Using Technology:

Academic Technologies

Resources and Tools for Academics

Direct Faculty Systems

This list includes the resources and tools most relevant to Faculty at SPC (please view each section for a comprehensive list)

  • Ally
  • Honorlock
  • Panopto
  • MyCourses Support & Tools
  • SSI
  • Survey Builders
  • Zoom

Key Academic Systems & Services

  • Advisor Dashboard
  • Career Connections
  • Educational Outcomes
  • MyCourses tools
  • Student readiness

Other Applications & Services

  • Contact Directory
  • CROP
  • Educational Outcomes
  • GetReady
  • Gradebook Monitoring
  • Reporting tools
  • Support Channels

Most Relevant Systems and Services for Faculty

Class Schedule A student-friendly view of the SPC class schedule was developed in collaboration with the Marketing and Strategic Communication team.
Courses Courses and program information is available via adaptive search.  A descriptive introduction to course numbering is included on the Courses home page.
Curriqunet Curriqunet META: Curriculum Management System provides approval workflows and documentation for curricular changes at SPC. META serves as a repository for current and historical versions of approved Course Outlines of Record (COR) and Programs of Study (PoS).
Instructors Instructor and Advisor information (basic information, courses, schedule, bio, etc.). Faculty can add enhanced entries with bio, office hours, syllabus, etc. by logging in via MySPC. Step-by-step and video at Setting up your Faculty Page.
MyCourses (D2L) SPC’s primary Learning Management System (LMS), MyCourses is a customized implementation of D2L Brightspace. Visit What is MyCourses for an overview and see Accessing MyCourses for Faculty for a tutorial how to access MyCourses.
MyCourses Support Searchable, student-facing knowledge base with step-by-step tutorials and support resources.
MyCourses Faculty Tools and Student Tools An embedded toolbar on the course home page of a course in MyCourses. The Faculty/Student Tools area includes interactive communication and engagement tools.  Visit Faculty Tools Overview and Student Tools Overview for details.
MyResources Searchable, faculty-facing knowledge base with step-by-step tutorials and support resources.
Panopto Panopto video and screen recording tool and repository is available to all SPC faculty and adjuncts. Completion of the On-Demand Panopto Workshop is required for a license. Panopto replaced Ensemble Video.
Respondus
Remote Test Proctoring Application integrated with MyCourses. Review the Respondus FAQ for more info.
SSI Student Survey of Instruction and Faculty 180 Student success tracking. Visit SSI Process Overview and Faculty 180 Login.
Survey Builder In-house survey and form builder. Review the Survey Builder Overview for more info. Additional topics are included at the end of each tutorial.
Zoom Video conference and event platform for academic and external use. Review the Faculty Zoom Overview for more info.
Zoom Link Generator Creates embeddable links for Zoom Cloud Recordings.

Key Academic Systems and Services

Career Connections  Helps students determine which classes to take based on a personality test. 
Certificate Dashboard  Certificate tracking for managing faculty certifications issued in MyCourses. 
Educational Outcomes  Program assessments and reviews published by the Academic Effectiveness department. 
Gradebook Processing  Exports final course grades from MyCourses to PeopleSoft. 
Internship  Helps students apply for intern positions with participating employers 
MyCourses Tools  A course in MyCourses that contains a number of tools and dashboards for Admin. 
PhotoID/MyCourses Integration  Loads student photos from PeopleSoft into D2L 
SParC  Text messaging platform that integrates with MyCourses Tools. 
Student Readiness  A student self-assessment tool measuring their overall readiness for college courses. 
Titan Connect/MyCourses Integration Displays upcoming featured online events in Titan Connect on the MyCourses homepage. 
Titan Quick Polls Polls in MyCourses that generate a significant amount of student feedback on various topics. 
Have Questions

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Email: IDEAS@spcollege.edu

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SPC Technical Support Center
Troubleshooting/Walkthrough solutions
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Phone: 727-791-2795 (faculty/staff line)
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