Remote Instruction

March 31, 2021

Working With Mark Pushback and Course Concerns from Students

Reading Time: 3 minutes Thoughts by Kathryn Brillinger on the challenges of ensuring clarity on expectations and building rapport with online and remote students, and suggestions for responding to students who push back on the marks they receive.

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March 12, 2021

10 (+1) Tips for Supporting International Students (and Everyone Else) While Teaching Remotely

Reading Time: 5 minutes Kathryn Brillinger, Nasreen Sultana, and Laura Stoutenburg of Teaching and Learning, and Thomas Campbell and Kavya Adapala from Student Engagement. Keep the Welcome Going: Work on a big, warm welcome each class. Students will...

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February 19, 2021

Managing Breaks in the Classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutes “For each class, faculty will…Ensure breaks occur during the lesson time to support student needs.” – Course Delivery Procedure (January 2021) Breaks are time-bound periods...

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January 18, 2021

Advice For Exam Proctoring and ID Checking with Zoom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Advice for proctoring live online exams and tests using ID checking strategies

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January 18, 2021

Our Observers Share Remote Teaching Advice

Reading Time: 7 minutes Tips from those providing Developmental Observations for effective teaching

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January 15, 2021

Bring Your Best: Advice from Faculty on Remote Teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Tips suggested by faculty in a workshop, “Bring Your Best to Remote Teaching”

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November 25, 2020

Random Selectors for Remote Group Breakout Activities

Reading Time: 3 minutes A teaching tip for selecting groups with a fun random selector during remote classes

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November 13, 2020

Liven up Zoom Classes with Video Filters & Studio Effects

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Mike Wong, PhD Feeling a slump in your teaching? Are your students losing engagement? This tip shows you how to activate video filters and...

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November 11, 2020

Using an External Whiteboard to Replicate the In-Person Experience

Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you missing your in-class whiteboards to write the formulas, solve the math problems or draw the flowcharts? Is Zoom’s whiteboard not giving you enough flexibility of...

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November 2, 2020

Optional and Occasional Student Webcam Use in Remote Classes

Reading Time: 3 minutes This tip shares some information about why students may be turning off their web video cameras (webcams) during remote synchronous classes, how to monitor learner...