The links below are resources to help faculty continue instruction using online tools.
Conversations and Resources on Social Media
- Twitter: #AcademicTwitter, #KeepTeaching, #PandemicPedagogy
- Facebook: Higher Ed and the Coronavirus (private group) and Pandemic Pedagogy
Free Training
Higher Ed Resources Compiled by Academics
Textbooks and Publisher Materials
- Cengage Unlimited: For the remainder of this semester, Cengage is offering students free access to all their digital platforms and a host of ebooks. (Texas Wesleyan University is a participating institution.)
- Free Resources and Guidance for Those New to Virtual Learning from Wiley Learning
- Perusall, an online annotation tool, has established agreements with numerous publishing companies to provide free access to textbooks for the remainder of the semester. View the list of participating companies at Perusall’s blog.
- VitalSource Helps: VitalSource has made its library available for free to students to "check out" books until May 25, 2020. Watch this video to understand how VitalSource works: Borrowing Books With An Existing Institutional Account.
- Wiley Publishing: Open Access to Courseware. Instructors teaching at impacted institutions looking to provide continuity of learning can request access to WileyPLUS or Knewton Alta by simply completing this request form. Instructors looking for zyBooks access can apply through the zyBooks website.
Transition to Remote Teaching and Learning
- Completing a Face-To-Face Course Online Following A Campus Mandate by Todd Zakrajsek and Kathryn Smith (Thanks to Stacia Campbell for sharing!)
- Collective Vulnerability, the FFTs of Online Learning, and the Sacredness of Bored Kids by Brene Brown (Emphasis on the FFTs. Thanks to Kendra Weddle for sharing!)
- How Humans Learn, Chapter 3: Emotion and Chapter 5: Failure by Josh Eyler. We are all experiencing the effects of emotion and failure in one way or another right now. Eyler discusses how emotion and failure impact learning, which is particularly important at this moment in time.
- Pivot to Online Student Learning
- How to Be a Better Online Teacher (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
- COVID-19 XM Solutions for Higher Education: Qualtrics has made two tools free to subscribers. One of them will allow you to check in regularly and act in real-time to keep your students and educators thriving. See information on how to get started using the tool.
- How to Guides by Christine Harrington, Ph.D.
- Essentials for Shifting to Online Learning (excerpt): Explains how to structure effective discussion board prompts and contains a list of Socratic questions you and students can use to encourage deeper discussion. 2 pages.
- Dynamic Lecturing in Synchronous Online Lectures: Tips and tricks for creating an engaging, interactive experience when everyone is engaging with a computer screen. 3 pages.