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TEACHING DURING UNPLANNED EVENTS
UC Santa Cruz has shifted to remote instruction for spring quarter 2020 to mitigate health threats from COVID-19. This page contains archived resources and information from our initial response. A new website, keepteaching.ucsc.edu, is now available with up-to-date resources, support, and information.
For the most current resources, support, and information regarding teaching remotely during the COVID19 disruption, click here.
Resources
Inclusion, Equity, and Access While Teaching Remotely (website)
This is an amazing resource from the Center for Teaching Excellence at Rice University. Click here.
Senate Guidelines on Changes to a Syllabus (pdf)
March 6, 2020 letter to faculty from the Academic Senate containing guidelines on making changes to your syllabus. Click here for PDF.
Planning for Exams, Assessments, and Feedback on Student Work (pdf)
This document provides a great deal of information to help you plan for exams and assessments and provide feedback on student work. Specific considerations for COVID 19 are included, as well as things to think about as you prepare for upcoming terms. Access the pdf here.
Available Technological Solutions for Instruction during Unplanned Events (ITS website)
ITS page outlining tools and resources for alternative instruction. Access here.
Creating Exams & Quizzes in Canvas (Video Tutorial)
This video will walk you through migrating your paper and pencil exams and quizzes to Canvas.
Disability Resource Center FAQs for Faculty (pdf)
Resources from the Disability Resource Center to help instructors find the best and most accessible solution for final exams. Click here for PDF.
Alternatives for Instructional Delivery
When faculty elect to or must teach away from the scheduled location, it is important to consider alternatives that offer greater accessibility and support equity. Our campus offers a number of technological alternatives that, if implemented carefully, are quite effective. Check out the resources in the folder to the right.
Do you need help with Zoom? Click on this link to talk to an expert. (If you haven't used Zoom, you'll be prompted to download the Zoom application.) Someone will be there to talk to you Monday to Friday from 1 to 3 pm.
Do you need help with Canvas? Drop in to join FITC and CITL at Coffee & Canvas, Tuesdays 9 - noon, McHenry 1330.
Resources
Incorporating Remote Lectures into Course Design with Zoom (pdf)
This step-by-step guide will help you use Zoom as an instructional tool via Canvas. Click here for PDF.
Tips for Holding Office Hours with Zoom (pdf)
Access the tip sheet here.
Holding Inclusive Office Hours with Sylvanna Falcón (video)
In this video, CITL Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Sylvanna Falcón presents a lightning talk on rethinking the accessibility and inclusivity of office hours.
Video Instructions for Using Zoom in Canvas
This tutorial shares the steps for creating a Zoom online lecture or meeting from within your Canvas course. Watch here.
Teaching Using Zoom, an iPad, and Apple Pencil (blogpost)
Step-by-step instructions are in this very short blogpost.
Zoom Security (pdf)
Zoom Security & Policy Webpage
To learn more, visit the site here.
Student Learning
During unplanned events that may interrupt or change instruction, it's a good idea to check in regularly with your students and consider making them partners in adapting to unexpected or unusual events. Please see the resources box on the right for helpful information on a variety of topics related to ensuring student learning continues even during disruptions caused by unplanned events.
Resources
Instructor and Student Partnership for Encouraging Learning
This document provides simple techniques for supporting student learners. Access the pdf here.
Handling Attendance
This document provides alternatives to in-class attendance for instructors to implement. Click here for the PDF.
Creating Alternative Assignments to Meet Learning Goals
Check out some creative ideas here.
Checking in with students during unplanned events and disruptions
One instructor, Amanda M. Smith (Assistant Professor of Literature), uses a Google form to get information from her students, as well as to encourage them to reflect on how they can keep learning even when conditions change. Check it out here.
Shifting the Focus from Stopping Cheating to Promoting Academic Integrity
This document advocates for shifting your focus to promoting academic integrity rather than trying to stop cheating. Ideas and links to additional resources are included. Access the pdf here.
Resources from Other Institutions for Instructional Continuity & Resilience
Resources
Stanford Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption (Google Doc)
Get cozy with this great guide to teaching remotely from Stanford.
UW Teaching & Grading During the Coronavirus Outbreak (website)
The University of Washington has canceled classes and is asking instructors to hold classes remotely as much as possible. This website provides a number of helpful resources. Access the website here.
Keep Teaching at Indiana University (website)
Comprehensive website from Indiana University. Access the “Keep Teaching” website here.
Instructional Resilience at UC Berkeley (website)
Website from UCB includes an instructional resilience checklist to help instructors with planning for possible disruptions to instruction. Access the website here.
Keep Teaching at UC Davis (website)
Website from UC to help instructors shift instruction online during campus closures and other disruptions. Access the “Keep Teaching” website here.
Stanford Teach Anywhere (website)
Website from Stanford University.