IS Support - Tech Tools for Remote Teaching

Technology for Remote Teaching

There are a variety of applications and resources to facilitate remote teaching at DePaul. If you haven't already, please review the technology checklist for DePaul faculty. In order to be prepared to teach remotely, please review the following requirements/resources:

Access these resources with your BlueKey login credentials (username@depaul.edu and password).
Remote teaching works best with a strong internet connection (download speeds of at least 3 Mbps are required for Zoom meetings, and a faster connection of 25Mbps of greater is strongly recommended for a smooth experience).
The computer and relevant technology you need to work remotely.
Faculty members are encouraged to visit the Teaching Commons page.
Teach with D2L and Zoom.
Access, share and collaborate with Microsoft Teams and OneDrive cloud storage.
Access course-related software from anywhere using the new virtual lab service.
Access to the Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Use the Softphone/Cisco Jabber software phone client to make and receive calls with your DePaul phone number.
View more detailed information below.

Microsoft Teams and OneDrive, included in Office 365

Office 365 has great services for communicating with the university community, including Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and an address book that makes it easier to find and reach other people at DePaul. If all students, faculty and staff utilize these Office 365 tools, everyone can communicate and collaborate more effectively.

Go to office365.depaul.edu
Login using your BlueKey login credentials (username@depaul.edu and password).
On this page, you can access your BlueM@il (username@depaul.edu), Teams, OneDrive storage, and cloud-based versions of Office 365 applications like Word and Excel. You also have the option to install the Office apps on your computer for free.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft provides a wealth of online training and reference resources, which we have collected and provided here for you to get started. DePaul students, faculty and staff are all encouraged to install and use Teams. It's a great place to find and chat with all members of the university community.

Important Note: Microsoft Teams is now available to the entire university community including students. This means that it is important to be aware of who can and cannot access a Team that you create. Also, make sure to set your Teams to "Private" unless you want all DePaul faculty, staff and students to have access to a Team. See the overview of Teams and Channels, along with an overview of permissions.

OneDrive

OneDrive offers cloud-based document storage. It is also integrated with other Office 365 products.

Get Started with OneDrive

Zoom video conferencing

DePaul faculty members have access to the pro version of Zoom accounts, which allows users to host meetings with up to 300 participants. DePaul faculty have the option to conference outside of D2L, and Zoom integrates directly into Microsoft Office. You can also host Zoom classes and meetings through D2L with students. Registered students can attend classes and meetings through the Zoom integration in D2L. For more information:

Getting Started outside of D2L: view video tutorials, and access and download at Depaul.zoom.us
Zoom Teaching Commons page,
Get Started with Zoom integrated in D2L

Note: Students have now been given an @depaul.edu email account and have been added into the Outlook address book. They will also be given Zoom pro accounts and have the ability to schedule and host their own Zoom meetings.

Zoom offers several Zoom Education Webinar sessions each week with a live host to answer your questions, and focus on the following topics:

How to download Zoom applications and join a Zoom meeting
How to schedule a meeting and send out invitations
In-meeting controls and differentiation tools (including the waiting room, share screen, breakout rooms)

Zoom also has the following short videos to help teachers get up and running with Zoom: