Here’s a developing list of resources you may find helpful in supporting students during COVID-19.
- Adjusting to online learning: Brief guide developed by UNC Asheville faculty specifically for students; contains information about online course study skills, organization and time management, motivation, and self-care. Can be downloaded and distributed to students or added to your Moodle site.
- Coping with coronavirus: Collection of articles about how faculty members can support students; from the Chronicle of Higher Education, released 3.24.20.
- Free access to textbooks for students: For students who depended on library reserve copies of texts, or for students who left their texts behind in their campus residences, try these websites offering free access through May:
- bookshelf.vitalsource.com (requires initial registration – be sure to use your unca.edu gmail account)
- studentresponse.redshelf.com (will require registration after locating your text – again, be sure to use your unca.edu gmail)
- cengage.com/covid-19-support/ (offering free access to all Cengage digital platforms and ebooks)
- Technology tools and access for students: This spreadsheet, assembled by Educause, lists several companies offering free help to students (and faculty) for the remainder of the spring semester, e.g., internet access, technology tools, and open educational resources.