It is possible to view photos of students registered in your class (the photos come from their student ID cards, which are stored digitally). Some instructors like to print the page(s) of photos and bring them along to class, the better to learn student names. Here is a walkthrough on how to print the photos:
- The most common method to access eCommunity is through my.ucf.edu. After logging in, look for the tabs across the top. Click the fourth tab, which is labeled "Online Course Tools." After the page loads, scroll to the bottom to find eCommunity. If no classes are listed for you, click on EDIT PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY INFORMATION, which will take you inside eCommunity.
- A second means to access the program apart from myUCF is to navigate directly to it. Point your browser to http://ecommunity.ucf.edu/ and click ENTER. Your "Network ID" should be the NID. If you don't know your NID, head to my.ucf.edu and look for a link near the top left that explains how to find your NID. For faculty, the NID is typically the first letter of first name and your last name up to 7 characters. (Note: if you are brand new to the university, it is possible that a NID and PID haven't been created for you yet. The hiring official in your department is the best person to ask if they can expedite the paperwork through HR.) The Initial Password always begins with a capital P and then the year, month, and day of your birth (example: P700829 for someone born on Aug. 29, 1970). You may change your password after your first login. Note: your eCommunity password is not automatically updated from Webcourses or any other system using your NID; eCommunity is self-contained.
- Once inside eCommunity, click on the COMMUNITIES button near the top left.
- Locate the "Course Management" menu near the top, and pull it down to "Add Course" and click GO. Note: if you can access eCommunity but do not see a pulldown menu on the COMMUNITIES screen, then the system is treating you as a student rather than an instructor. Check with your department or College to verify that you have been designated as the "instructor of record" for the course in PeopleSoft, the university's database system. If that does not solve the problem, contact Course Development and Web Services (call ITG at 823-0407) for technical assistance. If you were once a student a UCF, your "role" needs to be changed to "instructor."
- The "Keycode" for your course can be found on your class roster (it may be listed as "Class Nbr"). If you do not have your class roster, it can be located by logging in to myUCF, clicking Faculty/Advisor Self-Service in the top left, and locating a link for rosters. Note: many instructors do not have this. In that event, it is best to ask your department chair or office manage to print your roster for you. Instead of the "Keycode," it may also be possible to enter the class number and section number and locate your class.
- After you input your keycode(s), the communities page should reload with your course(s) listed. Click on your course.
- Locate "student management" menu near the top and pull it down to "class photos." Click GO.
- The student pictures should pop up. To print, hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard and type "p" (or click File and then Print). There may be multiple pages.
