Materials Science and Engineering

Communicate with Your students about class alternative plans

• How course contents will be delivered in online modality.
• How assignments will be affected.
• How exams will be conducted.
• Share class components those will be removed or added to the course.
• Share your availability in online modality (office hour).

Deliver Course contents

• Create a videos using Kaltura and post to HuskyCT
• Create short videos (10-15 minutes)
• Post multiple videos for a topic rather than 50 minutes long video
• Use voice over power point or use tablets with writing tools (Surface, apple,..) and capture your screen
• Teach via blackboard ultra collaborate and record your session
• Use available videos (Youtube) related to your course topic
• Post reading materials to HuskyCT
• Assign chapter from text book
• Share your notes
• Share your class presentation

How to create video in Kaltura?

How to post a recorded video to the course HuskyCT section?
https://lms.uconn.edu/
http://dailydigest.uconn.edu/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=152708&cid=24&iid=4489

Assessment Tools

• Assignment tool in HuskyCT
  Allow students to upload their assignments (Pdf, Image files)
  Allow you or TA to grade and provide feedback online
• Online quiz (test) 4 choices
• Discussion section (problem based learning/project based learning/teamwork activity)*Peer interaction/class engagement

Exams

• Testing tool in HuskyCT
• Lockdown Browser, Respondous Monitor
  Multiple choice exam.
  Written exam should be uploaded via assignment tool.
• Change the final exam format to a final project submission.
• Change the final exam format to a takehome exam.
• More frequent/shorter online assessments rather than 1 final exam

Communication Tool

• Announcement tool in HuskyCT
  Make sure to check the box “Send a copy of this announcement immediately”
• Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
  A virtual classroom that you can meet with your students
  Share your screen with students and present
  Record your live session and post to HuskyCT
• Email

Revise Your Syllabus

Alternative Expectations/Exercises
Example:

• If you are replacing exams with a take home exam
• If you are changing HW submission methods
• If they can communicate with you via specific method
  Provide details as much as you can
  Communicate with your students clearly

Addressing Students’ Stress

in Current Situation

• Share your plan with your students during class time or via an announcement.
• Assure them that they can finish the course successfully this semester.
• Ask about their concerns (Internet access/computer or laptop access).
• Assure them that you (and your TA) will be still available to assist them with the course materials.