CTL at Worcester State

[Teaching Professor @teachprof]

Find out how you can use #Discord for more spontaneous #synchronouschat. Unlike an LMS, Discord can run as a background app on a smartphone, making it more likely that students will post messages about things they encounter in their daily lives. https://t.co/EqHNqHbJ6p

[CTL at Worcester State @CTL_WSU]

Worcester State University, Center for Teaching and Learning is hiring an Instructional Designer https://t.co/g4bfGIpDKr

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

Professors have been shifting away from high-stakes tests and coming up with innovative ways for students to demonstrate what they’ve learned. https://t.co/hTHcCIJwtK

[Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered]

Faculty members say they’re working harder than ever to meet students’ needs through remote instruction, even if critics of the model don’t know it. https://t.co/cGUPcVC45J

[Worcester State @WorcesterState]

August has been a busy month here on campus.

This semester more than ever, we need to look out for each other. Wear your mask. Follow the guidelines.

We've got this, Lancers. But we're going to have to work together to do it.

#MadeInWorcester

https://t.co/7wcllwomVF

[Dr. Torrey Trust @torreytrust]

Wondering whether you should require students to turn on their videos during virtual class meetings? Here's an infographic to help you rethink that idea #remoteteaching #edtech #isteten #remotelearning

[Visual and Performing Arts at Worcester State @WSUVPA]

VPA is touched to present this virtual edition of the 2020 Student Thesis Exhibition. The exhibit's visual art and music from VPA seniors and students open our Extreme ART-ery initiative, which runs through May 5: https://t.co/6Cg9O2QOep

[DR. ＶＩＪＩ ＳＡＴＨＹ @vijisathy]

The diff b/w #OnlineLearning & #RemoteEmergencyInstruction is like knowing in a few months, I’m hosting a dinner party for 20 vs. in the next half-hour 20 people are going to show up on my doorstep hungry & I have to feed them with whatever I have on hand.

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

What do you do when your student tests positive for Covid-19? Here’s advice for supporting sick students. https://t.co/omqeaRym79

[Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered]

Colleges must start planning now for reopening in the fall, as adjusting to our new educational environment won’t be fast or easy (opinion) https://t.co/6mY3AjQzPL

[Springfield College Center for Teaching @CenterTeaching]

Things to consider as we come to the end of week 4 of isolation from our students, colleagues and friends. https://t.co/V1CdjXrfup

[WSU Student Accessibility Services @WSUSAS]

Hey Lancers! SAS hopes you are having a good first week back. Here are some tips to help you effectively communicate with your professors for your online classes.

[Nicole Rosa @nicolerosa]

What have you done to care for yourself today? Join my students and me in a self care challenge @WorcesterState https://t.co/cu0DXbEGaX

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

A scholar who has experience with crisis offers suggestions for academics on how to adapt to the realities of Covid-19. Don't obsess about your scholarly productivity right now: https://t.co/hzLw29AN64

[Virna @VirnaRossi]

@derekbruff @CyndiKernahan @joshua_r_eyler @cathybox @SaRoseCav @staceymargarita You may like these 5 minute videos for fast e-learning switch

How do I adapt my teaching to e-learning?
https://t.co/gS4UJfRwln

How do I adapt my assessment to e-learning?
https://t.co/LJcRF5Byio

How do I prevent plagiarism in e-learning?
https://t.co/wugLyxQn9M

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

In shifting their courses online, many faculty members are sacrificing much of what they love about their chosen vocation. At some point, they will need time to mourn the loss of spring 2020. https://t.co/xE3M0pd0jH

[MSCAunion @MSCAunion]

New post: Online/Remote Teaching Resources https://t.co/4CHQnpdUkU

[WSU Alumni @WSAlumni]

President Barry M. Maloney provides a video update (https://t.co/JLtW3slCEk) on COVID-19 and the efforts to help our students via the Student Emergency Fund: https://t.co/1cnpeofTIP

[Worcester State @WorcesterState]

Earlier this week, our Health Sciences faculty put together a news article sharing their COVID-19 related tips.

We thought these tips were pretty helpful and wanted to share a little bit more about them.

[The Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle]

The coronavirus has forced millions of professors and students to move online. How are they coping? https://t.co/abNBYadLNT