Faculty Toolkit
Preparing for a Disruption
This section of the toolkit provides you with the information and resources necessary to support your course delivery if disruption occurs and there is a need to provide flexible components to meet faculty and student teaching and learning objectives.
Jump to the following topics:
Organize Information in Canvas
Remote Instruction
Digital Learning Resources
Faculty to Student Canvas Message Templates
Organize Information in Canvas
- Let students know how to contact you and how you will contact them.
- Use Canvas announcements to send general communications to all students in your class immediately and frequently.
- Put all assignments with due dates in your Canvas course if you have not already done so. This includes quizzes, written assignments, and exams. Bulk edit existing assignment due dates to allow for more time.
- Be flexible and stay connected to your students.
More information about leveraging Canvas is available here.
Remote Instruction
Asynchronous Remote Instruction
For short-term asynchronous instruction, here are a few options to consider.
Review your content and assignment plans, keeping your focus on the overall Student Learning Outcomes for the course. Consider picking up where you left off before the disruption.
- Focus on the learning experiences, practices, and activities most important for student鈥檚 academic development.
- Adjust due dates and assignment/exam dates, allowing time as necessary for students to return to learning.
- Adjust the semester to reduce your own stress, and that of your students. Be mindful of the emotional stresses existing on you and your students as you adjust your semester.
- Remember students are adjusting all of their courses at the same time.
- Continue to be flexible with individual students that may be dealing with greater losses and challenges from the disruption.
Alternative Asynchronous Content & Assignments
Alternative asynchronous content and assignments should be designed to engage students in an equitable amount of learning related to your course to maintain academic integrity and progression through the course. Some possible suggestions include:
- Create a presentation or lecture for students to engage asynchronously
- Record your live classroom session in Teams
- Share the recording with your students in Canvas with transcription and captioning.
- Create a new presentation and post in Canvas with transcription and captioning.
- Create a video - Innovative Education's Digital Learning team offers support on all three campuses. Film at one of our studios or faculty production suites, contact facultysupport@usf.edu to schedule a session.
- Create online discussion boards to keep students interacting with you and each other.
- Create quizzes and assessments.
- Create other interactive content to engage students.
Digital Learning Resources
Discover Innovative Education鈥檚 Digital Learning resources, including comprehensive how-to guides, tutorials, and support materials. These tools will help you efficiently navigate Canvas and other university teaching and learning platforms, ensuring you can keep teaching seamlessly.
- Leveraging Canvas Step-by-Step Guide
- Digital Learning Resources
- Digital Learning Live Support
- Get immediate assistance through InEd's Digital Learning Live Support by clicking the Microsoft Teams link below. Hours of operation posted on the Digital Learning site.
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- Explore resources on university-wide technology through USF IT
Facutly to Student Canvas Message Templates
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