PTEU Faculty Help Page

The resources below are frequently used by PTEU faculty.  If you use a URL regularly and you'd like it added to this page, please let us know.

| New Faculty Training | Teaching Related Resources | EIC |
| Groupwise | Accounts & Technical Support | Forgot Your Password? |

The New Faculty Technology Training Online Module enables new faculty to systematically work through the process of determining what accounts are needed, their login and passwords, and any activation steps that are necessary to get started.

New faculty please work through the New Faculty Technology Services Training Online Module. If you attended the face-to-face training, you can proceed to the Teaching Related Resources below.

• Owl Express (aka Banner) - Uses NetID or KSU ID #

  Owl Express provides access to student information (advising/admissions); Class/Course information; course rosters, and is where you will enter final grades. The Cheat Sheets below provide step-by-step instructions for saving your course roster as an Excel file and how to enter final grades:

• Accessing Owl Express
• Generate Your Course Roster in Owl Express
• Enter Final Grades (pdf)

| Return to Top |

• Online Career Portfolio (OCP) - Username & Password Provided by Career Services

Several courses use the electronic portfolio system developed by the KSU Career Services Center called the Online Career Portfolio (OCP).

You will need to submit the Request to Use the OCP form at the beginning of each semester if you plan to use the OCP within your course. Typically, Karen Andrews will email information and a copy of the current OLCP Request form along with several reminders throughout the first few weeks of the semester.

You may wish to check with other faculty in your program area to determine if your prgram uses the OLCP and if you need to request access for your courses.

Depending on your responsibilities for the electronic portfolio within your department, you may be asked to serve as the Archivist. If so, you will need to complete the Archivist Registration Form. Karen Andrews or a member of the OCP Support Team will contact you regarding any additional training needed for the archivist.

| Return to Top |

• WebCT (Online Course Management System) - Uses NetID

WebCT is currently the KSU Online Course Management System. Pilot courses are being offered using WebCT Vista and Moodle, but WebCT 4.0 remains the campus standard at this point. Many of our faculty utilize WebCT to provide supplemental resources for our face-to-face courses.

If you plan to use WebCT for your courses, you will need to complete the Request a WebCT Course for each course and section prior the opening of the semester. Try to allow at least a week for the Online Learning Services to create your courses.

As part of the course setup, students officially enrolled in each course section will be uploaded into your WebCT course. The WebCT server syncs with Banner each night so your roster should reflect changes that occur during drop/add.

• Reserving a Computer Lab in Kennesaw Hall

KSU and the Bagwell College of Education are fortunate to have a number of technology enabled classrooms available within Kennesaw Hall and across campus. If you need access to more technology than is available within the classroom where you are assigned, you may need to reserve a computer lab. Kennesaw Hall has the LTC ( Learning Technologies Center ) which is an open student lab, but can also be reserved for whole class instruction. In addition, there are 3 teaching labs belonging to the Educational Technology Training Center that can also be requested. Use the steps below whenever you need to make a lab request.

• Viewing Online Lab Schedules
• Online Lab Reservation Form

| Return to Top |

Education Information Center

The EIC is electronic assessment system used within the PTEU. Candidate Performance Instruments are entered within the EIC for TOSS candidates, student teachers and graduate students.

• Faculty login to the EIC (Education Information Center) by going to the PTEU Homepage --> Hover over the Faculty Resources Menu and click PTEU Data System Login. Please note, the EIC uses your NetID and password.

Instructions on accessing the EIC for students and faculty, how to generate completion reports, and how to enter data reflections are available from the EIC Help page.

• PTEU Unit Level Assessment Instruments (Viewing or Printing) - On occasion, faculty may need access to a candidate assessment instrument or external survey outside of the EIC. Printable copies of all Unit level candidate performance assessments and external surveys for initial and advanced programs are available from the Assessment & Accreditation menu bar on the PTEU home page.
  

| Return to Top |

Groupwise Email

• Groupwise Email Online Access - Uses NetID

All official communication with students must be done using the KSU Groupwise Email.

Email is an essential mode of communication within the KSU Professional Teacher Education Unit. As a KSU Faculty, University Supervisor or a Supervising Master Teacher, you are expected to activate and then access your Groupwise email frequently. Critical information will be communicated using Groupwise rather than private email accounts.

Effective Fall 2004, all official university communication with students is done through the KSU Student Email system. As a result, full-time and part-time employees are also encouraged to use the Groupwise email as their primary email address when communicating with students.

Your Groupwise email address is yournetid@kennesaw.edu . Groupwise email is available via the Groupwise Client installed on campus computers or online at http://www.greatowl.kennesaw.edu

Online Access -

• Go to http://www.greatowl.kennesaw.edu
• Click one of the login links
• Enter your NetID and Password.
• If you are unfamiliar with Groupwise, you are encouraged to take a mini-training class to learn the basics. For a list of Groupwise Training Sessions call 770-423-6999.

Forgot Your Password

Clarification from ITS comming soon!

| Return to Top |

As part of the hiring process at KSU, the departmental secretary will submit a request to the Information Technology Services for you to receive the following Accounts or Access Rights.

Primarily, you will use your Net ID and password to access restricted areas of the KSU network. To obtain your NetID or KSU# online or to get more information on these numbers, visit the KSU# and NetID Lookup Page. In addition, your NetID and KSU# are also located on your KSU Employee Indentification Card.

| Return to Top |

KSU has a variety of options for you to get technical support. Within each College at KSU there is a Technical Support Specialist who serves as a front line support person. Below you will find a list of Technical Support contacts for each of the PTEU Colleges.

Please keep in mind that each of these support specialists are very busy. For account and login issues, please try to use the following self support options when ever possible.

Option 1:

First, use the “Forgot Your Password” link which is typically available from each login screen. Try to login again, if unsuccessful, try option 2.

Option 2:

Send an email to service@kennesaw.edu requesting for your NetID password to be reset. Be sure to include your Name, NetID, and KSU# in the email to facilitate a quicker response. You should receive an email from one of the service representatives regarding what to do next. If you are still unable to login, or do not have access to email, try option 3.

Option 3:

Call the KSU IT Service department at 770-423-6999. Be sure to have your NetID and KSU# handy when speaking to a support representative. If you reach the answering machine, please leave you name, phone number and brief description of the request.

| Return to Top |