Resources for teaching
languages at Emory
Bumyong Choi
Contents
 OPUS
 Blackboard
 EPASS
 Classroom Technology
 Other Educational Technology
 Workshop & Training
 Available Courses
 Available Fund
OPUS
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What is OPUS?
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Online Pathway to University Students
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Emory's online student information system
What can you do with OPUS as faculty?
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Check your class schedule in each semester
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Find your class rosters
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Email students in your class
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Submit your grade at the end of the semester
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Access the data of your advisees
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Search other courses
The link to OPUS
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https://saprod9.emory.edu/psp/saprod9/?cmd=login&languageCd=ENG
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Blackboard
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What is Blackboard
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What can you do with BB
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Blackboard is Emory’s web-based Learning Management System. Blackboard allows
faculty to build sophisticated web-based learning environments without a lot of time,
resources or technical expertise.
It can be used both as a supplement to lecture-based courses or for fully online
courses. (https://classes.emory.edu )
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Post a syllabus
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Post a class announcement
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Send an email to your class
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Run a discussion board
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Develop a test
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Receive students assignments
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Post the grades for assignments and tests
Where can you find more information
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http://it.emory.edu/blackboard/index.html
EPASS
 What is EPASS?
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EPASS Peer Tutoring is designed to provide content specific
support while fostering the development of the independent
learner.
 What can you do with EPASS?
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You can send your students who is struggling in your class
You can send your students who missed your class to make up the
class and check their performance later
 Where can I find more information of it?
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http://college.emory.edu/oue/studentsupport/epass/tutoring.html
Contact Julie Loppacher, Associate Director of EPASS Peer
Programs, at jloppac@emory.edu
Classroom Technology
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Websites
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http://it.emory.edu/catalog/classroom_technology_and_av_support/
Check my classroom
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Live 25
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A Smart classroom usually has
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Computer, projector, video, document camera…
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Starting the computer (code:1836)
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If you encounter any problem during your class, please call to (404)-727-6853
Echo 360 (https://capture.service.emory.edu)
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Echo360 is a class capture and video delivery system, with user-friendly tools for
capturing, transcoding, publishing, and viewing recordings of class sessions
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You can use either Podium Capture in the Echo360 podium capture classroom or
Personal Capture Software on your laptop
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To deliver the captured video to student, you need to request an Echo360 course site
on you BB
Other available educational
technology at Emory
 File sharing
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Emory Box: https://emory.app.box.com
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Sync your folder:
https://emory.app.box.com/services/browse/official
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Invite people to share the file or folder
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Dropbox vs. Emory Box
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More space (25GB)
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Technical support from Emory IT technology
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Account for every Emory faculty, staff and students
 ECDS EdTech Toolkit
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http://digitalscholarship.emory.edu/pedagogy/edtech/index.html
Workshops & training
opportunities
 Emory College Language Center (ECLC)
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http://languagecenter.emory.edu/home/
 Emory College Digital Scholarship (ECDS)
 http://digitalscholarship.emory.edu/about/trainingworkshops/index.html
Courses/Mentoring
Program
 FREN 505 - Problems Foreign Language Teaching
 Korean Internship Program and Mentoring program
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Korean Teaching Fellow Internship program
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Two teaching fellows from Korea every year
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Teach two courses each semester and take course as a graduate
students
KRN620: Seminar on Korean language pedagogy
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Theory + Practicum
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Discussing the real issues on classroom situation
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Planning and sharing lessons
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Observing lead teacher’s class and observed by peers and lead teachers
Funding opportunities
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The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
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The Fund for Innovative Teaching (FIT)
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Classroom Mini-Grants
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Eligible for anyone currently teaching at Emory
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This Fund supports:
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Honoraria for guest presenters (non-Emory)
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Food and travel expenses for off campus class visits
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Classroom materials that may not be covered by regular departmental funds.
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Usually open at the end of the semester for the following semester
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http://cfde.emory.edu/funding/teaching/mini-grants.html
ECLC
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ECLC curriculum development fund
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ECLC Faculty mini Travel grant
Each department has some fund to support teaching and researching
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E.g., REALC support a travel for both permanent and temporary faculty to present at a conference