Faculty Support

Need help resetting your password? How about assistance in the development or revision of an online course? Angelo State offers many services to assist you in preparing and delivering quality online courses.

Angelo State’s Technology Service Center provides front-line technology support for Angelo State faculty, staff and students. Trained technology support resources are available 24/7 to answer your technology questions.

Access Angelo State’s Technology Knowledge Portal to submit questions and receive helpful information on a variety of technology topics.

The Center for Digital Learning and Instruction (CDLI) offers faculty individualized support in a collaborative and supportive environment. Utilize the CDLI’s virtual office hours from any location or visit them on the second floor of the Porter Henderson Library.

Blackboard

Blackboard is Angelo State’s Learning Management System connecting students, faculty, and staff. It is used for courses and organizations, both inside and outside the classroom. Faculty can find assistance with special course requests and a variety of other services by visiting the Blackboard Support page.

Bookstore

Ram Central Station, Angelo State University’s bookstore, can be accessed online or on-campus. Adoption of textbooks can be completed online, with assistance from bookstore staff, if needed. Textbooks and other materials need to be submitted to the bookstore by April 15 for the fall semester, October 15 for spring semester, and March 15 for summer courses.

Library

The Porter Henderson Library is available to assist faculty in numerous ways. Whether you are looking for ways to enhance research within your course or provide students with additional online course material, the library is always happy to assist.

Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) offer numerous benefits for students, making them a valuable addition to the educational landscape. OERs are teaching and learning materials that are freely available for use, reuse, adaptation, and sharing. OERs have been shown to increase student learning while breaking down barriers of affordability and accessibility.

What is OER?

Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined in Texas Education Code, Section 51.451, as teaching, learning, or research resources that are in the public domain or that have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use, adaptation, and redistribution by any person. The term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.

OER provides the opportunity for educators to learn from others and develop innovation and excellence, through selecting course materials that fit what we need in our classrooms. It also assists in making textbooks affordable and accessible for students.

Finding and Utilizing OER

Faculty interested in exploring OER options can utilize Angelo State’s library OER LibGuide, which provides general information to help find and evaluate OER for potential use in your courses.

You can also reference Popular OERs by Discipline LibGuide for more specialized assistance. Here, you’ll find a variety of OER repositories. Repositories are where the open access materials are stored. You may find “single-serving” OER - these tend to be smaller than a full textbook. Or, you may find full textbooks available for you to pull from. To get more help with your OER search, visit the Porter Henderson Library webpage to connect with an Angelo State’s Librarian.

Once you have selected an OER, the CDLI can meet with you about how best to add the resource to your course. Contact the CDLI to schedule a consultation.

For additional information, visit the Open Education Resources webpage at Angelo State.