Toolkit Library

This full library contains our stand-alone resources, most of which are authored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). Here you will find templates, guides, handouts, and video tutorials that CTL has created for the Bloomberg School of Public Health. You will also find links to these items on various pages across our website. See the Toolkit Shelf for the items the CTL Instructional Design Team is spotlighting this term.

Our resources are extensive. We have organized them alphabetically for you to browse. However, you may also search the collection by resource title and/or key words.

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How Do I Move My Onsite Course to the Virtual Classroom?

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Summary of considerations and tasks when pivoting from an onsite (on-campus) course to a virtual, synchronous course.

Hybrid Teaching: Getting Started

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Tips for successful planning and pedagogy for hybrid (synchronous onsite and virtual) courses.

Image Guidelines for CoursePlus Lectures

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This document provides best practices for finding, citing, and preparing images and equations for use inside of PowerPoint presentations. It is specifically written to assist faculty as they prepare for recordings with CTL.

Independent Recording

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Tips for preparing for a recorded lecture or other presentation including reminders for software, quality, duration, and more.

Instructions for Faculty Self-run LiveTalks

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Instructions for faculty teams of online courses using LiveTalks. Includes what must be done prior to term’s start, during a LiveTalk, and after a LiveTalk. Recommended Zoom settings are listed.

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Using PowerPoint to Self-Record a Lecture

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(3:14 video) Video overview of this self-recorded lecture technique. Transcript available upon request.

Using PowerPoint with Narration to Create a Video

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(2:24 video) Along with its companion automated transcript [.txt], this video provides an overview of this self-recording technique.

Using Zoom for a Live Class Session

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Step-by-step guide for using Zoom for a live class session for virtual learning or any synchronous session other than a previously scheduled LiveTalk.

Using Zoom to Self-Record a Lecture

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(4:40 video) Video overview of this self-recorded lecture technique. Transcript available upon request.

Using Zoom to Self-Record a Video

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(4:16 video) Along with its companion automated transcript [.txt], this video provides an overview of this self-recording technique.

Using Zoom to make a Recorded Lecture

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An abbreviated guide to using Zoom as an option for a self-recorded lecture. This supplements the Toolkit’s Self-Recording Using Zoom page.

VoiceThread Basics for Students

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A supplement to the VoiceThread support site, a guide for BSPH students using the interactive discussion platform.

VoiceThread as a Tool for Assessment

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Guidance for using the online presentation tool as a demonstration of learning with optional student collaboration or peer evaluation.

Working with the Wiki Tool*

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*This guide is for both students and faculty teams. Provides the steps to navigate, edit, comment, and finalize a wiki inside CP.

Writing Collaboratively

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Guidelines for approaching a collaborative writing assignment.