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Faculty Planning Tools – Making the Shift to Online
The Coulter Faculty Commons has developed a planning organizer for faculty use for the remaining spring 2020 term. The simple Word document contains weekly dates and boxes for each week remaining in the term. Faculty can use the...
The PLEA for using just-in-time over in-real-time teaching modes!
It is easy to just assume that you will be able to have live class sessions online using Zoom at the same time and day they have been scheduled, but that will not produce a good learning experience for the students, nor will it be pleasant for you as the instructor. ...
Assess Your Students’ Changing Needs – A Survey Template
Student needs are changing during this move to offering alternative modes of instruction. Faculty who want to find out what challenges students are facing can utilize a new web form created in Office365. The form can be modified by faculty prior to sending out. The...