Zoom Rooms are popular options for instruction at CSI, and proactive responsibility on the part of each instructor assigned to teach in a Zoom Room can improve outcomes for all involved. There is an institutionally-designated training requirement to teach in a CSI Zoom Room.

Please read carefully each of the documents contained on this webpage, and then reach out to the CSI Teaching & Learning Center at tlc@csi.edu to learn more about upcoming training opportunities or to request a 1:1 consultation.

Note: if you are an instructor assigned to teach a "V" course in a CSI Zoom Room in an upcoming semester, training is mandatory and needs to be completed by the Friday prior to the start of class. Please proceed to the first section, below, for more details and training access.

Zoom Room Instructor Training

There are two parts of required training that must be completed each semester an instructor is assigned to teach in or to a CSI Zoom Room. The first part is a Canvas training course, which you can anticipate will take approximately one hour to complete. You will complete the second requirement when you schedule a tech check with either IT or TLC. Please complete both parts of your training requirement prior to the Friday before the first day of your class.

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Zoom Room Usage Procedures

CSI Zoom Rooms represent both significant investment and opportunities to reach students in new and innovative ways. To ensure a positive experience for all, the Office of the Vice President has drafted usage procedures that govern faculty training and room scheduling. Please read all procedures.

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Zoom Room Faculty Guide

With intentionality, all CSI Zoom Rooms have been meticulously built according to Zoom standards and specifications. Teaching in one Zoom Room will be very similar to teaching in another, with perhaps variations only in the layout of the furniture. This guide covers critical points you need to know to teach successfully from or to a CSI Zoom Room, including details about instructional hardware, room scheduling, sharing content, and more.

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Day-of Checklist, ZR Instructors

There can be a lot to remember and manage as you begin teaching in a Zoom Room – a scenario where you will likely have participants both locally and remotely. This checklist can help to ensure you have addressed all needed points, so the technology runs smoothly.

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Zoom Host Key

Your Zoom Host Key is a critical piece of information you should always have with you when teaching from or to a CSI Zoom Room. It literally acts as a "key" to enable you to reclaim host, should you need to during a class session. Please read through this document and make a note of your Zoom Host Key.

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Actionable Ideas

Teaching Tips, Zoom Rooms

There are many opportunities available in a Zoom Room to engage students, promote community, and to apply pedagogy. This document highlights several ideas. For questions, please reach out to a learning designer at the CSI Teaching & Learning Center: tlc@csi.edu

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