Delivery Modality

We offer courses in three different modalities:

  • Face-to-face (F2F): Classes are in-person during set times, with supplementary online content. Also called web-enhanced.
  • Online: Classes are web-based, with no face-to-face meetings.
  • Blended: These courses are a combination of the above, e.g., 2 hours F2F and 1 hour online weekly.

In blended and online courses, online hours can be delivered in one of two modes:

  • Synchronously, which refers to real-time, scheduled, instructor-led sessions on Zoom/MS Teams/Bongo
  • Asynchronously, where students access lesson materials at their convenience and professor feedback is delayed. Materials could include pre-recorded lectures, interactive readings, or simulation exercises. 

All Fanshawe courses have a FanshaweOnline (FOL) course, but the delivery modality and mode will determine what strategies and tools are needed to interact with your students through this course. You can identify the delivery modality and mode of your course(s) by reviewing your Class Schedule.

Access Your Schedule

Your class schedule or timetable is available through WebAdvisor (login required). Open WebAdvisor > Faculty > Faculty Class Schedule (List or Grid view) for course codes/titles, dates, weekly hours, days/times, and delivery location.

For the delivery location, a room number indicates a face-to-face class. A scheduled hour without a room indicates an online, synchronous class. A class without a room or time and labelled “unscheduled” indicates an online, asynchronous delivery.

Please refer to the Fanshawe Academic Calendar for key dates such as semester start and end, grading deadlines, exam periods, and holidays for the current academic year. 

If you have any questions about your class schedule (statutory holidays, etc.) or how to adjust your teaching to the academic calendar, contact the Academic Planner or Hiring Manager in your School or Campus.

Review Your Course Outline and Course Plan

For every course, professors and students are provided with two documents that outline what, when, and how teaching and evaluation will happen. Specifically:

The course outline is a standardized document that summarizes essential course information, including learning outcomes that must be taught and evaluations that must be given for all sections of a course. The outline identifies responsibilities and expectations of the students, professor, and College, and represents a contractual arrangement between the College and the students that supports the achievement of learning outcomes and academic progression (see Policy A113). Generally speaking, the outline is a public document, and its content must be adhered to by faculty and students. This document cannot be modified during the semester.

The course plan shows the weekly or unit sequence of a course’s topics, required preparation for each topic, and corresponding learning resources and evaluations. If a course has sections with differing delivery methods, there may be more than one course plan for a course. The course plan is a private document that provides context and detail for the outline in support of an active course section or sections. In the case of unanticipated disruptions (e.g., inclement weather) or in accordance with students’ learning needs, it is possible to adapt the course plan during the semester. Any such changes should be communicated to students via FOL (and in advance where possible) and discussed with your Academic Manager and/or Program Coordinator.

Students and professors have access to these two documents through FanshaweOnline:

  1. Log in to FOL with your Fanshawe username and password.
  2. Click on the respective course under My Courses on the FOL homepage.
  3. For the Course Outline, select Resources > Course Outline from the navbar.
  4. For the Course Plan, Click on the ‘Content’ option on the navbar, and then select Course Plan at the top left of the list of contents.

If you need to review your course outline and course plan before you have your FanshaweOnline access, or if have any questions about their content, contact your academic manager or the program coordinator for the program your course is associated with. Current contact information is available through this website’s directories for Academic Schools and Regional campuses.

Understanding Your Course Outline

The course plan uses plain English to clearly break down the weekly (or unit by unit) lesson topics, required resources, activities, and evaluations. On the other hand, the Course Outline uses terminology that may be unfamiliar to new professors or students. Flip through the sections of this sample Course Outline below, starting with the heading block which summarizes the overall course information:

 

Gather Your Course Resources

Professors should check their course outline(s) to see what learning resources, such as textbooks and software, that your students will need for the course. You will need access to these resources too; the course plan will indicate when they will be required. Your class schedule indicates where courses will be delivered so that resources can be selected appropriate to the space (e.g., online, in a classroom, in a lab or kitchen).

This section includes some general guidelines about free software and accounts available as well as the process for obtaining copies of textbooks. Through your School/Campus-specific on-boarding and orientation activities, you will learn the processes and procedures for accessing, acquiring, or purchasing other technical software, equipment, materials, and/or consumables you will need to deliver your course. If you are teaching in a specialized space (e.g., lab, shop, kitchen), you will be introduced to the Technician(s) and/or Manager(s) responsible for those spaces. Visit the Fanshawe website for links to the web pages for each of the Schools and Regional campuses where you will find the contact information for these people.

Free Software and Accounts

All employees and students at Fanshawe can download and install the latest version of Microsoft Windows, Office 365, and any Adobe products free of charge from Software@FanshaweIT (login required).

As part of our commitment to student and employee privacy, all users need to verify their login using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) when accessing college systems such as FanshaweOnline (FOL), MyFanshawe or other College-related software. For information about this process and to set up the mandatory authenticator app, see the Fanshawe Online Tools page.

The College also supports three virtual classroom platforms for employees.

  • Zoom is integrated directly into FOL and can be set up and launched from there. Users can also connect through the Zoom website or through the Zoom mobile app. When prompted to log in, use the SSO (single sign-on) option with your username@fanshawec.ca e-mail address to log in. When the popup window asks for the domain, input fanshawec-ca.
  • Bongo is also integrated as an FOL tool which can be set up and launched from within each course page.
  • Microsoft Teams is a platform that prioritizes collaboration and web-conferencing. You can access and sign into your employee Teams account from Microsoft Outlook Online or on any device with the Microsoft Teams app.

Some Schools or Campuses have decided to use one or more of these tools exclusively. Ask your EST, Program Coordinator, or Academic Manager if there is a specific, preferred platform used in your area.

Live training sessions for these products are available through registration at FanshaweLearns, which will also email you weekly to suggest new resources and upcoming training and professional development opportunities available to you. There are also recorded webinars available from the Faculty Development Webinars Playlist on YouTube. For technical help with any college-supported software, contact the IT Service Desk:

Textbooks and Instructor Resources

Many textbooks include a variety of instructor resources such as the following materials:

  • Teaching materials (e.g., PowerPoint slide decks, virtual lessons, lab manuals)
  • Multimedia (e.g., figures, diagrams, videos)
  • Evaluation materials (e.g., question banks, online quizzes or tests)

You can use any of these resources as a starting point for any teaching materials or evaluations you may need to create. You are responsible for ordering your own textbooks and course materials. Ask your academic manager and the Program Coordinator for the program your course is associated with first to find out if there is already a copy of these resources available for instructor use. Otherwise, Retail Services can provide you with the contact information for the publisher of your textbook so you can contact the publisher to request a desk copy to review and use as the course instructor. Use your @fansahwec.ca e-mail address to verify to the publisher that you are a faculty member.

Digital desk copies for most publishers are also available from VitalSource. You will need to sign up for an account at Vitalsource for Educators and select the textbook(s) you would like to sample. Use your @fansahwec.ca e-mail so the publisher can verify your access. You can sample up to 50 titles at one time, and titles will remain in the Faculty Bookshelf for up to one year. More information and support with using VitalSource is available through the company’s Faculty Resources FAQs and 24/7 Support tools.

If your course doesn't have an assigned text or you are looking for supplementary resources, you can also explore the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs). OERs are teaching and learning materials that are provided openly and without cost to students. There is a large and growing availability of these materials, including the opportunity to adapt existing open resources or publish new ones through the College. For more information, see Fanshawe's Open Educational Resources website.