Hybrid & Remote Work Resources
Below are resources to help ensure a successful remote workforce and environment.
Note* These are only our recommendations. Please be sure to follow policies within your respective departments, and check with managers before proceeding with these recommendations.
Stanford Resources:
Moving back to Campus Technology Checklist: If you're returning to on-campus work after an extended period of working remotely, welcome back! To navigate the transition and ensure your technology will be ready to use when you need it, check out the tips, reminders, and resources in this guide.
Stanford Distributed & Remote Workers Community of Practice, Slack Channel, and email list.
Telecommuting & Mobile Ergonomics: Includes best practices, tips, evaluation forms, and Stanford specific policies and guides.
Work Anywhere: technology resources, services, and equipment to enable the success of Stanford’s distributed workforce — no matter where your “office” may be.
Working Remotely? Here’s a Quick Guide to Slack Best Practices - While there’s no one universal right way to use Slack, you can leverage these best practices to stay engaged, informed, and productive.
Slack Resources:
Stanford Slack Grid: Chat live online and keep conversations organized and accessible from anywhere, anytime
UIT Slack Resources: Tips, tricks, and resources to enhance your Slack experience
Slack Desktop Apps: Windows download | Mac download
What is a #channel?: Slack organizes conversations into dedicated spaces called channels. Channels bring order and clarity to work
What is a DM?: Direct messages (DMs) are smaller conversations in Slack that happen outside of channels.
SAC List of Useful Channels: contains slack channels and workspaces that may be beneficial to admins.
Zoom How-tos:
Zoom Resources for Teaching: Stanford Teach Anywhere
Zoom Tips and Updates: Provided by Stanford UIT
Zoom Training Webinar (recording): Provided by Stanford UIT
Zoom Live Training: Zoom experts host free and interactive live-training webinars daily. Hosted by Zoom, not Stanford.
Zoom Webinars: How-tos and training provided directly by Zoom.
Zoom Webinar practice mode: A webinar practice session allows you to set up and get acquainted with webinar controls before starting your webinar. The practice session is accessible by the host, alternative host, and/or panelist.
Podcasts, videos, and articles:
WorkLife with Adam Grant: How science can fix remote work
Virtual Polling:
AnswerGarden - Use "Brainstorm" mode
Poll Everywhere - Also referred to as PollEv
Maintaining Morale:
Virtual Greeting Cards: Send your support through a virtual card. Websites and how-tos for making a virtual card with Google Slides.
Activities and Games: A list of ways to have fun with your team and do virtual team building. Have an idea? Add it here. Link update coming soon.
Ways to track hybrid department schedules:
· Envoy (best for tracking when folks are IN office, especially if using shared workspaces)
· Spock (app that integrates with Slack)