While we all wait for a decision about the fall, doing a few things now can help to manage the nerves. With that in mind, here are a few suggestions for the weeks running up to decision day…
1) Get the training you need now for the worst case scenario – Canvas, Kaltura, Zoom, and accessibility training is all available for free and online – this website has links to handouts, training, and self-paced tutorials http://itld.psu.edu/training/canvas-kaltura-and-zoom-resource-enabling-continuity-instruction
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2) Use the Canvas Course template to help you set up your fall courses – The template gives you some guidance and structure for setting up an organized online/remote course. You will have to customize it obviously for your own course, but the structure is there along with student support documentation. This takes some of the design burden off your shoulders.
Request a Master Course shell in Canvas for each course you are teaching, and import the York Canvas Course template into it. Here is the link to how to request a master course Once this step is completed, add me to your Master Course (as a Course Admin) and I can copy in the template for you. When you finish the course, you can copy it into your actual fall course.
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3) Participate in the Engaging Students series – stay tuned for dates for mid-summer (or watch the recordings from the offering in early spring) to learn more about engaging students through remote or online teaching.
These steps can get you started now, provide some sense of control in your own court, and allow for flexibility no matter which direction the University decides to go on June 15th.
