Useful Resources for Working and Teaching from Home
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Portal of Resources for Working and Teaching from home
**SIGN-UPs and SUPPORT FOR COE FACULTY TEACHING SPRING 2020**
Training and support for online teaching: https://education.umd.edu/training-and-support-online-teaching-2020
Local ETS ELMS Support for the College of Education
Email: rosalia5@umd.edu or coe-elms-support@umd.edu
DIT Support via ELMS Zoom Room (Go to ELMS space and click on the Zoom link on the left)
Available M-F 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
https://umd.instructure.com/courses/1282581
Zoom-specific Information and FAQs
https://education.umd.edu/zoom-specific-information-and-faqs
ETS Contact Info
https://education.umd.edu/how-contact-ets-staff-during-covid-19-crisis
General guidance and useful resources for both faculty and students
https://keepteaching.umd.edu
Email: keepteaching@umd.edu
Online Teaching Strategies and Daily Webinar Schedule
https://svp.umd.edu/keepteaching/strategies
Teaching & Learning Transformation Center (TLTC) Ongoing Topic-based Webinars
(Panopto, Webex, Zoom, etc.)
https://tltc.umd.edu/webinars
Low-tech to High-tech Instructor Resources (including Digital Terp Toolkit)
https://svp.umd.edu/keepteaching/instructor-resources
Other Key Teaching Resources
Campus Support: https://svp.umd.edu/keepteaching/support
Creating Online Assessments: https://svp.umd.edu/keepteaching/assessment-strategies
Honor Lock online proctoring tool (info and Knowledge Base articles): Honor Lock Service Offering
Accessibility Resources: Checklist, Quiz Extensions, Captioning, Alt Text: https://www.umd.edu/web-accessibility
General guidance and useful resources for faculty and staff to set up work-at-home
(see "Security" for tips if you must use a personal computer to work at home)
https://keepworking.umd.edu
DIT Technology-related Resources (including laptop and hotspot loaners for faculty and staff)
https://it.umd.edu/tech-resources
5 Tips to Decrease Frustration While Moving Online
You can do this; we are here for you. Be authentic and transparent with your students as you try new things. Stay healthy, be gentle with yourself and reach out for the help you need.
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Plan ahead.
Use this preparation checklist to make your remote instruction plan. -
Get professional support early
DIT and TLTC are providing expanded support. -
Avoid synchronous (or live) sessions
Click here to understand why. -
Keep video recordings short
Videos that are longer than 15 minutes are problematic technically and pedagogically. -
Review your assessment plan.
View this page for strategies to adjust or adapt your assessments. For identity verification and proctoring, Honorlock has been integrated with ELMS-CANVAS. A webcam is required.