Initiatives

March 14, 2020

Using the Learning Management System (LMS)

Blackboard

Planning to Go Online (GO) Kit for Course Academic Continuity | UMBC


Teaching Continuity | Cal Poly Pomona
https://www.cpp.edu/facultycenter/teaching-continuity/

Information is chunked into simple steps, some of which is specific to Blackboard and some of which is LMS-agnostic:
    Prepare Ahead
    Interact with Students
    Deliver Content Online
    Collecting Content, Grading, and Providing Feedback
    Labs, Studios, and Activity Courses
    Advanced Best Practices


Keep Teaching at QC | Queen’s College
https://keepteaching.qc.cuny.edu/get-started

Guidance on how to...
    Get Started
    Review Your Course
    Choose Your Teaching Tools
    Communicate with Students


Bb Guides
    For faculty: http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/cis/core-functions/cuny...
    Bb Collaborate: http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/cis/core-functions/cuny...
    Bb Mobile Apps: http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/cis/core-functions/cuny...



Canvas

Canvas Tool Guide for Instructors | UMCP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GVXwzPs-pn3HNr_ysV2YV9I68vby7QnZ/view

Provides an overview of eight Canvas tools addressing: 

  • Ease of Use
  • Information transfer
  • Assessing learning 
  • Communication and interaction
  • Co-creating content

Keep Teaching | University of Florida
https://elearning.ufl.edu/keep-teaching/

    Getting Started Guide: https://elearning.ufl.edu/keep-teaching/get-started/
    Canvas Quick Start Guide: https://elearning.ufl.edu/keep-teaching/canvas-quick-start-guide/
    Resources: https://elearning.ufl.edu/keep-teaching/resources/

Five Steps to Teaching Continuity with Canvas
    Communicate
    Lecture and Hold Office Hours
    Share and Collect Files
    Assess Student Work
    Maintain Academic Integrity



Sakai

Instructional Continuity | University of Notre Dame
https://coronavirus.nd.edu/instructional-continuity/#Teaching%20Resource...

A Remote Teaching Checklist & Toolkit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YuEaldejyQMa7iSRsgJZTQrXUGouVkIOQ8qk...) includes Sakai-specific resources at the end. Also includes sample preliminary remote teaching plans in psychology, education, economics, and biology.