{"id":7887,"date":"2020-02-28T11:32:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T17:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?page_id=7887"},"modified":"2023-03-17T02:02:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T07:02:46","slug":"strategies-for-remote-teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/strategies-for-remote-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Remote Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#5DC7C9&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;71px|0px|54px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Fira Sans|900|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;48px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Strategies for Remote Teaching<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you find yourself unable to teach in a regular face-to-face setting, consider the following factors and strategies:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7891 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2020\/02\/np_schedule_3151996_4F2170.png\" alt=\"Icon for scheduling\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" \/>Determine schedule changes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If the situation that leads to the need for rapid online teaching will last a while, such as an outbreak of a pandemic disease that may keep the campus closed for weeks, check with the Provost\u2019s Office whether the university will extend school days.\u00a0 This should help you decide whether to simply cancel classes or to move your teaching online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7892 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2020\/02\/np_communicate_2389897_4F2170.png\" alt=\"Icon for communication\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" \/>Communicate effectively:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Students will need to learn from you what to do in situations that have led to campus closure. Ask your students to keep communication channels open. In addition to receiving alerts from the university, you should inform students to make sure that they do NOT turn off instant notifications in Canvas for announcements and email (which is called \u201cinbox\u201d or \u201cconversations\u201d in Canvas), which you will use to communicate about your plan for the course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7893 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2020\/02\/np_online_1764214_4F2170.png\" alt=\"Icon that shows online discussion\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" \/>Balance synchronous\/asynchronous teaching:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You have many tools to teach online, and most of these tools are in Canvas. These tools can be synchronous and asynchronous. 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Ask your students to keep communication channels open. In addition to receiving alerts from the university, you should inform students to make sure that they do NOT turn off instant notifications in Canvas for announcements and email (which is called \u201cinbox\u201d or \u201cconversations\u201d in Canvas), which you will use to communicate about your plan for the course.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><img class=\"size-full wp-image-7893 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/files\/2020\/02\/np_online_1764214_4F2170.png\" alt=\"Icon that shows online discussion\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" \/>Balance synchronous\/asynchronous teaching:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> You have many tools to teach online, and most of these tools are in Canvas. These tools can be synchronous and asynchronous. 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