using CTL's PowerPoint Template and PowerPoint Best Practices Checklist. These best practices embed techniques for maintaining accessible documents. You can also talk to your instructional designer and refer to our suggestions for Best Practices for Asynchronous Lectures for further details.
The University PowerPoint Template [.potx] is available for download, along with the Checklist for Making Accessible MS Office and PDF Documents [.docx], from the Office of Institutional Equity's Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility site.
Guides
Course Design and Development
Faculty Procedures for Preparing New Courses [.pdf]
Faculty Procedures for Recurring Online Courses [.pdf]
Responsibilities Decision Chart: Who Does What (A Checklist for Faculty and TAs) [.pdf]
Blooms Taxonomy Objectives [.pdf]
Blooms Taxonomy Verbs and Activities [.pdf]
Writing Learning Objectives [.pdf]
Example Rubrics: Holistic and Analytic [.pdf]
CoursePlus Faculty Guides
Administering the CoursePlus Quiz Generator [.pdf]
Administering the Peer Assessment Tool (Coming soon)
Example Rubrics for Peer Assessment Tool [.pdf]
Administering the Survey Tool [.pdf]
Administering the Wiki Tool [.pdf]
Working with the Wiki Tool [.pdf] (A student guide, but helpful for everyone)
Grading Items Submitted through Drop Box [.pdf]
Setting Up a Timed Drop Box Assignment (Video guide)
Setting Up and Using the CoursePlus Timed Drop Box Assignment Type [.pdf] (Written instructions)
Subscribing to the Class Discussion Forum [.pdf]
Using CoursePlus’ Advanced Features for Guiding Academic Integrity [.pdf] (Syllabus, Quiz Generator, and Drop Box)
Faculty Instructions Self-run LiveTalks [.pdf]
Setting Up Panopto for Your Course in CoursePlus [.pdf]
Lectures
Panopto
Panopto Presentation as a Recorded Lecture [.pdf]
How Do I Manage my Panopto Recordings? [.pdf]
PowerPoint
5 Tips for Using CTL's PowerPoint Template [.pdf]
PowerPoint Presentation as a Recorded Lecture [.pdf]
Please also see Audio Recording with CTL under "Recording"
VoiceThread
VoiceThread Presentation as a Recorded Lecture [.pdf]
Zoom
Using Zoom for a Live Class Session [.pdf]
Sharing Recordings for Synchronous Zoom Class Sessions [.pdf]
Using Zoom to make a Recorded Lecture [.pdf]
Also see the Recording Tips in the Handouts section, below.
Handouts
Best Practices
Course Design and Development
New Course Design/Development Process [.pdf]
Syllabus Checklist (coming soon)
Suggested Accessibility Statements for Third-Party Tools [.pdf]
Scheduling LiveTalks [.pdf]
Tips for Limiting Extraneous Cognitive Load in Online Classes [.pdf]
Instruction and Pedagogy
Resources for the Hybrid and Virtual Classroom Approach (Requires login to my.jhsph.edu)
Active Learning [.pdf] (Overview)
Brainstorming: Increasing Engagement/Participation in Face-to-face Courses [.pdf]
Campus Closure Contingency Options [.pdf]
LiveTalk Tips for Success [.pdf] (For faculty, students, and remote participants)
Tips for Success: Synchronous Online Class Sessions Using Zoom [.pdf] (Not specific to LiveTalks!)
Guest and Student Presentations in Zoom [.pdf]
VoiceThread (VT) as a Tool for Assessment [.pdf]
Recording
Universal Design for Learning: Accessibility
Creating Universally Accessible Materials: Expectations of Faculty [.pdf]
CTL Basic (HTML) Website Accessibility Recommendations for Faculty & Students [.pdf]
CTL Basic Document Accessibility Recommendations [.pdf]
Steps for Creating a Sustainable and Powerful *.pptx Presentation [.pdf]
Using Microsoft Stream as a Transcription Service [.pdf]
BSPH Instructional Technologies Third Party Tools: Accessibility Statements[.pdf]
Student Handouts
Students: Preparing to Take Courses Remotely
LiveTalk Tips for Success: Students/Remote Participants [.pdf]
Tips to Join a LiveTalk via Zoom [.pdf]
Tips to Join a Synchronous Online Session via Zoom [.pdf] (Not specific to LiveTalks!)
Johns Hopkins Zoom Web Conferencing: Student Info [.pdf]
Giving Feedback in LiveTalks’ Zoom Meetings [.pdf]
Peer Assessments in CoursePlus: Student Overview [.pdf]
Guidelines for Taking Quizzes in CoursePlus [.pdf]
VoiceThread Basics for Students [.pdf]
Working with the Discussion Forum [.pdf]
Working with the Wiki Tool [.pdf]
Writing Collaboratively [.pdf]
Video Tutorials
Accessibility
Accessibility: Considerations for Instruction at BSPH (11:53) [.mp4] | transcript [.txt] | presentation slides [.pdf]
Assessment
Designing Effective Online Assessments (15:31) [.mp4]
CoursePlus
Self-Recorded Lectures
Video: Using PowerPoint to Self-Record a Lecture (3:14) [.mp4]
Video: Using VoiceThread to Self-Record a Lecture (3:44) [.mp4]
Video: Using Zoom to Self-Record a Lecture (4:40) [.mp4]
For Students
Using PowerPoint with Narration to Create a Video (2:43) [.mp4] | transcript [.txt]
Using Zoom to Self-Record a Video (4:16) [.mp4] | transcript [.txt]