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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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.
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
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.
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
@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?
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How do I adapt my assessment to e-learning?
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How do I prevent plagiarism in e-learning?
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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
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
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.