As we continue to deal with COVID as well as other health and weather related issues, it is important to think about keeping your classes going in case there is ever a need to pivot to remote learning.
In most subject areas, there is more than one way to connect students to you, to each other, and to methods via which they can prove what they’ve learned.
Here are some resources that can help with this (in case the need ever arises):
Pivoting to Remote Teaching (a collaboration between Northern Essex Community College, North Shore Community College, and Salem State University)
https://sites.google.com/salemstate.edu/remote-teaching
Keeping Your Class Going Even When…
http://bit.ly/3cuLQkM
The following are additional resources that provide ideas for moving classes online (in case the need ever arises):
Transitioning from Face-to-Face to Remote Instruction (NSCC)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pK1iVi2BayV3j8WFjCOYi9veTUqyvKbtwVSij7R8P8g/edit?usp=sharing
Quality Matters Emergency Remote Instruction Checklist for Higher Education
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRzSgvQZDAbu9iG3Cxnq3D2hlxiUZrzwVRj94MGPVDvY9exqxiSgOkuhKxkexPSxb12cb3QNqDTWSIc/pub
Finding the 'Sweet Spot': 4 Tips for Moving Classes Online Quickly
https://www.educationdive.com/news/finding-the-sweet-spot-4-tips-for-moving-classes-online-quickly/574124/
Teaching Practices for Remote Instruction
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1caQ1jG4_ncY5eQgs5F72jBlPb62qQ8Yl/view
So You Want to Temporarily Teach Online
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/03/11/practical-advice-instructors-faced-abrupt-move-online-teaching-opinion
How to Help Struggling Students Succeed Online
https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Help-Struggling/248325