Thanks to my colleagues at POD and at UNC Asheville for their assistance in identifying helpful resources!
New! Subpages
In the attempt to de-clutter this site, we’ve moved the following categories to subpages:
Getting Started
- Going online in a hurry: What to do and where to start (Chronicle article, March 9)
- 11 Things to consider in moving your course online (collected wisdom from the Connecticut College CTL staff)
- So you want to temporarily teach online (Inside Higher Ed, March 11)
Digging Deeper: More Extensive General Resources on Online Teaching
- Moving to alternative instructional formats (a guide produced by the NC System Digital Learning Initiative; this version completed March 12, 2020)
- How to be a better online teacher (advice guide from the Chronicle, including 10 principles for quality online teaching and common misperceptions)
- Creating online learning experiences (downloadable open education resource with chapters on effective course activities, assessment and grading, creating quality videos, and mindfulness, among other topics)
- Teaching remotely in times of need (60-slide presentation on tools and strategies)
- Do you prefer video? Try these:
- 8 lessons learned from teaching online (4′ video with insights from experienced online teachers)
- Association of College and University Educators online teaching toolkit (collection of 3-4′ videos on key topics, designed for instructors making a sudden transition to the online environment)
- Now that your course is online, here is a checklist to be sure your students know what to do! (Emergency Remote Instruction Checklist – QM)
Resources for Specific Types of Teaching Activities
- Online discussions (Inside Higher Ed, March 27, 2019)
- Building community (Inside Higher Ed, March 11, 2020)
- More on building community (lovely ideas on humanizing online teaching from St. Mary’s College of California, recommended by Regine Criser)
- Teleconferencing tips (Post at paregorios.org, March 5, 2020)
- Lecture tips (Blog post by Breana Bayraktar, March 11, 2020)
- Teaching about COVID-19 (Ideas for incorporating COVID-19 content in specific courses, e.g., public health, statistics, mass communication, history, economics, philosophy, sociology, and political science)
- New! Creative assignment ideas for teaching at a distance: Well-organized list of ideas for independent and collaborative assignments, discussion methods, and end-of-term assignments from Bard College
Mega-Lists
- Massive list of resources: feel free to add your own to this extensive crowdsourced list
- Remote teaching resources: Links to academic continuity and remote teaching pages at >250 colleges and universities
As you come across additional articles and documents, please send links to himelein@unca.edu