Distance and Online Learning is Training Remotely!!
Our second week of training is up and running REMOTELY and is successfully preparing faculty in the big push before we go live on Monday, March 30.
Week two of the training for emergency remote instruction will have several different formats in order to support new instructors as well as experienced instructors in new tools.
Please see the updated training schedule! The training schedule and additional resources can also be found on the Blackboard Support and Training Tab. It is easier than ever to sign up as there are sign up links right there in the schedule. You can also email dlhelp@hvccc.edu and we’ll send you a link to your session.
- One-on-One consulting with an Instructional Designer will be available by appointment as listed on the training schedule. These are 45-minute sessions designed to help you pull together your remote teaching strategy and address any lingering concerns. These are individual planning and troubleshooting sessions.
- Remote Clinics will take place on Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your concern or challenge, and someone will help you or connect you with the appropriate staff. Email dlhelp@hvcc.edu to sign up.
- Zoom, TechSmith Relay and Rapid Deployment workshop continue — check the training schedule.
Accommodations/Accessibility: As we pull together our remote teaching strategies, we have all been asked to pay attention to our students with accommodations, and to incorporate accessible content and tools in our remote teaching. Do you need help with that? Contact us at dlhelp@hvcc.edu for accessibility help, or check in with the CAAT office if you know your student has special accommodations.
Digital Exams: If you need help converting your exams or quizzes into digital format for Blackboard, please contact dlhelp@hvcc.edu and let us know what you need. We can convert and upload your exams for you, faster than you can retype them question by question.
Regular and Substantive Interaction: While we are scrambling to assemble our content and strategies, please remember that one of the most important aspects of working remotely or online is to communicate regularly with your students. This is a basic requirement for online courses as mandated by U.S. Dept of Education, and while it will be rougher and perhaps more creative under these emergency circumstances, we are reminded that it is still required. It is also something students say they find most valuable. If you need help with communication tools for your remote teaching, please contact dlhelp@hvcc.edu for assistance. We can set you up with a wide variety of different tools and match the best tool with your skill level, course pedagogy, and discipline.
Please know that the Distance and Online Learning team, which includes five Emergency Remote Faculty Mentors working alongside four instructional designers, will continue their support and training into the first week of classes. We can help you and your students with this major adjustment, so remember to call us at (518) 629-7070 or email dlhelp@hvcc.edu.
Thank You!
Published: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:15:23 +0000 by l.ryder