Academic Technologies

• Publish your Canvas site before the semester begins or contact webupdates@law.duke.edu to have them do so.
• Reach out to itc@law.duke.edu to schedule a training session.
• Familiarize yourself with your assigned classroom and run through a typical class session to get familiar with your teaching workflow.
• Contact the Help Desk helpdesk@law.duke.edu if you need assistance with loading programs on your office desktop computer or laptop.

We will schedule classes to be recorded according to the date, time, and location set forth by the Registrar at the beginning of the semester.

RECORDING ACCESS REQUESTS/MODIFICATIONS:

Send all recording option/access requests along with your course number to itc@law.duke.edu or contact your faculty assistant for help.

1. OPEN-ACCESS: Allows all students enrolled in your course access to your entire semester of recordings.
2. RESTRICTED-ACCESS: Allow specific students access to individual recordings on a case-by-case basis.
3. OPT-OUT: If you would like to opt-out of recording your classes altogether.

Any modifications to the dates, times, or locations of your class recordings during the semester must be relayed to the Instructional Technologies Consulting team so that adjustments can be made within the Panopto system in a timely fashion. This applies to requesting recordings for make-up classes and review sessions.

• Recordings start and end promptly at the designated dates and times, and follow the computer’s internal clock. Please do not rely on the clock hanging on the classroom wall as a precise measure for recording times.
• The Panopto system continuously records 2 video streams:
  • 1 – Camera feed
  • 1 – Source feed (selected via the Crestron panel -- i.e., Computer, Laptop, or Apple TV.)
• Private one-on-one conversations (before and/or after class) have the potential of being recorded if they happen within the designated recording timeframe.
• The Source feed will continue to record as well, so be mindful of any work done on the in-room computer and/or laptop while hooked into the classroom system (i.e., web-browsing, checking email accounts, etc.)

1. Canvas (online course management). Please refer to Duke's Learning Canvas guide. Canvas requests and questions, both routine and advanced, can be sent to webupdates@law.duke.edu.
2. Canvas Email / Inbox. Please use the Inbox feature – on the lefthand column of the Canvas page. There you can send an email to the entire class or individually. If you have questions, contact itc@law.duke.edu.
3. Publishing and publicizing your Canvas site. Please let us know when you have published your site by sending an email to webupdates@law.duke.edu. We have a list of published sites at: https://law.duke.edu/academics/course/schedule/
   
   We regularly check for published sites at the beginning of the semester, but your assistance will help us to keep that page accurate and up to date.
4. Training and classroom assistance. Academic Technologies staff members are available to answer questions and concerns. Please contact the Help Desk or Instructional Technologies Consulting for assistance. For urgent problems with classroom technology, please call the Classroom Support Hotline at 919-613-7249 (all A/V-capable classrooms have a phone for this purpose). Please note that our staff is always available for training and to respond to classroom issues, but we are not staffed sufficiently to be able to meet instructors in their classrooms “just in case.”
   
   A description of technology available in the classrooms is available here: https://law.duke.edu/actech/classrooms
5. Additional resources available for integrating law and technology issues. If you would like help from Academic Technologies with integrating a technology component into an assignment or activity for students, please contact itc@law.duke.edu.
6. Laptops and your classroom. Laptops may prove to be a valuable tool if the classroom technology fails. If you have questions, please consult with Instructional Technologies Consulting on utilizing any tech or devices for teaching.
7. Equipment in the classroom. Please do not move A/V equipment on your own. Much of the equipment is not designed to be disconnected, and the next person who needs to use the equipment may not be able to reconnect it. If the A/V equipment is a hindrance to your teaching, please discuss options with Instructional Technologies Consulting itc@law.duke.edu. If there are immediate issues, please use the Classroom Support Hotline (919-613-7249). We recommend restarting the classroom computer and turning off the projector or screen at the end of every class.

If circumstances later require online or hybrid teaching, please find resources on Teaching and Learning website. Academic Technologies will provide guidance on any possible transition.