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WOLF PACKED CONCERNS

Too many students with the same questions

Communications

Faculty training & preparedness

Student support materials & on boarding

Bookstore staffing

Publisher involvement

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Faculty Tasks & Responsibility (Cont.)

  • Adopt the textbook early with Barnes & Noble
    • Select physical or eBook option for the same title (only one option per title can be selected)
    • If selecting a physical book please get a copy to have on reserve at the library
    • Let Barnes and Noble know if you are using just the eBook if the publisher offers other tools (E.g. MindTap).

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  • Provide Information about the Wolf Packed Program
    • Explain how the program works for your course (eBook, 3rd Party links, No Textbook, etc.)
    • Include Link to Website
    • Add an announcement with directions and pin it
    • Recommend adding a module with all the textbook information and links
  • NOTE: Please do not recommend students sign up for the Free Trial!

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Faculty Tasks & Responsibility

  • Provide a video and step-by-step instructions for accessing your Course Materials
  • Supply publisher tech support phone number (Updated List by Publisher)
  • Using No Textbook or Open Educational Resources (OER), Reach out to the division secretaries to make sure the course is labeled in Banner with the Open Educational Resources Attribute
  • Add statements to syllabus about where and how they will access directions (Example Statements)

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Course Materials (B&N/FDC) Widget

Reasons for Keeping this widget on the course Home Page:

  • Continuity in Course Structure
  • Consistency in Communication
  • Students can access digital eBook Course Materials within a course

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What Students See When Using

Accessing Digital Course Materials (Link)

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Recommended Location of Information

Use the new Accessing Course Materials Module to supply:

  • Documentation/Instructions
  • Links to Course Materials�This allows easy access when helping students!�
  • Add an Announcement and pin it at the top to show for the first couple of weeks

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Prep New Semester Checklist

The checklist:

  • is sent out to faculty several times
    • when shells are created and as we approach the new semester
  • includes Brightspace updates
  • includes Academic Affairs updates
  • Please Review Each Semester!

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Note: The link will require ask you to create a copy of the checklist so you have an active sheet to check off as you go.

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Physical Book

  • Direct students to Verify their book order to set up delivery
  • Please ask your Publisher for a desk copy of the textbook
  • Put the textbook on reserve at the SUNY Niagara Library

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eBook Only

  • If using an eBook only, students can access the book through the widget, Access Digital eBook Course Materials
    • Note: If using 3rd party tools, students cannot access the eBook or publisher content using the widget

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eBook & 3rd Party Tools

  • If using an eBook with 3rd party tools access, make sure you add links within the courses content to access the materials such as eBook, assignments, and quizzes
  • Add links to the 3rd Party Tool in the Accessing Course Materials Module
    • Note, the Access Digital eBook Course Materials link in the Wolf Packed widget will not access 3rd party content.

This includes; McGraw Hill Connect, Cengage SAM or MindTap, just to name a few.

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eBook & 3rd Party Tools That Require Access Codes

  • If using an eBook with 3rd party that require an access code
    • Add a link to the tool in Accessing Course Materials module
    • include step-by-step instructions for obtaining the code
    • what to do if the code is blank
    • how to apply the code
    • make sure you add links within the courses content to access the materials such as eBook, assignments, and quizzes
    • Note, the Access Course Materials link in the Wolf Packed widget will not access 3rd party content.

This includes; Pearson MyLabs, etc.

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No Textbook Purchase Required

  • If no textbook is required
    • make sure you reach out to the division secretary to have the course listed with an Open Educational Resources Attribute in Banner
    • Post a statement in your syllabus what course materials you are using to replace the textbook (Links to articles, Lumen, Courseware by B&N, etc.)
    • Let the students know they will see “You currently have no materials associated with this course” when accessing the Access Digital eBook Course Materials link in the widget

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How to verify your course materials video