GENERAL INFO

Be proactive: In general, faculty are encouraged to make all course materials and activities available in Brightspace, so everything is available to everyone at all times. 

In addition, reasonable accommodations may (but are not required to) include:

• Excused absences and assignment extensions

• Class recordings via Zoom

• Temporary remote attendance via Zoom

• Permission to step out of class for a few minutes to pray or break a fast

• The option to take exams on an alternate date or with extended time. The Moses Center can offer proctoring.

OPTIONS FOR FACULTY

Record Class via Zoom

If you will be recording class lectures and/or discussion, it is critical that you notify your students ahead of time, in case there are special circumstances that would make a student unwilling to be recorded. Students who do not want to be seen on camera should be given the option to turn off their video and/or rename themselves, if attending via Zoom, or to move outside of the frame of the recording, if attending in person. This is also an opportunity to set expectations for attendance, punctuality, participation, and video settings. Once the session begins, Zoom will also automatically notify participants that the session is being recorded. Participants will have the option to leave the meeting or continue.

Alternatives to Recording

If you are not comfortable with recording class, here are some alternative suggestions:

• • Offer to meet with students to discuss the classes they have missed, either individually or as a group.

  • Assign student note takers for each class, who will share their notes via Brightspace’s discussion board or by other means. 

  • Pairing/Buddy-System Learning: Pairing up students improves community, accountability, and provides context for missed classes.

Remote Attendance (Hyflex)

Allow students who are unable to attend in person, but otherwise available (e.g. students who are quarantining), to attend remotely via Zoom (temporarily, and in limited cases).

Audio-Only Access via Zoom or Audio-Only Recording

Use Zoom to allow students to listen in on the classroom lecture and/or discussion, or to record only the audio from your classroom lecture and/or discussion.

Provide a Pre-Recorded Lecture or Other Asynchronous Activity

Provide students with a pre-recorded lecture, which can be viewed asynchronously, leaving more time for in-class discussion. Students who are unable to attend class can still add to the discussion by using the discussion tool in Brightspace, or by using Annoto, which allows students to add their comments directly to time-specific moments in your shared videos. 

You may even consider substituting a scheduled class session with pre-recorded lectures or other asynchronous activities, such as virtual tours or collaborative writing, which is a good option for times when multiple students will be unable to attend class, as in the case of a religious holiday.

WHO TO CONTACT

• If you need assistance with classroom A/V, including Zoom, you must contact the Gallatin Help Desk at gallatin.helpdesk@nyu.edu with as much advance notice as possible.

• If you would like to discuss best pedagogical practices for any of the scenarios above, please contact Jenny Kijowski at jenny.kijowski@nyu.edu.

• Moses Center, including test proctoring: csaexams@nyu.edu

• Religious Accommodations: religiousaccommodations@nyu.edu

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• NYU Statement of Policy on Intellectual Property (including ownership of lecture recordings)

• NYU Statement on Zoom Recordings (including access to recordings)

• NYU Stream: Terms of Use (including control of access to lecture videos)

• NYU Technology-Enhanced Education (TEE) Committee Advisory Statement on Class Recordings (Summer 2020)

• NYU Calendar Policy on Religious Holidays

• Student Accessibility