This page is a quick summary of information resources
for faculty and other instructors. Follow the links for details.
Resources marked with the (AU only) label
are accessible only from within the campus network or through the
use of a special password. Contact Information Services for details
on accessing these materials.
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| Instructional Resources Online |
| apollo.aurora.edu/moodle |
Moodle is AU's online learning system. Courses
are automatically created for all AU classes and are ready for instructor's
use. A quick-start guide to using Moodle for instructors is available
at www.aurora.edu/its/tb/47moodle-instructor.htm.
That document also contains links to additional sources of information
on using Moodle. |
| www.turnitin.com |
AU is a licensed user of Turnitin, an online plagiarism
detection tool that has a number of other features. For a quick guide
on getting started see www.aurora.edu/its/tb/41turnitin.htm. |
| www.aurora.edu/library/databases.htm |
The AU library has subscribed to a large collection of online
databases, available to authorized users from both on
and off campus. |
| www.aurora.edu/learningcenter |
The Aurora University Center for Teaching and Learning provides
tutoring and other forms of assistance to students who have encountered
academic difficulties.
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| Academic Information Sources and Tools |
| www.aurora.edu/geninfo/calendar.htm |
The Academic Calendar page contains information
on important semester dates and holidays. |
| www.aurora.edu/classes |
The Class Schedule pages contain listings by department
of current and upcoming classes. These tables are updated nightly. |
| www.aurora.edu/geninfo/finalexams.htm |
This page contains the official final exam schedule and details of the final examination policy. |
| www.aurora.edu/admin/textbkreq.htm |
Use this textbook request form to place a requisition for textbooks for your classes through the AU bookstore.
This form can also be used to communicate with Information Services about special\
software required for the labs. |
| wa.aurora.edu:8091/datatel/openweb |
WebAdvisor is the web-based interface to Datatel
Colleague, AU's administrative database application. Information
for faculty includes course assignments, grades, and advising lists.
(Regular faculty access only.)
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| www.aurora.edu/au/gened/index.htm |
The General Education Homepage provides faculty and staff easy
access to documents related to general education and revisions to
the 2002 General Education Proposal.
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| Network and Communications Services |
| webmail.aurora.edu |
AU offers Squirrelmail as a convenient web-based interface for
managing your elecronic mail. A user guide is located on the AU web
site at www.aurora.edu/its/tb/31squirrelmail.htm. |
| www.aurora.edu/its/tb/28mailtools.htm |
All instructors, adjuncts as well as regular faculty, must monitor
their AU email accounts since it is the source not only for official
information but communications from their students. This document
explains how to set up email forwarding as well as vacation messages.
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| University Policies |
| www.aurora.edu/catalog/code.htm |
The AU Code of Academic Integrity articulates
university policies and procedures in case of cheating, plagiarism,
and other academic transgressions. |
| www.aurora.edu/facstaff/absences.pdf |
Official policy on authorized absences from class (PDF). |
| www.aurora.edu/au/handbook |
The Faculty Handbook contains university policies and procedures
that apply to regular faculty. (AU only) |
| www.aurora.edu/au/part-time-handbook.pdf |
The Part-Time Faculty Handbook contains details on policies relevant to part-time faculty and adjuncts.(AU only) |
| www.aurora.edu/its/labpolicy.htm |
If your class meets in one of the AU computing labs, please read this document, especially the section on instructional uses of the labs.
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| Other Computing Information |
| www.aurora.edu/its/complab.htm |
Information Services maintains two computer labs in
Dunham hall, available for both scheduled classes and individual
student use. This link contains information on resources and scheduling. |
| www.aurora.edu/its/tb/44wireless.htm |
Now available on the Aurora campus in public and instruction spaces
is wireless computing access points. This guide
summarizes usage procedures and policies. |
| www.aurora.edu/its/tb/40eclass.htm |
Every classroom on the Aurora campus is an electronic classroom,
equipped with networked computers and projection equipment. This
is a guide to using that equipment. |
| www.aurora.edu/its/workshops |
Scheduling and registration information for computer workshops offered
by the AU Information Services department. These classes are open
to all faculty and staff. |
[Revised August 23, 2007] |
