{"id":1137,"date":"2020-03-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2020-03-20T22:21:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T05:21:12","slug":"please-rsvp-keep-teaching-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/2020\/03\/please-rsvp-keep-teaching-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAST | Gearing up to teach remotely in Spring &#8211; Please RSVP for a &#8220;Keep Teaching&#8221; Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[NOTE: These plans have changed.  Please <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/recast-updated-plan-for-the-keep-teaching-institutes\/\">click here<\/a> for current information.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was wonderful to see more than 60 of you at the Zoom demos on\nFriday! We are inspired and heartened by how hard everyone is working to\nprovide instructional continuity for our students.&nbsp; We know that this\nprocess is requiring a ton of extra time and effort, on top of everything you\nare already doing to take care of yourselves and your loved ones.&nbsp;We\nalso know that we can and will pull together to make this work for each other\nand for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Per the College-wide email sent out on Friday, <strong>Spring quarter 2020 instruction will now begin on\nThursday, April 2, 2020 and all classes will be held online at least through\nthe first four weeks, to April 24.\nDuring Week 1, <\/strong>all faculty with\nspring offerings will be expected to submit an academic continuity plan\nhighlighting changes in instruction (so we can track them for accreditation\npurposes). Please stay tuned for further updates from the Deans about how to\nsubmit this information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, representatives from the Learning and\nTeaching Commons, Academic Technologies, Library and Media Services, and the\nAcademic Deans have formed the \u201cKeep Teaching\u201d Coordinating Team.&nbsp; This\ngroup has developed a one-day \u201cKeep Teaching\u201d institute that will guide you\nthrough building an effective and inclusive learning experience using Canvas\nand Zoom.&nbsp; This institute includes\nupdates on how we will manage student access to computers, library resources\nand media equipment and an introduction to Slack instant messaging &#8211; a tool you\ncan use to ask questions and offer resources as we move forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you all know, staff resources are few and precious right\nnow.&nbsp; We are asking for your help to make sure that they can continue to\nsupport all of us as much as possible.&nbsp; Attending one of these institutes,\nif you are able, will allow our staff to maximize their time, rather than\nspending it responding to multiple individual requests. The institutes will be\nyour best opportunity to receive one-on-one and peer support as you create the\nmost inclusive and effective version of your offering, given the current\nrestrictions on face-to-face meetings. We\u2019ll be focusing not just on the tools\nyou need to teach remotely, but on aligning those tools with your pedagogy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know that many of you will have concerns about joining a\nface-to-face training at this moment.&nbsp; To protect your health and the\nhealth of our community, we will ensure that the surfaces and equipment will be\ndisinfected, hand-sanitizer will be available, and we will be using appropriate\nsocial distancing practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are ill, please stay home.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Times\/Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following sessions will be held in the Computer Center in\nthe Library Building and will run from 9:00 AM \u2013 4:00 PM with a break for lunch\nfrom 12:00-1:00 PM. Please bring your own lunch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Wednesday, March 18<\/li><li>Thursday, March 19<\/li><li>Tuesday, March 24 (This session will be tailored for faculty whose offerings were planned with significant lab\/studio elements or other experiential learning activities)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We will also offer\none remote session from 1-4pm on Friday, March 20, which will emphasize the\nbasics of building a Canvas course.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To\nprepare:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Please sign up for ONE of the above times at the following link, so we know who to expect: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/rsvp-to-keep-teaching\/\">https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/rsvp-to-keep-teaching\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Prior to joining this workshop, we ask that you first work through the self-paced Canvas Orientation for Evergreen Faculty, to maximize the value of our time together. The self-enroll link is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.evergreen.edu\/enroll\/X9GKRT\">https:\/\/canvas.evergreen.edu\/enroll\/X9GKRT<\/a><\/li><li>Please bring a laptop and\/or mobile device if you have one. If you have headphones with a built in microphone, please bring them, too &#8211; they will be handy for recording video.<\/li><li>Please bring electronic copies of your syllabus, an assignment you are interested in moving online, and\/or an assignment you\u2019re feeling unsure about translating to an online environment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking\nahead:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Please remember to funnel all of your technology requests through <a href=\"https:\/\/help.evergreen.edu\/\">https:\/\/help.evergreen.edu\/<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><li>For those of you who have not yet requested a Zoom pro license through this site, please consider holding off for now &#8212; all Canvas courses for next quarter will have Zoom integrated into them.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharing\nand Seeking Resources<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of you are engaged in robust email threads sharing\nresources and ideas.&nbsp; It is wonderful to see how you are supporting each\nother in creatively designing meaningful remote learning experiences for\nstudents!&nbsp; The Learning and Teaching Commons encourages you to send\nresources to <a href=\"mailto:learningandteaching@evergreen.edu\">learningandteaching@evergreen.edu<\/a> or just add us to\nyour email thread.&nbsp; Resources and advice will be shared through a Keep\nTeaching course in Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are compiling an FAQ at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/keepteachingtesc\">bit.ly\/keepteachingtesc<\/a>, in response\nto questions posed at the faculty meeting and at last week\u2019s Zoom sessions. Please\ncontinue to add your questions at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/keepteachingtesc\">bit.ly\/keepteachingtesc<\/a>\nor send your questions for requests for advice to <a href=\"mailto:learningandteaching@evergreen.edu\">learningandteaching@evergreen.edu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, we\nencourage you to consult the Academic Continuity Planning Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/continuity\/\">https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ltc\/continuity\/<\/a> and the College\u2019s\ngeneral info page:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evergreen.edu\/covid19\">https:\/\/www.evergreen.edu\/covid19<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your continued work and commitment to our learning\ncommunities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your &#8220;Keep Teaching&#8221; Coordinating Team,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahniwa Ferrari, Associate Dean for Library Operations<br>Emily Gray, Special Assistant to the Provost for New Academic Program Development<br>Amy Greene, Manager of Curricular Technologies&nbsp;<br>Bridget Irish, Curricular Technology Support Specialist<br>JuliA Metzker, Director, Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education<br>Vito Valera, Associate Director of Media Services<br>Elizabeth Williamson, Dean of Faculty Hiring and Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>&#8212;&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Evergreen Learning and Teaching Commons<br><em>~ a project of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education<\/em><br><a href=\"http:\/\/wacenter.evergreen.edu\/commons\">wacenter.evergreen.edu\/commons<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:learningandteaching@evergreen.edu\">learningandteaching@evergreen.edu<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaCenterTESC\">@wacenterTESC<\/a> | 360-867-6611<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[NOTE: These plans have changed. 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