Resources

On this page of our Google site, you'll find additional resources that will give you more in-depth information about some of the topics that were discussed in the workshop, as well as some tools and ideas that we didn't have time to get to. If you would like to suggest a resource to add to this page, please email Beth Goodhue.

Resources Featured During This Workshop

Active Learning Strategies for Remote Teaching

CAT Short Guide to Active Learning Strategies for Remote Teaching

Inclusive Strategies for Remote Teaching

CAT Short Guide to Inclusive Strategies for Remote Teaching

In Class Polling

CAT In-Class Polling Guide

Using Zoom Breakout Rooms

CAT Zoom Breakout Room Guide

Supplemental Resources

General Resources

CAT Keep Teaching - Pedagogy website -- our landing page for remote teaching support
Designing for Remote Teaching & Learning -- an asynchronous course developed by Online Teaching & Learning at UCLA to support instructors
Resources for Teaching Remotely: A Community Space -- a CCLE site with general information and tips about using CCLE more effectively for remote teaching
CEILS Teaching Guides

Tech Support Resources

UCLA Keep Teaching Website -- technology resources for instructors
UCLA IT Services Website -- resources for staying connected at home, Zoom support, and more
Find your local technology support team by department/division -- your local support unit can help you get started with Zoom and CCLE, and also offers general technology support.
Getting Started with Zoom
- Zoom Support Website -- robust searchable documentation and tutorials for all Zoom features, from the basics of setting up a meeting to managing polls, breakout rooms, and more
- Using Zoom at UCLA -- tutorials and documentation from UCLA
- UCLA Zoom tutorial for students -- includes helpful tips for any user about viewing options, managing chat and reactions, and more.
- UCLA privacy and security recommendations re: Zoom

Managing Large Remote Lecture Courses

Check out CAT's Strategies for Large Remote Lecture Courses resource website
Request Zoom Lecture Assistants

Creating Community Remotely

A Guide to Setting Community Agreements (Intergroup Dialogue/CAT)

Check out the resource website for the Creating Community Remotely Workshop led by CAT and CEILS for more tips -- including a helpful checklist Creating Community Checklist

Facilitating Group Work

Designing for Effective Group Work (CEILS)
Using Group Projects Effectively (Carnegie Mellon University)

Leading Discussions

Five New Twists for Online Discussions
Discussion Boards: Valuable, Overused? Discuss.
Guide to Effective Use of Discussion Boards
Bloom's Taxonomy Question Stems (if you are unfamiliar with Bloom's Taxonomy, Iowa State University has a great interactive website that gives a good overview)

Tools for Discussion & Collaboration:

CCLE Discussion Boards -- Good as a low-stakes writing area, journal entries, reading responses
Campuswire -- Good for asynchronous discussion
Slack -- Good for asynchronous discussion
UCLA Google Suite (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, etc) -- Good for scaffolding breakout room discussions and for collaborative synchronous and asynchronous work

Tools for Engaging Students:

Polling tools: Poll Everywhere, Mentimeter, Zoom polls, UCLA's Online Polling Tool
Google Forms for surveys or collecting anonymous questions
Interactive boards like Padlet or Flipgrid for creating dynamic image grids
Quizlet is useful for allowing students to create review materials to share

Assessing Online Participation

Assessing online participation (Harvard)
How do I assess participation online? (Pierce College)
Sample rubric for grading online participation

NOTE:

Some of the tools used here are not on the official UCLA approved remote teaching tools list. However, tools can be reviewed on a use case basis by your department's IT department.