Faculty Teaching

Faculty Teaching in Summer Session

Information for faculty teaching in Summer Session will be posted here. Please note that some details are shared via e-mail. See content at bottom of page for the dates and subjects of e-mails distributed.

Contracts

Following approval of proposals by the school dean, faculty contracts will be e-mailed to all faculty in early February 2023. Contracts must be returned for the course to remain on the course schedule. Electronic acceptance of the contracts is acceptable. The deadline to return contracts is Wednesday, February 21.

Brightspace

SUNY Cortland uses Brightspace for our Digital Learning Environment (DLE). 

Questions about how Brightspace works? Take a look at the Brightspace Knowledge Base articles. If there is something missing, please let us know by e-mailing Design Help. 

What can I be doing before my summer shell is created? 

• Summer shells will be created during registration (April 3rd) 
  • Look over the Brightspace Knowledge Base articles to get yourself reacquainted with the system.  
• New to the system? Reach out to Design Help for a sandbox to explore or start building your new content for your course. To access Brightspace: 
  • Log into myRedDragon 
  • Choose the Faculty/Staff or Academics tab 
  • Choose Brightspace Access in the Cortland eLearning System  
  • For hands on learning access the DLE Fundamentals course under My Courses/CPD Pilot Semester 

Design Help in person Walk-ins 

Located in Memorial Library, Room B117C and offered 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until the end of May 2024.

No appointment is necessary! You can "drop-in" anytime during the scheduled Open Lab times above. If these times do not match your schedule, you would like to meet virtually, or if you need more than 15 minutes with your instructional designer, please schedule a meeting.   

School of Professional Studies: Design Help 
School of Education: Kristina Maricle 
School of Arts & Sciences: Jill Nobles 

Need help? e-mail Design Help 

Student Access to Courses: As indicated in your contract, the Extended Learning Office has established contract dates for all courses/sessions. Students should have access to the syllabus or a course outline for assignments, quizzes, exams, etc. available in Brightspace for students to review 2 days prior to the start of each session. No additional course content would be expected until the start of the actual course/session. The additional time to review the syllabus ahead of the course beginning allows students to assess the workload of the course, in addition to other obligations they have in summer or winter (employment). Students have a very brief window of time to drop a course without incurring a liability in the condensed terms.

It is important that students have access to all course materials on the first day of the session in order for the students to make an informed decision on continuing with the course. Please refer to the important dates and deadlines document for dates specific to each term.

Registration activity will continue to fluctuate right through the first day of classes for each term. 

Online Teaching Resources

The SUNY Online Teaching Webinar Series is a great resource for new and returning faculty to online teaching. Recordings and resources are provided for past webinars offered since Fall 2020.

Technology Help

If you encounter any issues with accessing Blackboard, myRedDragon or other campus supported technology related to your course, you should contact The Help Center at 607-753-2500 or thc@cortland.edu.

Supporting Students

SUNY Online provides as extensive list of resources for supporting online student success. 

The Registered Students page of the Summer Session website provides key information for students regarding payment, drop, and withdraw deadlines, as well as a digest of all communications that are sent to registered students via targeted messaging.

The Starfish system is available to raise alerts or offer kudos to help our students stay engaged and empowered during their summer session.  Starfish learning opportunities will be provided ahead of and throughout Summer Session via WebEx.

Grading

Grades are due within 72 hours after the final examination, day of classes or culminating experience. Specific dates related to all terms will be available in the Important Dates and Deadlines link below. Reminders will be sent for each term from the Extended Learning Office.

Grading information is provided on the Registrar's Office website.

Students receiving incomplete grades in Summer Session should resolve them no later than the last week of classes in the Fall semester following.