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The Instructional Preparedness Edition  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This issue of the Teaching Hub is dedicated to preparing ourselves to deliver some of our teaching to students in an alternative format. The goal of this preparedness is to be ready to continue delivering our curriculum during a full or partial quarantine due to COVID-19’s impact on faculty, students, or others who are not able to attend classes the way originally planned. We will focus on Webex as a central tool that can fill many (but not all) of our needs, as we continue to do what we do in D2L. We have organized some opportunities for you and your students to get comfortable with Webex, should the need arise to use it.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engaging Teaching<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Tips & More!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As we plan and prepare for instructional continuity, we are confident of one thing: we will see our faculty, students and staff shine as we work towards the end of the term. And we are not alone. There are many other institutions sharing their thoughts and plans, just like we are doing here. You’ll see a collection of these resources at the end of this post. But first, let\u2019s turn to some advice from the Director of the Digital Pedagogy Lab, Sean Michael Morris<\/a>, someone who has thought more than most about how to keep the human connection alive in teaching from a distance.\u202f  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnline doesn\u2019t mean you need to change how you teach. You are still just as human, and so are the students on the other side of your screen. Email, text messages, phone calls\u2014these are all ways to sustain a human connection.<\/em>\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learning Technology <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the technology without it using us. <\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLook for simple solutions. Don\u2019t complicate distant learning suddenly with unnecessary tools or expectations. Use reliable, familiar tools, so that teaching can remain the core of your work.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is great advice from Sean. As we mentioned above, we\u2019d suggest that the most familiar and reliable tool that we all have to make much of this happen is Webex (and of course we continue doing what we already do in D2L and other tools). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Webex is a space that you can use to meet with your students and deliver some instruction at the same time, in the same (digital) space. It can be recorded for those who can\u2019t join at the time. It can create captioning and transcripts. And best of all you don\u2019t have to have a camera on you at all<\/em>! We can discuss all this (and any other tools you may need to use) to keep connected and sharing when we get together in Webex<\/em> over the next few weeks (see the schedule next) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inner Workings <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping you navigate the inner workings of the college<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few weeks, we\u2019d like to offer an opportunity for you to get more familiar with these tools, and to make sure that you have what you need to succeed. We\u2019re offering facilitated opportunities for you to learn about and practice with WebEx, Starting on Monday, March 16th at 10 a.m. See details here.<\/a> If you need a webcam\/mic, head down to your school office, The LDS hallway, or the IT Help Desk and grab one. And we\u2019re always ready to chat with you in our own MS Team, the (Virtual) Teacher\u2019s Lounge. Come on in, sit down and let\u2019s chat. Here\u2019s the invite link<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trickle Down <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuff to tell your students!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t want our students left to figure out their end of things on their own, either. To that end, we suggest that after you get comfortable in webex with us, schedule a time for your students to experience a WebEx room with you. The meeting need not have any curriculum attached, just a chance to make sure things work. This could be a nice test run to get everyone feeling ready to learn in a new setting. As another option, the library will offer a chance to experience a webex for students on Tuesday March 17th\u00a0between 10 and 1 to let students know about the excellent remote help they have to offer. We will update this post with a link to that room as we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keeping it Professional <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Learning Opportunities<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you want to dig in further, we\u2019ve collected some fantastic resources from around the globe by people who want to help ease the transition:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n