Information for Faculty

Faculty Support

Zoom Support Hours

We provide support for Brightspace, Zoom, and Instructional Design assistance. Chat with members of our team, share your screen, and we will help provide individual guidance. Schedules vary and will be sent to faculty on a weekly basis through our Virtual Campus (VC) Faculty Center announcements in Brightspace.

Please use the Zoom link below during support hours. *Special sessions are noted below. Please reach out to the Virtual Campus if you need to make an appointment outside of drop-in hours. 

Virtual Campus Zoom Link

Important Dates this month: 1/8 Merge Requests Due, 1/14 Preview Week Begins, 1/15 Winter Teaching Institute, 1/20 College Closed, 1/21 Classes Begin

Week of 12/31 through 1/3: 

  • Monday: College Closed
  • Tuesday: College Closed
  • Wednesday: College Closed
  • Thursday: 10am to noon
  • Friday: 10am to noon

Week of 1/6 through 1/10: 

  • Monday: 10am to noon
  • Tuesday: 10am to noon, 1pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday: 10am to noon, 1pm to 3pm
  • Thursday: 10am to noon Zoom, *3pm to 7pm In person FIC Support Available in room 3-122A
  • Friday: 10am to noon

Week of 1/13 through 1/17: 

  • Monday: 10am to noon
  • Tuesday: 10am to noon, 1pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday: 1pm to 3pm
  • Thursday: 10am to noon 
  • Friday: 10am to noon

Week of 1/20 through 1/24: 

  • Monday: College Closed
  • Tuesday: 10am to noon, 1pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday: 1pm to 3pm
  • Thursday: 10am to noon
  • Friday: 10am to noon

Week of 1/27 through 1/31: 

  • Monday: 10am to noon
  • Tuesday: 10am to noon, 1pm to 3pm
  • Wednesday: 1pm to 3pm
  • Thursday: 10am to noon
  • Friday: 10am to noon

Check back later for February support hours!

Faculty Innovation Center

The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) is located in the Virtual Campus Center, Brighton Campus (room 3-122A). Faculty are welcome to use the computers for course work and development. We encourage that you make an appointment if you plan on dropping in-person for direct support. Please email Abby Bechtel or email the Virtual Campus (virtualcampus@gabonmagazine.com). 

Appointments

Instructional designers are available by appointment to assist with planning, development and execution of course design. Please email or use their booking link to request an appointment:

Brightspace Resources

  • VC Faculty Center: Our organization contains resources for Brightspace and other college-supported technology, resources for the design of online courses, and our weekly support schedules (all faculty are enrolled in this space)
  • Brightspace Tutorials for Instructors: YouTube tutorials created by D2L on how to use various features of the Learning Management System. 
  • SUNY Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Website Brightspace resources created from SUNY. Some information may require your SUNY login (MCC email/password).