Content Creation Tools
Table of Contents
- Run a Virtual Class or Meeting
- Create Online Curriculum
- Sample Language & Templates
- Mountaineers Style Guide
Run a Virtual Class or Meeting
Use this form to request a Zoom meeting for your online meeting.
The Mountaineers has a limited number of paid Zoom licenses. If you have your own Zoom account we encourage you to use it. And if your meeting does not require the more robust features offered by Zoom, please consider setting up your meeting on a free platform like Google Hangouts or Skype. These are great options for smaller committee meetings and save the use of our Zoom licenses for larger or more complex meetings.
Make your course more engaging
Review our How To: Make Your Virtual Course More Engaging guide for ideas to design a fun, interactive virtual experience.
Tips & Tricks for hosts
Check out our How To: Virtual Event Best Practices blog for some tips and tricks to make your next event online meeting a success from start to finish.
Opening Slides for Remote programs using Zoom
Review our Zoom tips in our Opening Slides for Remote Programs for an overview of the most commonly used Zoom features.
Online course tools
Is there a seminar or course you’ve always wanted to teach? Do you have an idea for how to present one of your course lectures in a new format? Consider writing or reformatting your curriculum and sharing it with other Mountaineers as a way to stay active and connected. From how-to videos to coaching and feedback sessions to live lectures with small-group breakout, online learning can take a variety of forms.
Once established, online lectures can also reduce the strain on volunteer resources/capacity, and many of our volunteers are finding that they can be just as effective! Doing the legwork now to move course lectures online can pay dividends later for next year’s course.
GOOGLE CLASSROOMS
To help you format and organize your curriculum, we’ve created a series of Creating Virtual Curriculum at The Mountaineers courses on Google Classroom. The purpose of these courses is two-fold in that we’re providing a list of tools and resources via a free and user-friendly format that you can then use to develop your own online curriculum.
In an effort to make things simple, accessible, and low cost, we’re opting to use the Google suite of tools wherever possible. This is one set of tools among endless options. If you find another tool that you like using, please share it with us via the feedback form in this Google course.
To access these courses:
- Navigate to classroom.google.com
- Log in to your Google account. (You'll need a free Google account if you don’t have one already.)
- Select the + symbol on the top right and select "Join class"
- Enter the class code: see courses below for code
- Click "Classwork" at the top of your screen
Structuring Virtual Curriculum
This course covers the basics of teaching remotely, structuring content online using various methods and tools, and how to run effective video conferences.
- Class Code: dcugy4a
Learn Google Classrooms
This course covers how to use Google Drive and the tools it comes with, and how to use Google Classrooms, a free tool to help you run your class virtually.
- Class Code: qcnorhm
Video Creation
This course covers how to make video content in a variety of ways. We cover how to pre-record presentations and lectures. It will also show you how to make video content without fancy tools or extra equipment, all for free. For the motivated and interested volunteer, this course also has tutorials on how to make more advanced videos.
- Class Code: no4tp6z
Our Google Classrooms content is still evolving. We've turned our Virtual Curriculum courses into a modular format to make it easier for volunteers to find what they need. We are continuing to update this content. If you have feedback, please fill out our Virtual Curriculum Feedback form listed in each course.
Sample Language & Templates
As you transition your programming online, visit our Sample Language & Templates page for a collection of useful text blurbs and templates to use in your online program listings and email communications.
Mountaineers Style Guide
Please follow The Mountaineers publication style guide when posting or managing any content on the website. We encourage volunteers to use our logo, fonts, and colors when creating online course content (ex: presentation slides, course handouts, etc).