Teaching During Times of Disruption · 2020-03-13 · §Review your syllabus and assess priorities...

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Teaching During Times of Disruption

Eric Fredericksen, EdDAssociate Vice President for Online Learning

Associate Professor in Educational Leadership

Lisa Brown, EdDAssistant Director

University IT & URMC Institute for Innovative Education

March 2020

Agenda§ Introduction§ Planning and Preparing for Disruption§ How do I Communicate with my Students?§ How do I Share Content with my Students? § How do I Offer Live Lectures and Meetings?§ How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?§ How do I Facilitate Discussions with my Students? § How do I Collect Assignments?§ How do I Facilitate Exams or Tests?§ How do I Share Student Grades Confidentially?

Introduction§ Responding to campus closure, increased

absence due to virus outbreak§ Focus on the most basic elements to meet

short term instructional objectives§ Focus on a pressing need to shift quickly§ NOT a faculty development program for

design and development of complete online courses

§ Value in faculty connecting with peers § Does not solve every problem or issue

Vanilla is a very delicious flavor

Changing Course: Ten years of Tracking Online Education in the United States, 2012 (Allen & Seaman)

Planning and Preparing for Disruption§ Start by reviewing University guidance on how

to Prepare to Work or Teach Remotely§ Consider adding a note in your syllabus about

the potential for disruption and your planned response

§ Prepare yourself for working at home – Internet, web cam, microphone, printer

§ Make connections to University communication about the disruption:

https://www.rochester.edu/coronavirus-update/https://www.rochester.edu/emergency/http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/ucc/helping-distressed-or-distressing-students/

Planning and Preparing for Disruption§ Faculty awareness of Service Status

https://tech.rochester.edu

Planning and Preparing for Disruption§ Emphasize where students can be informed

about changes or updates to your class§ Review your syllabus and assess priorities § Recognize the need to be flexible during this time§ Communicate your expectations for your students § If you have a TA, keep them in the loop§ Know how to check voicemail from home § Have a contact list for your school / department§ Make sure you have contact information for your

support

Planning and Preparing for Disruption§ If possible, consider offering a virtual class

session during the semester to introduce the experience to your students

§ Use your course code in the subject of your communications (automatic with Blackboard announcements)

§ Consider using a discussion forum in your class for communication and subscribe to it

§ Practice with the tools before you need to employ them

§ Be enthusiastic!

How do I Communicate with my Students?

*make sure you are in edit mode

How do I Communicate with my Students?

§ As a backup, use Instructor Access for student email

How do I Share Contentwith my Students?

How do I Share Content with my Students?Sharing Files in your Blackboard Course

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings? Tips for web conferencing

Getting startedSetting up an account

https://rochester.zoom.us/

Getting startedSetting up an account

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings? Setting up microphone & camera / sound settings

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?Create a Zoom link in your Blackboard course

Add the date and timeDetails

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?Activate your Zoom link in your Blackboard course

Make sure you are logged into your client

How to Share your Screen

Turn off other unnecessary applications

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?Sharing your screen

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?Annotating your screen

Chat Function

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings? Chat Function

Student can ask questions here

Breakout Rooms

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?Creating Breakout Rooms

You may want to turn off your audio and video during this time

How do I Offer Live Lectures and Class Meetings?Ending Breakout Rooms

How do I Record Live session or Pre-Record Lectures for my

Students?

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?How to Record your Zoom Session

Start the recording

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?Sharing your screen

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?How to Stop Recording your Zoom Session

When you are done, click the stop recording button. When you End the Meeting, Zoom will create an mp4 file on your computer.

*rename the video file on your computer before uploading

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?How to Record your Zoom Session

How to Access Panopto in Your Course

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?How to use Panopto to host your Recording

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?How to Share the recording of your Zoom Session

*rename the video file on your computer before uploading

How do I Pre-Record Lectures for my Students?How to Share the recording of your Zoom Session

How do I Facilitate Discussions with my Students?

§ Post first option§ Anonymous posting§ Moderated forums§ Graded vs ungraded§ Students can rate each other’s posts§ Students can subscribe to threads

How do I Facilitate Discussions with my Students?

Discussion Board options in your Blackboard Course

How do I Facilitate Discussions with my Students?Creating a Discussion Board in your Blackboard Course

How do I Facilitate Discussions with my Students?Adding the Discussion Board to the Gradebook in your

Blackboard Course

How do I Collect Assignments?

How do I Collect Assignments?Creating an Assignment in your Blackboard Course

How do I Facilitate Exams or Tests?

How do I Facilitate Exams or Tests?How to Create a test in Blackboard

How do I Facilitate Exams or Tests?How to Adjust Test point values in Blackboard

Available to students

Create announcement

Number of attempts

How to grade

Complete in One Sitting(Do NOT select this!)

How do I Facilitate Exams or Tests?How to Adjust Test Options in Blackboard

Timer – starts when student begins test

Automatically submit when timer ends?

Display availability

Exceptions for certain studentsBy Name or Group

Due Date – submissions after due date will be marked LATE

Late submissions require instructor to grade

Can students start test late?

Graded – counts in calculations

Ungraded - Score hidden from Instructor

Feedback providedAnd when

Test Presentation options

All questions at onceOne at a time

Random order

How do I Share Student Grades Confidentially?

How do I Share Student Grades Confidentially?How to assess Assignments in your Blackboard Course

Remember - be flexible…

Thank you

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