COVID Remote Pivot: Just in Time Resource Archive

Shifting from face-to-face teaching to a ‘continuing teaching’ modality?

Shifting mid-semester is a challenge, and sometimes we do not even know where to start!  In this Webinar, join CTL’s Heather Nunez-Olmstead, along with Anne Fensie of the University of Maine and Ashley Montgomery of the University of Maine Farmington, as they walk you through the process of keeping calm and teaching on. Check out Anne Fensie’s blog for complete access to the chat transcript and more resources.

UMPI-specific Resources:

• Prevent Zoombombing in your course with these handy tips
• Faculty Triage Approach to Responding Webinar link & resources
• Brightspace Changing from Classroom to Online Course resources
• US:IT Tools and Resource Guide (including info on how to obtain Wifi)
• Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom 
• Zoom Student Welcome letter
• Pearson Resource page for working & learning during a pandemic
• Microsoft Lens, mobile scanner app, within the Microsoft 365 suite

Helpful Resources to Those Who Have Had to Pivot to Distance Modalities:

• LibGuide: OER Simulations and Virtual Labs
• D2L Brightspace’s Webinar list for supporting Online Instructors

• One-pager: Quick Tips for Online Instruction: The Basics
• One-pager: Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning Online: Principles & Practices During a Global Health Crisis
• One-pager: Preparing to teach your first class online in Zoom (focus on technology)
• One-pager: Strategies for successfully engaging all students in live synchronous online classes
• Op Ed: Need to move your class online in a hurry? Here’s how  
• Blog post: The Power of Lighting in a Virtual Classroom: Tips on Improving Webcam Lighting for Online Educators
• Workshop slides & handout: Synchronous Strategies for Interactive Live Virtual Class Sessions that Engage Students and Build Community