Now that the University has decided on remote or online for summer courses, the planning has begun! Our summer faculty have been polled to find out their most pressing needs, and now they will be matched with resources and/or design support to help them move forward. Here are some resources that are important to all:
ENGAGING STUDENTS RESOURCES
- REQUEST a THIRD-PARTY TOOL in Canvas
- Approved Courseware in CANVAS
- Embed Tool options for formative assessments
- TLT Series on Engaging Students in Blended Formats
- Hours of Instruction Calculation Tool
- Zoom Questioning Strategies to Increase Engagement
- Strategies for Creating Engaging Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Environments
- Building Polls in Zoom
- Run a Poll Report in Zoom (for grading)
- Zoom Quick Start Guide
- Rubrics in Canvas
- Rubric Basics (Schreyer)
- Develop Rubrics (Schreyer)
- Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs & Activities
- Bloom’s Wheel with Verbs & Activities
QUIZZING
- Create Canvas Quizzes
- Using Question Banks
- Advanced Quizzing – Formulas and Random Numbers
ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES & CONSULTATIONS
Accessibility Resources Available for Faculty Transitioning to Remote Learning
Penn State’s Accessibility and Usability provides support in addressing accessibility concerns that students with disabilities may encounter in the remote learning environment. Faculty can fill out the Accessibility Consultation Form, and register for LRN sessions for more information. Check out the full Penn State Today story for more information: https://news.psu.edu/story/618362/2020/05/03/academics/accessibility-resources-available-faculty-transitioning-remote
GENERAL WEBSITES
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- Blended Learning Learning Path
- Learning Path for Zoom Meeting Hosts
- Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom Resource: Enabling Continuity of Instruction – Resources and links to self-paced and LIVE ONLINE training
- Penn State York COVID-19 CAMPUS FAQs
- University site on Remote Teaching
- FAQs on Remote Teaching & Learning
- Teaching Synchronously FAQs
- Adapting Assessments for Remote Teaching (Schreyer)
- Strategies for Remote Synchronous Teaching (Schreyer)
- Adapting Assessment and Exam Proctoring
- Alternative Grading – COVID 19
- World Campus Syllabus Language: Technical Requirements
- Quality Matters Rubric – Building a Quality Online Course
TRAINING – See updates here for current and summer training opps
