Preparing for Fall 2020 Teaching
LfA Classroom Tips— this video, filmed through a series of practice classes, and its accompanying written guide offer suggestions and considerations for teaching in your LfA classroom.
A Pedagogical Guide to Zoom Part 1: Getting Started with Zoom— part 1 of this faculty resource offers suggestions and considerations on preparing for your sessions and holding office hours/conferences on Zoom.
A Pedagogical Guide to Zoom Part 2: Instruction on Zoom— part 2 of this faculty resource offers suggestions and considerations on delivering your course content and keeping students engaged on Zoom.
Whiteboard Alternatives in Zoom – Boardwork and Show & Tell are two teaching moves which might seem difficult to replicate via Zoom. If you use boardwork in your teaching, you can consider some of the solutions here and see which of these might best match your resources at hand.
Checklist: Preparation Before the Start of Semester — this faculty checklist offers some considerations to help you feel ready for your first day of remote or hybrid teaching.
Faculty Guide: First Day of Class — this faculty guide offers suggestions and considerations for the first day of your remote and hybrid classes.
First Thoughts on Remote Teaching — getting started with online resources, setting priorities, expectations and other steps faculty may take to have a smooth and comprehensive transition to remote teaching.
Remote Learning Tips for Students — this guide, produced by BU’s Office of Distance Education (ODE) helps students understand what to expect in the remote and hybrid environment.
LfA Faculty Resources — Most of Boston University’s entering and returning undergraduate and graduate students will have a choice of attending in-person classes or taking classes remotely under a new hybrid teaching format the University is calling Learn from Anywhere (LfA). This resource site is designed for BU faculty and contains pedagogical guidance, tools to get started, assessment options, FAQs, training schedules and recordings, and more.
Converting your Face-to-Face Pedagogical Approaches to the Online Environment — an outline of common classroom techniques, with suggestions for their modification for online environments.
Teaching Remotely for Accessibility, Equity, and Inclusion — includes how to make learning more accessible, foster a more inclusive learning environment, and prioritize self-care when moving course materials online.
Options for Assessment Tasks — aids instructors in offering options for creating and administering online assessment while maintaining academic integrity in online exam environments.
Remote Teaching in STEM — guides STEM instructors through the process of planning various types of labs, with links to beneficial resources across a wide variety of disciplines.
Remote Teaching in the Arts — guides instructors in the Arts through a process of adapting creatively to challenges of remote teaching with links to beneficial resources across a wide variety of disciplines.
Lightning Talks: Summer 2020 — The Remote Teaching & Learning Lightning Talks Summer Series is a reflection and learning forum where Boston University faculty and invited guests identify areas of challenge and opportunity and share strategies for engaging educational experiences in the remote-learning environment.