Faculty Resources for Emergency Online Instruction
Useful Contacts
Mercy Online is responsible for overall Online Learning Operations across all five Schools.
Mercy Online provides one-on-one Faculty Consultation, Group training, and Instructional Design including online course design and online pedagogy.
Faculty and Adjunct Training and Support are available for the following Technologies:
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing Tool
- EesySoft
- Articulate (Online Learning Authoring Tool)
- Camtasia (Online Learning Authoring Tool)
- Captivate (Online Learning Authoring Tool)
- PowToons
Blackboard Training:
Mercy Online supports the following Initiatives:
- Quality Matters (National Benchmark of Online Course Design)
- Digital Instructor Designation
- Master Courses
- Faculty Learning Communities
Visit the Mercy Online Blackboard Faculty Resources for additional information about our upcoming Blackboard workshops, step-by-step tutorials and on-demand videos.
/academics/mercy-online/faculty-resources
Contact Information
Main Mercy Online - (914) 674-7584 - mercyonline@mercy.edu
| Director of Online Learning | ||
| Mary Lozina | mlozina@mercy.edu | |
| Faculty Trainers & Instructional Designers | ||
| Melissa Harwin | mharwin@mercy.edu | |
| Olga Bristol | obristol@mercy.edu | |
| Iliandra Gonzalez | igonzalez9@mercy.edu |
Online Learning Coordinators by School
| School of Business | ||
| Tom Milton | tmilton@mercy.edu | |
| School of Education | ||
| Helge Wasmuth | hwasmuth@mercy.edu | |
| School of Health and Natural Sciences | ||
| Renu Varughese | rvarughese@mercy.edu | |
| Lynda Shand | lshand@mercy.edu | |
| School of Liberal Arts | ||
| Allyson Richmond | arichmond@mercy.edu | |
| Jeff Chang | cchang4@mercy.edu | |
| School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Mary Knopp Kelly | mkkelly@mercy.edu | |
| Cynthia Walley | cwalley@mercy.edu |
The IT Helpdesk, open 24x7, is the first point of contact for all requests and problems relating to technology services provided at 糖心Vlog破解版.
Contact Information
糖心Vlog破解版 IT Helpdesk
914-674-7526
helpdesk@mercy.edu
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) promotes faculty teaching excellence for student success in alignment with the 糖心Vlog破解版 mission. CTL is dedicated to fostering faculty development and enhancing the qualitative nature of pedagogy across all disciplines.
The CTL Team supports faculty in the following areas:
- Course design and assignments
- Implementation and the Use of Multimedia Tools
- Faculty ePortfolios
- High Impact Teaching and Learning Practices (HIPs)
- Faculty Learning Communities
- Communicating with Students
Resources for Fall 2020
Visit the Center for Teaching and Learning for additional resources
Contact Information
The Center for Teaching and Learning CTL@mercy.edu
| CTL Director | Juli Steadman Charkes | (914) 674-7663 jcharkes@mercy.edu |
| Instructional Designer, CTL | Elizabeth Fritz | (914) 888-5247 efritz@mercy.edu |
| Instructional Designer, CTL | Dr. Gloria Schlisselberg | gschlisselberg@mercy.edu |
The Office of Educational Assessment supports faculty in their efforts to promote continuous improvement of student learning by providing direction in the use of sound assessment practices that reveal the impact of pedagogical and curriculum changes.
OEA provides faculty support related to:
- Defining program and course learning goals and learning outcomes
- Planning and implementing assessment at the program and course levels
- Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data
- Reporting and presenting findings
- Identifying and implementing strategies to improve student learning
- Completing five-year academic program self-studies
- Designing surveys for assessment purposes
- Consulting on educational research design
- Evaluating educational initiatives
- Supporting programmatic accreditation efforts
Contact Information
Office Email Address - EducationalAssessment@mercy.edu
| Brooke Ellsworth, MFA | Director of Educational Assessment | bellsworth@mercy.edu |
| Susan R. Waddington, PhD | Educational Assessment Specialist | swaddington@mercy.edu |
Assessment Coordinators
| General Education | |||
| Richard Medoff, Ph.D. | rmedoff@mercy.edu | ||
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| Orlando Barreiro, Ph.D. | obarreiro@mercy.edu | ||
| School of Education | |||
| Wendy Mages, Ph.D. | wmages@mercy.edu | ||
| School of Health and Natural Sciences | |||
| Lee Warren, Ph.D. | gwarren1@mercy.edu | ||
| Nanette Hyland, Ph.D. | nhyland@mercy.edu | ||
| School of Liberal Arts | |||
| Josh Gaetjen, M.F.A. | jgaetjen@mercy.edu | ||
| School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | |||
| Sarah Hahn, Ph.D. | shahn@mercy.edu |
Blackboard Resources
Blackboard resources for faculty include:
Zoom Resources
Guide: How to Connect with Students on Zoom
Video Tutorial: Mercy Faculty Zoom Basics
Topics covered include:
- How to create, activate, and sign into your Mercy Faculty Zoom account
- How to setup your virtual classroom Zoom link in your respective Bb Course under Course Material so the Students can access the classroom session
- How to setup and schedule a recurring Zoom classroom session
- How to kickoff and start your Zoom classroom session from the respective Blackboard course
(Passcode: GCKws+6^)
Classroom Technology Information
Prerequisites
Creating your 糖心Vlog破解版 Zoom Account and Recurring Zoom Meeting in Blackboard (PDF)
Video Tutorial: Mercy Faculty Zoom Basics
Topics covered include:
- How to create, activate, and sign into your Mercy Faculty Zoom account
- How to setup your virtual classroom Zoom link in your respective Bb Course under Course Material so the Students can access the classroom session
- How to setup and schedule a recurring Zoom classroom session
- How to kickoff and start your Zoom classroom session from the respective Blackboard course
(Passcode: GCKws+6^)