Academic Innovation Blog

Fall 2023 Course Shells Open July 14th

As we gear up for a new semester, it's time to share some exciting news regarding the availability of course shells and enrollment into Falcon Online courses for Fall 2023 and going forward into 2024. Friendly reminder that Falcon Online shells are generated 45 days prior to the start of the semester. During this period, instructors are enrolled into their specific course shells.

Important Dates

Student enrollments also begin 45 days prior to the start of the semester. Students can see their courses, but cannot access the course until the first day of the semester start date. However, all students can access the Falcon Online home page that has announcements for students and faculty. As an instructor, this is your opportunity to roll over your course and prepare for the upcoming planning week. Upon generation, instructors will be automatically enrolled into their respective course shells. However, it's important to note that if a course shell is not visible, it may be due to the department not releasing it in the schedule for open enrollment or it being a limited access course. Rest assured, the timely availability of course shells will streamline your preparation process.

If you wish to contact your students before classes begin, you can use the Falcon Online course shell to send an email to your class list welcoming students and providing any housekeeping updates such as information about course materials or initial assignments.

The Falcon Online enrollments are updated daily at 7:30 am, 2:30 pm, 9:30 pm, and 2:30 am. As always, if you have questions, contact the Faculty Innovation Center at 386-506-3485 or FIC@daytonastate.edu. Thank you!

Koby Klayson
Administrative Specialist, Division of Online Studies
Koby.Klayson@daytonastate.edu
386-506-3638
Division of Online Studies

The Faculty Innovation Center is excited to announce that monthly training on H5P continues, with the upcoming June 21 training focusing on H5P Flashcards. Flashcards are a set of cards containing a picture on one side of the card and a corresponding text on the other side. The learner is asked to type a word or expression corresponding to the picture, before turning the card over and revealing the correct answer.

What are some uses for H5P flashcards?

They can be used as a drill to help learners memorize words, expressions, or sentences. This makes them especially useful when learning a new language. Flashcards can be used to present math problems or help learners remember facts such as historical dates, formulas, or names. Flashcards can also spice up text heavy pages and increase student engagement in your course. 

Typical Flashcards provide a prompt on one side of the card, and an answer on the other side. You can use text, an image or both for the prompt. If you add alternative text, your flashcards can be read by a screen reader, making them accessible.

Visit H5P flashcards for more information and a tutorial if you wish to try them on your own. 

Registration

Please make sure to register for the workshop if you are interested in attending. 

Additional Information on H5P

How can you check it out yourself? Start in Falcon Online. Then click on Content in the navigation bar. Next you will click on the blue button that says Upload/Create. From the drop-down menu, choose Create a File. Now click the Insert Stuff icon. Scroll down that drop-down menu until you find H5P and click on it. You can then choose what type of H5P activity you want to build after clicking on the blue Add Content button.

Don't know what type of H5P content you want to create? Here are some examples. You may also access H5P by going directly to the site.

We encourage faculty members to attend this upcoming training session and explore the benefits of H5P flashcards in their online courses.

Lisa Lute
Instructional Designer, Division of Online Studies
lisa.lute@daytonastate.edu | 386-506-4277
Online Studies | Faculty Innovation Center (FIC)