eCampus Instructor Checklist

Review what’s new (Fall 2022)

The new left-hand navigation menu of Ultra Base Navigation better organizes information, reduces the clicks required to accomplish a task and works better on mobile devices. It also includes links to new pages such as the Activity Stream, Calendar and Messages, providing quick access to the most critical information consolidated from all your courses. You can also provide text and/or an audio recording to ensure proper pronunciation of a name. 

• Ultra Base Navigation in eCampus for Instructors 

• Ultra Base Navigation in eCampus for Students 

• Change Instructor Notifications in eCampus  

• Course Activity Related to Grades Report for Instructors  

• Creating Course Content in eCampus Ultra Base Navigation  

• Name Pronunciation Display and Recording in eCampus  

• Self-Enroll in a Non-Credit eCampus Course  

• Updated eCampus Icons  

• Observer Role in eCampus  

• Find Your Courses in eCampus (Students) 

• Find Your Courses in eCampus (Instructors) 

eCampus 101 for Faculty 

Make sure courses are listed  

Log in to ecampus.wvu.edu and verify the course(s) you teach in this semester are available. (WVU Login required.) 

If you have forgotten the password or need to claim your account, please go to login.wvu.edu. 

Login Self Service 

Copy your course material 

Instructors may upload course content or copy content from a one course (e.g., previous semester course) to another one.  

If you need content from another instructor’s course, you must submit a request through the eCampus Request System, ers.wvu.edu. Instructors will need to obtain approval from the content owner or the department, and the content owner must send an email to eCampus indicating approval. 

Copy Course Content 

Enroll teaching assistants  

Requests to add a Teaching Assistant (TA) must be made through eRS (eCampus Request System). The TA will receive an email directing them to complete the mandatory Code of Confidentiality (COC) form.  

Teaching Assistants (TA) in eCampus 

Upload/update syllabus 

• Review office hours and contact information.  

• Make sure textbook information is accurate. 

• Update all due dates. 

Syllabus 

Add/Remove Tools 

To simplify course operations and minimize student confusion, instructors can hide the links of all the tools they won’t be using. You can make these available at any time.  

In the course, select Tool Availability in the Control Panel under Customization. 

1. To make a tool unavailable, click and remove the check mark and Submit. 

2. To make a tool available, click and add the check mark and Submit. 

• To view the Tools that will be available to students, turn off the Edit Mode button, then click Tools on the navigation menu. 

Course Tool Availability 

Update Dates and Materials  

If you have materials in an eCampus course, make sure they are up to date for the new semester and confirm links are working properly. 

Date Management 

Roster 

To ensure correct enrollment, compare students listed in eCampus to the official roster in STAR. Contact the ITS Service Desk at 304-293-4444 if you find students who are listed in the STAR roster but are not listed in the eCampus, or vice versa.  

Announcement 

Consider posting a welcome announcement, including a brief course overview, textbook information, and your name and preferred contact information. You may also want to explain how you plan to use eCampus in your course.  

eCampus 101 (See Exploring Course Tools) 

Course Introduction 

Provide students with the following: 

• Instructor information: email, work phone, office location, office hours and link to college/department website. You could also include a text/video introduction, background, research interests, publications or photo.  

• Learning objectives of the course. 

• Introductory activity to orient students to course tools (for example, use discussion board to have students introduce themselves, assignment upload, etc.)  

• Netiquette: Establish guidelines for appropriate discussion and chat behavior. 

Course Content 

• Introduction or a brief overview of expected outcomes  

• Measurable objectives/outcomes 

• List of learning activities such as reading, discussion posts, assignments, etc.  

• Graphics, images, graphs, charts, audio, video and other media when appropriate. Observe copyright laws. 

• Ensure materials are presented in various ways (Address Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning).  

• Instructor’s narrative or commentary and Key Points for each Learning Module/Folder. 

• Learning Module conclusion (What should students do next? How does the content pertain to society, laws, life, etc.?) 

• If you are planning to use multimedia (video and audio), PDF files and links, make sure they work.  

Discussions 

• Create an introductory activity to orient students to the discussion board. 

• Provide clear instructions on student and instructor participation.  

• Tell students whether discussions and chats will be moderated.  

• Specify how many posts are required. 

Assessments 

(e.g., tests and quizzes) 

• Provide clear instructions. 

• Update due dates in the assessment tool. 

• Update questions/add new questions as needed. 

• Update points possible in the assessment tool. 

• Consider when security is needed (timed exams, random questions exams, etc.). 

• Adjust assessment dates to match the new semester’s course calendar. 

Assignments 

(e.g., papers and projects) 

• Provide or revise detailed descriptions and clear instructions. 

• Update due dates in the assignment tool. 

• Update points possible in the assignment tool. 

• Adjust any assignment dates to match the new semester’s course calendar. 

Need Additional Support? 

Search for eCampus guides in the IT Help Center

Submit a ticket for eCampus Support

Contact the ITS Service Desk