Developing a Plan to Teach Remotely
It is essential that all faculty develop a plan to deliver instruction as we have now moved to remote instruction.
Guidelines for Submitting the Continuity of Instruction plan:
- If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course, you only need to submit one plan.
- If you are teaching more than one course, submit a separate plan for each.
- If you have already have spoken to your Department Chair, please still submit your plan(s) on the web page, using the form below, so we have an inventory of all plans.
Indicated below are some suggestions to help you prepare a plan that will allow you and your students to be ready for any disruption.
- Make sure you have logged into your semester Blackboard course shell(s) and are familiar with the basic features. All you need in order to log into Bblackboard is your MMC Email and password. If you need help with either your email or password, please contact the MMC Help desk at 212-517-0580.
- If you are not familiar with Blackboard, you can review any of the available online training resources or attend an in-person training session.
- Establish a mode of communication in the case of an emergency using Blackboard or MMC email.
- Make sure your course syllabus is posted in Blackboard.
- Prepare assignments in advance that could be deployed in the event if a disruption.
- Have a plan to interact with students regarding course content in the event of a disruption.
- Create course material and assignment in a format that can be delivered online;
- Determine how you will distribute course materials and documents during a disruption (all such materials can be posted on Blackboard);
- Prepare a lecture in a video format that you could upload into Blackboard;
- Determine how you will collect student assignments during a disruption using either Blackboard or MMC email;
- If a students seems to no longer be engaging in your course during remote instruction, file an “Early Alert” using the MMC Connect system so that our Academic Advisement Staff can reach out to them as quickly as possible to assist them;
- If at anytime during the period of remote instruction you are unable to each, please let you Department Chair know immediately;
- Think about how you would continue class discussion forums in an asynchronous environment using the forum feature in Blackboard. Doing this will allow you promote active learning and to continue to engage with your students and enable them to engage with each other as well;
- Familiarize yourself with the Blackboard “Announcement” feature which will allow you to quickly notify your students with course information and updates;
- Use Zoom Technology to deliver instruction to your class in real time
- Speak with your class(es) now about your plan to identify any issues that need to be resolved before any potential disruption.
- Consider having your class test logging on to Zoom while in class so you can troubleshoot any issues.
- Here are some additional resources that you might find helpful to you as we deliver remote instruction:
- http://dancestudiesassociation.org/news/2020/resources-for-moving-dance-based-pedagogy-online?fbclid=IwAR1v3tjSuXuDqDdoX2Y9uX8QpJUiVkiPpNQewytZWW_4cLjlkGepxMapJ7g
- https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/moving-face-face-course-online-without-losing-engagement/
- https://www.brown.edu/sheridan/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-resources/digital-teaching-learning
- National Emergency Library: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-national-emergency-library-is-a-gift-to-readers-everywhere?utm_source=facebook