Planning

Your instructional continuity plan should include strategies to communicate with students, deliver lectures, and assess student learning: 

Instructional Continuity

Communication With Students

Let students know that class will continue, and tell them how you will be distributing course materials. 

Possible
Strategies

  • Make sure the course syllabus is uploaded to Canvas. If necessary, make adjustments to assignment and exam due dates. Upload course content, documents, and readings to Canvas.

  • Use the Canvas Announcement tool to send emails to your class. 

Note: If you are still using Moodle, you can do so through the summer of 2020. While Moodle is not mentioned explicitly, any reference to Canvas can apply to Moodle.

Suggested
Tools

Webmail by Google and Canvas

Tutorials
Resources

NJIT’s Canvas site has a getting started guide, instructor tutorials, and an orientation course.

Deliver of Course Lectures

Lectures can be delivered live using video conferencing software or recorded using screen capture software.

Possible
Strategies

  • Use Webex to deliver your course lectures. Record Webex sessions for students that are unable to participate.  

  • Hold sessions on the same day and time that you would regularly have class. Webex lectures may better emulate face-to-face teaching, as students can ask questions as you teach.  

  • Create recordings of your lectures using Kaltura and share links to these recordings within Canvas.  

Suggested
Tools

Canvas, Kaltura, Webex

Tutorials
Resources

 

Assessment of Student Learning 

Canvas can be used to collect student assignments and offer online quizzes. 

Possible
Strategies

  • Collect student assignments electronically using the Canvas Assignment tool (e.g. homework, assignments, or written reflections). You can download these files and provide feedback using Canvas.

  • Offer online exams using Canvas. Exams can be proctored using Respondus Monitor or ProctorU. 

Suggested
Tools

Canvas, Respondus Monitor, ProctorU 

Tutorials
Resources

The IST website has more information about Respondus and ProctorU. This includes tutorials and getting started guides.