What is Instructional Continuity?
Instructional continuity refers to the college's and faculty efforts of continuing course work despite and during disruptions due to weather, illness, or other factors. For the latest information from COS regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) refer to https://www.cos.edu/en-us/student-life/health-services/coronavirus.
What are the strategies for maintaining Instructional Continuity? Strategies for maintaining Instructional Continuity include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Making plans for communicating with students
- Considering possible adjustments to assignments
- Ensure your class content is accessible to you off campus (i.e. move content to OneDrive)
- Implementing technologies such as Confer Zoom, and/or Canvas.
What can faculty do to prepare for emergencies and train for maintaining Instructional Continuity?
We believe that Instructional Continuity and day-to-day teaching and learning can be mutually supportive through the utilization of the teaching tools available at COS. For more information about faculty support, see our Teaching Online Page that includes helpful resources, office hours information and training.
Instructional Continuity Preparation Checklist for Faculty
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Issues to Address |
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Establish a mode of communication to use in case of an emergency.
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Ensure students all have access to and are aware of this communication method before any disruption to instruction.
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MyGiant Email
Canvas
Phone
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Make your syllabus available digitally. |
MyGiant Email
Canvas
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Decide how you will distribute documents and readings during a disruption.
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Become familiar with the process of making PDFs from hard copies.
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Email
Canvas
OneDrive
Create PDF using Division Copiers/Printers
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Designate a centralized online place to collect student submissions.
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Keep in mind your or your students may have little access to computers and/or internet
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Make as much content and submissions mobile friendly
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MyGiant Email
Canvas
OneDrive Shared Document
USPS Mail
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Think about how you would continue class discussion in the event of a disruption.
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All COS employees who need a ConferZoom account submit a ticket to
support@ccctechconnect.org at any time and make sure to request a Pro account (best option if you are not using ConferZoom already and don't plan to integrate in Canvas).
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Integrate into Canvas by going to your course > Settings > Navigation > Drag “ConferZoom" up to course navigation
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MyGiant Email
Canvas
ConferZoom
Phone
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Consider capturing your lecture content for students to watch remotely. |
ConferZoom
Upload Cell Phone Video (not recommended for Canvas)
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Identify an option for holding class and/or office hours virtually. |
ConferZoom
Canvas Conferences
Phone
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Think about how your methods for evaluating student learning could be moved to a digital space.
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Students upload video of labs
- Send kits home with students
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Simulations done online
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Canvas Quizzes
OneDrive Forms
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Settle on an option for providing students with grades and feedback on their work in the event of an emergency. |
MyGiant Email
Canvas
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