Emergency Preparedness: Course Instruction Strategies

Below is the plan for faculty and students to continue course instruction pending the need for campus closure due to a safety or health related risk. This plan is for a temporary shutdown of campus-based operations and fully-campus based courses for a 2-3 week period. Here are the parameters:

• If an instructor is already teaching the course online, then he or she would continue offering the course fully online.
• If the instructor is blending his or her course, then the instructor should place additional course material in the eLearning (D2L) course for temporary fully online operations.
• If the instructor is teaching a fully face to face course he or she should apply the following procedures:
• Review The Elluminate Session on "What's Your Plan B?: Emergency Course Delivery Strategies for H1N1 Outbreak"

How to Keep Your Class on Track During an Emergency Closure - Go Virtual!

Faculty can move their face-to-face interactions and assignments online by using the following tools that are available through Argus:

• GroupMail:
  • Provide updates on assignment deadlines, course information, etc.
  • Send and receive student assignments via GroupMail attachments.
  • Conduct class discussions (be sure to remind students to "Reply to All" for discussion emails)
  • Review GroupMail basic facts (PDF) or instructions (PDF) (Captivate video - no narration)
  • Read initial class email tips and student reminders (Word doc...)


• Elluminate Live!:
  • Deliver lectures or hold discussions live (synchronously) with your students or archive for later viewing/review.
    • NOTE: If you choose this option, please hold the session(s) during your normal class time block to avoid scheduling conflicts with other classes.
  
  
  • Follow these instructions for creating a "basic" Elluminate session with your students:
  • Orient yourself to Elluminate Live!
    • Elluminate Live! on AskATC


• Utilize your eLearning course shell: A course shell has been created for every course and will be automatically activated and populated with students in such an emergency.
  • NOTE: If you do not plan on using eLearning, you should put a file or news message in the course to tell students what your plans are and how to contact you.


• Review eLearning (Desire2Learn) guides:
  • Adding Content Files
  • Creating Discussions
  • Using the Classlist
  • Using the Dropbox
    


• Additional UWF Online Student Resources:
  • Learning Center
  • Library
  • eDesktop
  • ITS Help Desk

Instructors should contact ATC staff if they need additional guidance in meeting their instructional needs.