by bevilc | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most challenging aspects of remote teaching is keeping students engaged in the virtual classroom. Especially at a time when instructors and students alike are bombarded by current events and other responsibilities, without the chance to replenish their...
by bevilc | Oct 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s no secret that remote and hybrid teaching presents unique challenges, but UChicago instructors are up to the task, developing creative solutions and adjusting their teaching style to best fit the virtual environment. The Humanities Division is delighted to...
by bridgetm | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Beginning Tuesday, August 18, the Visual Resources Center will host drop-in remote office hours on Tuesdays from 11am–12pm CST via Zoom. Join VRC staff Allie Scholten and Bridget Madden to discuss using images in your teaching, presentation platforms (PowerPoint,...
by Sascha Ebeling | Apr 2, 2020 | Pedagogy
Could we perhaps talk a bit about privacy and data security issues while using online resources? [I have bolded some key expressions here to allow for quick skimming rather than reading the entire post.] There is (a) the issue that providers like zoom can (and...
by kcochran | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello, everyone, This (long) post is intended for HUMA Core faculty, Writing Interns, and Writing Specialists, on the assumption that the rapid move to remote teaching is likely to put pressure on well-understood work practices, and working relationships. The best...
by Shiva | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear All, Below are some tips that can help you prepare, organize and set up your class. Please let me know if you have any additional information/tips that you think may be useful to add to my list. I would love to read/hear them. Things to do: Before class...
by vlevan | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/20/coronavirus-college-pass-fail/ Colleagues at ours and other institutions are questioning the humanity of grading during a pandemic situation in a remote learning environment that is new for all of us, and some have...
by vlevan | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
When I begin working with a new group of students, I have them reflect together and develop a classroom contract, or rules of engagement. The image above is an example from fall quarter. These contracts are useful, because they give me something to refer to when...
by pctang | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
One thing that stood out to me reading the results of the preliminary online survey is that many of my students would like to know if there’s going to be way to communicate the effectiveness of remote teaching at some point in the middle of the quarter. I think...
by vlevan | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Like Samantha, I will be reducing the synchronous element of my class, for precisely the reasons she explains. In addition to these issues of access – students in different time zones, with varying Internet access, loud or not private home environments –...
