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Common Instructor Questions
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1) How do I set up a class listserv?
2) How do I set up a class website?
3) I really hate my room. How can I make a room change request?
5) I'm a returning instructor. Should I be observed this semester?
6) What are the policies regarding copying material for my English 100 section?
7) How do I arrange the printing of a coursepacket?
8) What should I do if I want to have my students purchase a book for the class?
The form for submitting a class listserv is found on your "My UW"
portal. Look on the Academic Tab, under Course Services. To request a
class list, you'll need to know the English Department's three-digit code
(350), the course number (100), and your three-digit section number (001.
014, etc.).
The easiest way to set up a class website is to use Learn@UW, the UW system course management tool. Learn@UW offers a variety of features, including:
a website for each course, access to which is limited to enrolled students and the instructor;
threaded discussions and chat groups;
document storage, sharing, and management (particularly
useful for peer
review);
course calendar;
online quizzes, surveys, and tests;
a grade book; and
integration with My UW-Madison and other campus information systems.
The home page for the Learn@UW website provides information about the tool and instructions about setting up a course website. To request a Learn@UW course, complete the online form.
If you want to create a class website that isn't based upon the Learn@UW
course management tool, you can request web space through the DoIT Web Hosting
Service. You can find information about this service by clicking here.
This service may be used for individual courses, but it is not available
for personal use.
If you want to create your own personal website, you can request web space
through Students Information Technology. You can sign up for SIT space by
visiting this page.
Keep in mind that room availability is very tight. It may take anywhere from one day to two weeks to get a room change. Furthermore, when you get a new room assignment, you lose your old room assignment. There is no guarantee that the location of your new room will be ideal, and there is no going back to your old room. Nevertheless if you face a problem with your room that you feel warrants a change, contact Julie Palmer in room 7187. She will process your request and let you know the results. Please let the Director or one of the Assistant Directors know as soon as possible about this room change—in the event that you must miss a class or we need to find you for an observation, we need to know where you are teaching.
Remember that the students you are so eager to teach in the first week
will require a fair amount of time and energy as you teach, evaluate and
grade them over fifteen weeks. Take this into consideration as you think
about extending your enrollment cap: the more students you have, the less
individual time each one will receive, and the more grading and evaluating
time you will put in over the course of the semester. Carefully evaluate
your own needs (how much time you need to complete your own work) before
you add additional students.
But if for whatever reason, you decide to allow her to enroll in your section,
send that student to the undergraduate office along with a note giving your
permission for that student to enroll. This note should include your name,
the section number you teach, the date and time your section meets, and
your signature.
As a returning instructor, you are required to schedule an observation at
least once a year. If you would like that observation to happen this semester,
contact the director of the English 100 program who will then arrange the
observation. If you know of a faculty member that you would like to have
observe you, give that person=s name to the program director. In fact, you
would be wise to choose a faculty member you will eventually ask to write
you job letters and recommendations so that he or she will be able to talk
about your teaching as well.
English 100 instructors may use the photocopiers in 7193 Helen C. White Hall. To access the machines, punch in the last four digits of your social security number and then hit "ID." When deciding what to copy, please remember that every copy costs money and that funds used to make copies and maintain the copy machines are funds that cannot be used for other needs in the department. The copy machines should be used for course syllabi, short handouts, assignments or directions, and exams. Do not use the copy machines to make course packets for your students. For long handouts, consider using the College Library E-Reserves system. For more information call 263 or send an email to reserves@library.wisc.edu. You can also put information for students in the English Department library for students to check out and copy.
To have a course packet made, you will need to provide clean originals
and, in some cases, a cover page. The copyshop will number the pages in
your coursepack unless you tell it not to. If you put your own page numbers
on the original, be sure to let the copyshop worker know that when you take
the packet in for printing. In most cases where you copy an article from
a book or a journal to distribute for educational purposes, you will not
be guilty of copyright infringement. However, if you use the same text semester-after-semester,
you should check into getting permission for course use.
There are a number of places close to campus that photocopy course packets
and distribute them, pretty cheaply, to students.
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Bob's Copy Shop |
UW L&S Copy Center |
If you have questions, please see the Assistant Directors.
Order books as early as possible - they can sometimes take a week or more to get to the shelf. Contact the bookstore directly to put in an order. The bookstores most English 100 instructors use are:
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A Room of One's Own |
Rainbow Bookstore |
University Bookstore |
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General office questions, Keys, TA office assignments |
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Payroll, insurance, and benefits |
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Supplies |
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Reserving A/V equipment |
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Teaching appointments (acceptance letters, room assignments and changes) |
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Faculty assistant paperwork, Reserving 6th and 7th floor lounges |
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Reserving the Writing Center computer classroom (6171 Helen C. White Hall) |
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Making a lesson plan for the computer classroom |
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Name and location of campus resource |
When you should contact it |
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Campus Information and Visitor Center (formerly Campus
Assistance Center) |
If you need the best source of up-to-date information about campus
and community resources, including lists of rental housing. |
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Cross College Advising Service |
If you have a student who wants advice about majors. This is a campus-wide advising service designed for undergraduates who are undecided on a major. Academic Advising Information is also available from each of the school and college deans' offices. |
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Dean of Students |
If you need help sorting out individual, group, or
institutional problems
that don't seem to fit anywhere or require attention from
senior staff
to attempt to find a special resolution. |
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University Health Services |
If you or a student needs general medical care. |
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Counseling and Consultation Services |
If you have a student who is experiencing personal stress,
career concerns,
family or interpersonal conflict, general anxiety,
depression, or other
psychological concerns. This office provides individual and
group counseling,
crisis intervention, relationship counseling, and alcohol education
classes. |
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McBurney Disability Resource Center |
If you have a student with learning disabilities who needs
assistance. |