myLesley Teaching Checklist

Modified on Thu, Oct 24 at 5:45 PM

Whether you’re teaching your first course or your tenth, this guide will walk you through tasks for the first few weeks of teaching.

Student Attendance and Participation

As the course begins, keep an eye on student attendance and participation. Are students logging in to the course and accessing content? Are students participating in activities and assignments? Is anyone falling behind?

Task	Ultra Course View	Original Course View
Track attendance for in-person or virtual course meetings.	Track attendance in Ultra courses.	Track attendance in Original courses.
Confirm that students are logging into the myLesley course and accessing the course material.	Use Progress Tracking to track students' progress in an Ultra course. Run the Ultra Course Activity Report to understand how your students are performing.	Check the Performance Dashboard in an Original course. Set up the Retention Center to monitor student performance in an Original course.
Reach out to any students who have not attended class, logged in to the myLesley course, or reached out to you.	Create and send Messages to students in an Ultra Course.	Use the Send Email tool in an Original course.
Complete the census certification for each section that you're teaching.	How to certify the census.	How to certify the census.
File a student alert if you have concerns about a student falling behind.	How to File a Student Alert in Advise. Best Practices for Filing Advise Alerts.	How to File a Student Alert in Advise. Best Practices for Filing Advise Alerts.

Communicate With Your Students

Keep communication flowing throughout your course. Whether your course meets in person, virtually, asynchronously, or a combination of all three, keeping communication flowing is key to creating sense of community among your students and keeping them engaged. Send Announcements to introduce students to new topics, recap the week, or remind them of upcoming events, assignments and due dates. Or reach out to students individually or in groups.

Task	Ultra Course View	Original Course View
Communicate with all students about upcoming tasks or assignments.	Create and send Announcements in myLesley.	Create and send Announcements in myLesley.
Reach out to individual students or groups of students.	Create and send Messages to students in an Ultra course.	Use the Send Email tool in an Original course.

Assess Student Work

Keep on top of student work by checking their participation in Discussions or Journals, review and grade Assignments and Tests, and provide your students with meaningful feedback.

Task	Ultra Course View	Original Course View
View student participation in Discussions, assign grades, and provide feedback.	View and respond to Discussions in an Ultra course. Grade Discussions in an Ultra course. Grade with a Rubric in an Ultra course.	View and respond to Discussions in an Original course. Grade Discussions in an Original course. Grade with a Rubric in an Original course.
Grade Assignments and provide feedback to your students.	Grade Assignments and provide feedback in an Ultra course. Grade with a Rubric in an Ultra course. Use Bb Annotate for inline grading in an Ultra course.	Grade Assignments and provide feedback in an Original course. Grade with a Rubric in an Original course. Use Bb Annotate for inline grading in an Original course.
Review and grade Tests.	Review and grade Tests in an Ultra course.	Review and grade Tests in an Original course.
View student Journal entries and assign grades.	View Journal entries and add comments in an Ultra course. Grade student Journals in an Ultra course. Grade with a Rubric in an Ultra course.	View Journal entries and add comments in an Original course. Grade student Journals in an Original course. Grade with a Rubric in an Original course.