Hello RIT 365 Facilitators.  

Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in both Liftoff and Training last week.  It was wonderful to interact with you all, welcome our new Tigers and gather in community.  

Please read this message thoroughly as it contains answers to many frequently asked questions.
In this issue:  

• Zoom #3 Training
• On-Demand Training 
• Bi-weekly Meetings
• Mentor/Observation Interest 
• Administrative Reminders
• Department Contacts 

ZOOM #3 TRAINING (PORTFOLIOS & GRADING) 

If you have not already done so, please sign up to attend Zoom #3 Training.  The first session begins this week.  This is an opportunity to learn how to locate, review, and grade Portfolio submissions.  Sign Up on the Training Website.  Scroll to the bottom of the timeline for registration links.  

ON-DEMAND TRAINING 

Please remember to complete your required On-Demand Training modules.  Here is a link for the On-Demand Module. This module should be completed no later than 9/29.  For Training Specifics visit the Training Flowchart   

BI-WEEKLY TEAM MEETINGS 

Click here for your Bi-weekly meeting assignments. If you’ve contacted us requesting an alternate time, please check your email for a meeting survey. These meetings are essential for the development of our Facilitator community. This is a place for you to share your challenges and ideas, and support one another in your role as Facilitators.   

Attendance policy: Per your contract, you are paid for 6 hours of team meetings. These meetings take place on a bi-weekly cycle. Check the semester calendar with meeting dates. 
Attending at least 6 meetings is required.  However, if you must miss a meeting, please inform us and we will find a meeting for you to attend in order to make up the time.  

NEW OPPORTUNITIES  

MENTOR & CLASS OBSERVATION INTEREST  

Mentor Information: 
New this year? Looking for a little support, guidance, advice or someone to process ideas with?  We have something that just might be the perfect fit!  

We’ve identified some of our seasoned Facilitators to mentor new (interested) Facilitators, throughout your time with us this semester. This is an optional opportunity in which you would meet together two times. If you are interested please CLICK HERE. 

Observation Information: 
If you’d like to observe a seasoned Facilitator in their class and, in turn, welcome them to visit your classroom to observe you and your Co-Facilitator in action, please CLICK HERE.  This is another new, optional opportunity to assist with your success.  

ADMINISTRATIVE REMINDERS

Facilitator Resources Page: 
Don’t forget to bookmark the Facilitator Resources page! This is your one-stop-shop for all support and reference materials: https://campusgroups.rit.edu/365facilitators/facilitator-support/

Facilitator T-shirts:  
If you did not receive your Year One Programs long sleeve T-shirt before leaving training on Sunday, please email us at yops@rit.edu, so that we can arrange for you to stop over.   

Student Employee Email (Peer Facilitators):
Peer Facilitator Student Employee email activation specifics, and email usernames can be found in the following documents:  

Student Employee Email Activation Info.     

Peer Facilitator Student Employee User name list

If you experience further issues, please contact ITS Information Technology Services  or check out this helpful computer account Link. Unfortunately YOPS is unable to solve any technical issues.  

MYCOURSES UPDATES & DO (EXPERIENCE) UPDATES 

Section-specific details continue to be added to myCourses.  

A link to class schedules with “Do” week experiences will be added to the widget on the top right of your myCourses homepage by the end of day Friday, if it is not there already.

A link to a summary page with all Plan-Do-Reflect Experience Guides will follow, and will be placed in the “Facilitator Only” content section of myCourses by early next week. We are completing this process in as timely a manner as possible.   

Links to record coaching notes will be posted to the Facilitators Only content section of myCourses. 

OFFICE SUPPLIES AVAILABLE 

Year One Programs has the following supplies available for your use:

• Dry erase markers
• Large wall post-it paper
• Post-it notes
• Index card packs
• Markers
• Playing card decks
• 4 corners signs
• Card Stock 

Our YOPS office is located in the Student Alumni Union, (SAU) above Artesano’s Bakery, on the 2nd floor.  

PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT 

Contact your Year One Programs Team for:  

• Faculty/Staff general questions: Deborah Drago-Leaf (ddlyop@rit.edu)
• Peers general questions: Robyn Reafler (rmrldc@rit.edu) 
• MyCourses, PDR guides, course schedule, “Do” experiences: Wendy Gilmore-Fitzgerald (wsgrla@rit.edu)
• Generic questions: yop@rit.edu

The YOPS team