Thank you for your reply. I have taught online for many years and only
teach online now. I am chairing a TPSE group who wants to create a list
of the top ten things that teachers should be aware of when shifting to
teaching online. We met yesterday and will
meet again today. We want to have this list created in the next couple
of days. It will be placed on the MAA website, AMS, TPSE, AMATYC (I
hope), ASA and others. We will also post in on FB. I thought of the
Innovative Teaching and Learning Committee to
help.
Record lectures in short snippets --
use
Encourage student collaboration and discourse
Through
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Discussion boards in Canvass and Blackboard
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Shared documents in Google Docs
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Microsoft Teams through your Office 365 Webmail
Provide students with individualized support and feedback
Use
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Insert comments in WORD
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Recorded video
Offer both asynchronous and synchronous options for students.
If
you are meeting online with students synchronously, record the meeting
so that students who cannot attend in real time can watch the recording.
Stay Positive! Think of your mental health and that of your students.
Come to consensus on coherent departmental design standards for virtual learning.
Communicate
expectations clearly and often. Establish netiquette rules up front.
Communicate weekly about what is due, when, what tools need to be used,
and where/how it should be submitted.
Keep compassion and flexibility in the forefront; learning is more important than deadlines.
Recognize
that some students may have childcare or other family responsibilities,
unreliable internet access, inadequate computers or other resources.
Provide alternatives for students
lacking appropriate technology to participate remotely, perhaps even by
email or snail mail.
Be
aware of FERPA and accessibility requirements. Some institutions will
require you to use their identified platform(s), which have been vetted
for student privacy and other concerns.
Have a clear vision of what you want your students to learn, and align all course activities and assignments with those goals.
Keep students engaged by using small, frequent assignments, at least some of which require them to work actively together.
Our
department is hosting a weekly Online Teaching Discussion. We have a
canvas site that we are teachers on and can post things that we've used
or find useful.
