Academic Continuity Planning Checklist

• • Make your Moodle course visible.

  • Syllabus Contains Academic Continuity Statement which can be found in the Teaching Online Guide.

If you need additional assistance on accessing your courses in Moodle, please see this video on Accessing Moodle Courses. 

• • Moodle Course Announcements

  • Email

Effective communication of course goals and content is integral to student success and paramount in an emergency situation. Please also include the methods of communication listed in your syllabus. 

• • Post your Syllabus in Moodle. 

  • Share a link to your Syllabus from Google Drive in Moodle.

• • Moodle Class List

  • Marywood You Class List (portal)

*You must be logged in to your Marywood Gmail Account to access these files. 

• • Post your materials in Moodle.

  • Share a link to your materials from Google Drive in Moodle.

Please keep in mind that Moodle storage is limited. For larger files it is recommended that you provide a link to your file from Google Drive in your Moodle course. 

• • Moodle Assignments

Please keep in mind that a student's individual file upload to Moodle is limited. Consider using Google Drive links for large student submissions. 

• • Synchronous Discussions over Google Hangouts or Bongo in Moodle. 

  • Asynchronous Discussions over Moodle Forums. 

Synchronous discussions refer to all participants online at the same time working on the same activity, such as a discussion. Asynchronous refers to students continually adding to the conversation on their own time over a set period of time. See the FAQs for more information.

Remember that depending on the circumstances, access to reliable internet and the necessary hardware (webcam, microphone or keyboard, speakers) may be limited, so be prepared to be flexible with attendance and participation in synchronous discussions. If you are interested in recording synchronous discussions, please be aware that Google Hangouts does not have this option. 

• • Bongo in Moodle

  • Google Hangouts

In order to ease the transition, it is recommended that you choose one approach to your virtual class and virtual office hours. If you are interested in recording either of these, please be aware that Google Hangouts does not have this option.

• • Moodle Gradebook

  • Moodle Quizzes*

  • Moodle Assignments

  • Moodle TurnItIn Assignments

Remote proctoring is available through Bongo, but will most likely require additional assistance at this time. If you are interested in learning more about the remote proctoring process and/or scheduling assistance to set up remote proctoring in your course, please submit a Help Desk Ticket. 

*While cheating cannot be eliminated, here are some tips on how to promote academic integrity in online quizzes. 

• • Moodle Gradebook

  • Grading Moodle Assignments

  • Grading Discussions

If an alternative temporary modality for courses is necessary to support Academic Continuity it is recommended that faculty grade assignments, discussions, etc. given during this time frame. This will support student engagement by providing 

• • Bongo in Moodle

• • Bongo in Moodle: Group Project Assignment

  • Moodle Group Discussions (How to Creating Groups)

• • Pre-Recorded Video

  • Moodle Assignments

  • Moodle Discussions

  • Bongo in Moodle: Q&A assignment

  • Google Hangouts or Bongo in Moodle

One possibility may be that the instructor completes and records the lab in the classroom setting. This video could be shared with students and they could be required to answer questions regarding the instructor's shared lab experience. 

Here are some additional resources for online labs and simulations.