Instructor FAQs

How do I use Novell Classfiles folders?

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When you log on and open your Novell classfiles, you'll find a folder for each class you teach; "150HE" and "250FL" for example. Inside are four folders, each with different student access privileges.

  • Admin is invisible to students, you may use it to store files you don't yet want to make accessible.

What happens after English 150 and 250?

As ISUComm continues to grow, our goal is an ambitious one. You should encounter more communication in many of your courses, not just your ISUComm Foundation Course. Not only will you be practicing communication more, but you’ll be hearing more about the hows and whys of effective communication. You should encounter much of the same terminology as well. As you take courses in your major, expect to run into some of the communication terms presented in this guide.

How can I integrate communications-intensive assignments into my non-English courses?

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The ISUComm Consultants program can aid departments across campus with adding to and revising the communication components of their own curricula. These consultants help instructors and departments develop communication activities and assignments that are grounded in each academic discipline's unique set of oral, written, and visual communication practices. For more information or to schedule an initial consultation feel free to contact our staff.

How do I access classfiles from off campus?

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All Users

For Web-based access, the address to enter is http://netstorage.ait.iastate.edu.

Use just your netID and password to login [rather than "name.faculty etc."as in Novell server login].

You may encounter several secure access warning boxes; click okay to each.