Build Your Faculty Website

This OmniUpdate Faculty Website Guide is designed to help you get your faculty website up and running as fast as possible.

As you work through this guide, you'll find links to the general User's Guide for OmniUpdate with  instructions for completing specific tasks, like uploading PDFs and linking to them from a webpage. We'll point you to the information that you need to make a simple faculty website.

STEP 1 - Request a Faculty Profile

We've simplified our Faculty website template structure with a profile page to start. See an example on the De Anza website.

1. Complete the online request form to get started. You'll receive a confirmation of your request.
   
   
2. Don't forget to e-mail the Web Team at webteam@deanza.edu with a photo and your course greensheet(s) per the email confirmation.
   
   
3. Once we've created your page, you'll get another email from the Web Team when the page is LIVE and and we've added a link to it from the Faculty Website Listing.
   
   
4. STARTING IN SUMMER 2013: OU Accounts for all faculty will become available in Summer 2013.
   
   You'll automatically receive an OmniUpdate (OU) user's account for simple edits to your faculty profile home page and/or so that you can create new pages for your course materials. Note: Accounts are currently limited and will be provided only if requested and if available. 

STEP 2 - If You Have an OU Account

Decide on the Format for Your Class Information

Your OU account will allow you to create pages to link from your faculty profile page. Before you get started creating new pages, consider how you want to display your course materials.

MyPORTAL COURSE STUDIO

Do you want your course material to be visible ONLY to enrolled students?

• If YES, then activate Course Studio inside MyPortal.
• You can start uploading materials today! You don't need to wait for your public faculty profile.

OR

PUBLIC FACULTY WEB PAGES

Do you want your course materials available to the public?

• If YES, then use your OU account to create faculty course web pages, linked from your home page left nav menu.
• You'll want to consider if you want just a single page for each class, or a subsection with multiple pages for each class.
• How to Information will be available starting summer 2013.