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Faculty Center Portal OverviewPamela R. OgdenEnrollment Services Division Student AffairsIntegrated Staff SupportAugust 18, 2015

myUH Faculty Center ComponentsThe myUH Faculty Center is your academic toolbox. The module allows faculty/instructors to:

View updated roster of enrolled students for a termView your weekly scheduleEnter/change gradesView students program/planView rosters of past semesters, including course information and students classification/major

Accessing the myUH Faculty CenterFrom the UH home page (www.uh.edu), click the Login to AccessUH link. Log in with your seven-digit myUH ID (PeopleSoft ID), or use your Cougarnet ID. Enter your password. Click on Login to AccessUH link.

Accessing the myUH Faculty CenterClick on the myUH Self Service icon in the University Services section.

**The left side of the landing page provides updated announcements that are important such as grading timelines, academic calendar information and information on uploading your CV and syllabus. Please take some time to read them.

AnnouncementsClick on the Faculty Center IconAccessing the myUH Faculty Center

Viewing Your Schedule

Viewing Your ScheduleClick on the mySchedule icon to see your schedule for the term. Then click the View Weekly Teaching Schedule link.

Viewing Courses and Enrollments

Viewing/Printing

Unblock pop-up blockers! Download roster to Excel spreadsheet. Roster will download to location set on your browser.View different versions of the roster.Students names appear here.

Viewing/Printing Class

Click icon to view student photo.Notify all or selected students (click the box to right of students name) via email by clicking on the appropriate link.Print a copy of the roster. *Use the print icon from your toolbar.

Course Grading

Course GradingFaculty members will receive an email when Grade Rosters are available. At that time, the Grade Roster icon will appear to the right of the Class Roster icon in the Faculty Center. Click on the Grade Roster icon for the course to be graded. There are two ways to enter a grade: a) Manually enter a grade by each students name; or b) Upload grades from a spreadsheet. This presentation includes instructions for manual entry. Click here for spreadsheet upload instructions.

Course GradingClick the drop-down icon in the Roster Grade column and select appropriate grade for the students. Be sure to Save your entries. Note: The Office of the University Registrar posts grades to students records every 3 hours, which allows students to see their grades.

Course GradingNotes regarding grading:Please pay special attention to those students on your roster who have an Applied to Graduate indicator of Y. Please grade them as quickly as possible.

Course GradingFaculty members will have access to input grades until the fully graded date listed in the announcements in the Faculty Center entry page.After the fully graded date window closes, the Request Grade Change icon will appear on the Grade Roster link in the Faculty Center. Use this link if you wish to change a grade.

Detailed instructions on submitting a grade change after the fully graded date can found at this link.

Uploading Your CV and Syllabi

Uploading Your CV and SyllabiTimelines for uploading CVs and Syllabi are located in the announcements sections in the Faculty Center landing page.A link to detailed instructions for uploading CVs and Syllabi are located in the Faculty Center landing page.

Uploading Your CV and SyllabiInstructors who teach undergraduate courses are required to upload syllabi per HB2504.Instructors who teach graduate courses will not see the upload syllabus link in the class roster.Uploads of both CV and Syllabi must be performed in the Faculty Center and cannot be done in the Blackboard module.

myUH Student Administration (PeopleSoft)Pamela R. OgdenEnrollment Services Integrated Staff Supportprogden@central.uh.edu832.842.9606

Blackboard Learn Dr. Georgette MichkoUniversity-supported online course management system

Over 3,000 UH courses in Fall and SpringUses CougarNet IDs for students and instructors

Blackboard LearnEnrollments loaded automatically from PeopleSoft rosters5 days before start of classes or upon requestTwice daily after that

You must request Blackboard each semester for each course via AccessUH or directly at https://crs.uh.eduHow to combine courses and sections?Copy old course?Add TAs

Blackboard LearnBlackboard Support and Information:

http://www.uh.edu/blackboard/faculty/

- 24 hours a day / 7 days a week- By phone, chat, or email

Blackboard LearnBuilt-in Blackboard tools Assessments, Assignments, GradebookDiscussion, Mail, AnnouncementsCalendarAnd many more

Additional tools integrated with BlackboardRespondus for quiz creation/Respondus Lockdown BrowserTurnitinClickersCollaborate

Blackboard New This YearCourse Reserves integrated in Blackboard

Faculty and Departmental Instructional Support (FDIS)Dr. Teresa Acosta

Faculty and Departmental Instructional SupportWe are the go-to Instructional Design team for the following colleges:

ArchitectureBusinessNatural Science and MathematicsOptometrySocial Work

Other colleges on campus have at least one dedicated Instructional Designer.

Faculty and Departmental Instructional SupportServices include:Consultations and needs assessmentCourse design/re-designQuality Matters course reviewWorkshopsSponsor Faculty Technology Events

Faculty and Departmental Instructional Design SupportSupported technologies:Blackboard--Learning Management System (Learn 9.1)Turnitin--plagiarism detectionTurningPoint (clickers)-- student response system

Faculty and Departmental Instructional SupportSupported technologies:Collaborate--virtual classroom/web conferencingMediasite/myMediasite--lecture captureRespondus--exam creation softwareRespondus lockdown browser--test security

Faculty and Departmental Instructional SupportTechnical Support for Faculty, fdis@uh.edu or 832-842-2147

Blackboard Faculty Support Services Tier 1 level Call 1-844-570-6763Live ChatEmailSelf-help articles and knowledge basehttp://uh.edusupportcenter.com/24/7 Support!

Faculty and Departmental Instructional SupportOpportunities:

Teaching Innovation Program Grant (CFP early spring)Online Graduate Degree Development Grant (year-round submission)Active Learning Classroom (Cougar Place 1020)

Distance Education and Special ProgramsSandra Lozano

Distance EducationOnline programs - UGRD degree completion programs and fully online GRAD programs.

Online program development Course scheduling

Sandra Lozano - slozano@uh.edu

Distance EducationOff-campus programs - UGRD degree completion and GRAD programs delivered at UH Northwest Campus, UH Sugar Land and UHS Cinco Ranch.

Program development Course scheduling

Nancy Herron - nherron@uh.edu

Distance EducationProvide information on programs and courses to prospective and current students.Provide academic support services to current students and instructors, e.g. academic advising, exam proctoring, off-campus computer labs and office space.

www.uh.edu/distance713-743-3327

Special ProgramsUH WeekendU - Core curriculum courses taught on Saturdays in fall and spring semesters. Offering students additional enrollment opportunities.

www.uh.edu/weekendu

UH Sessions - Courses offered in accelerated format during short sessions.

www.uh.edu/sessions