How do I suggest a different course than what I have been teaching?
What is the Academic Affairs Committee?
When should course proposals be submitted?
Who do I call if I need technological equipment in my classroom?
How do I order an examination/desk copy?
What is FoxLink?
How do I set up course information in BlackBoard?
To whom should I send my syllabus(i)?
Who do I contact for copy requests?
What is the process for withdrawing a student from my class?
What is the process for reporting Academic Honor Code violations?
How do I review my course evaluations at the end of the term?
How do I submit grades at the end of the term?
How do I suggest a different course than what I have been teaching?
Academic departments propose course offerings for a given term. Faculty should discuss teaching interest and opportunities with program directors/department chairs. All new course proposals must go through the Academic Affairs Committee for final approval. However, an instructor may test a course by teaching a topics section twice without AAC approval.
What is AAC?
The Academic Affairs Committee has primary authority in all policy matters concerning curriculum, student academic standards and honors, academic advising, continuing and graduate education programs of the College of Arts and Sciences, the library and media services, and in all matters pertaining to academic schedules and calendars. Each year, the committee issues an advisory statement to the appropriate Deans on the appointment and replacement of members of the faculty.
When should course proposals be submitted?
It is the practice of the Holt School to provide instructors one proofing opportunity to review the course listing(s), any prerequisites/co-requisites, meeting dates and times, and course description(s). Changes and corrections should be reported to the Holt Registrar, Laura Pfister, by the specified deadline.
Who do I call if I need technological equipment in my classroom?
Information Technology provides instructional support for a wide range of materials and information in audio, visual, and other non-print formats. The department supports various media-equipped classrooms. Please call the Help Desk at 407-628-6363 or email helpdesk@rollins.edu to request training on room equipment or to make a special request. Providing a few days notice is much appreciated!
How do I order an examination/desk copy from a publisher?
Desk and examination copies of course textbooks can be ordered directly from the publisher or through Executive Assistant Laura Wentworth (407-646-2292 or
lwentworth@rollins.edu). Delivery, on average, takes two-to-four weeks; therefore, it is necessary to order desk/examination copies well in advance. Ancillary instructor materials can be ordered by special request. All desk/exam copies will be delivered to the first floor reception desk at the Hamilton Holt School (203 East Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789).
What is FoxLink?
FoxLink is a virtual space that provides Rollins students, faculty, and staff access to their personal accounts and important resources. Access FoxLink
https://myfoxlink1.rollins.edu/cp/home/loginf. FoxLink provides 24-hour access to the following applications:
How do I set up a course in Blackboard?
Courses are automatically created in Blackboard and all students are automatically enrolled. If your course is not appearing when you log into Blackboard, contact the Help Desk by phone at 407-628-6363 or email at
helpdesk@rollins.edu. If you would like some personal training on Blackboard, please send an email to helpdesk@rollins.edu and one of the instructional technologists will contact you to set up an appointment.
To whom should I send my syllabus(i)?
Syllabi are required for all courses and are posted on the Holt website each term to assist students with enrollment decisions during the registration periods. The preferred deadline is one week prior to the start of term. Please attached your syllabus in an email to Judy Wiseman at jwiseman@rollins.edu. The preferred format is .pdf but will also accept .docx.
Your syllabus should include the information listed below. A template is available for your convenience.
- Your name and contact information
- Course number and title
- Meeting times and days
- Course Description
- Required textbook with ISBN*
- Objectives/Learning Outcomes
- Evaluation method for grading purposes
- Make-up test policy
- Class schedule (includes dates)
- Academic Honor Code Statement
- Students with Disabilities Statement
- Course and Instructor Evaluation (CIE) statement and dates
*Per Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) guidelines, all instructors must include the texbook's ISBN and retail price. If the ISBN is not known, then the known author, title, publisher, and copyright date information must be included on the syllabus. For more information on the Higher Education Opportunity Act, please
click here.
Who do I contact for copy requests?
The Publishing Center provides a wide-range of professional duplication services, including copyright clearance, preparing machine-ready master copies, and duplicating course materials for resale at the Bookstore. Original materials may be dropped off at the Publishing Center or Bookstore or via their online system
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Permission must be secured to copy all copyrighted materials in order to comply with Federal Copyright Law. Copyright clearance can take from one day to three months depending on the right-holder’s response time. To grant permission to make copies, right holders require complete information on each excerpt, including:
Publication title
Publication date
Article title
Page numbers
Author
ISBN # (if available)
Publisher
Copyright royalties (which add to the students’ price) range from a half-cent per page to several dollars per page. Faculty will be notified of permission denials or unusually high royalties as they arise.
Holt School staff are also available to assist with copies for non-copyrighted material. Extensive copying should be sent to the Print Services.
What is the process for withdrawing a student from my class?
It is the student's responsibilty to withdraw him or herself from the class. If a student advises you their intention to drop, please request they contact their academic advisor immediately.
A faculty member may withdraw a student from his or her course without academic penalty if a student has abandoned a course. An abandoned course is one in which the student has: (a) failed to ever attend the course; or (b) ceased to attend after having attended one or two or three sessions. It is up to the instructor to interpret these guidelines in deciding whether or not to assign a faculty initiated “W.” For a faculty-initiated “W” to take effect, the instructor respond to the email request to verify rosters at mid-term from the registrar. A faculty-initiated “W” takes effect only if it is indicated on the midterm roster. After that date, only the Holt Appeals Committee, with the approval of the Dean of the Holt School and the instructor, may authorize a “W.” Please note that while a faculty member may, as a service to the student, initiate such a withdrawal, it is not required that the instructor do so. The failure of an instructor to do so does not exempt a student from the responsibility to initiate such action on his or her own behalf. There is no refund for a faculty-initiated “W.”
What is the process for reporting Academic Honor Code violations?
Referrals will be made through the Office of the Dean at the Holt School. If a faculty member has reason to believe that a violation of the Academic Honor Code has occurred, he/she may have an initial meeting with the student to determine if a violation has occurred. The initial meeting is to clarify if a violation has occurred and not to determine if a known violation is to be reported.
If a student reports a violation of academic integrity to the Academic Honor Council, he/she can, but is not required to, encourage the students suspected of the violation to self-report. If the student fails to self-report, then the student that witnessed the violation must report it to the Academic Honor Council.
Complaints must be made in writing and filed through the Office of the Dean at the Holt School. These complaints are then forwarded to the Academic Honor Council. Allegations must be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the discovery of the alleged violation. The complaint should indicate all relevant details, including names of witnesses and must be signed. Submissions may also be made online.
How do I review my course evaluations at the end of the term?
Instructors may review their evaluations through FoxLink after the course is complete and grades are submitted.
How do I submit grades at the end of the term?
The deadline for submission of final grades is included on each term calendar. Faculty must submit grades electronically through FoxLink by the appropriate deadline. Once all grades are entered, the Holt School posts the grades to the students’ FoxLink accounts. No written reports are mailed to students.
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