Remote Teaching

The resources listed below will help you to get started teaching your course remotely or fully online:

• Canvas Semester Start Checklist for Faculty
  This simple resource provides you with a checklist you can follow to get your Canvas course up and running and ready to share with students. Includes links to resources to help you complete each step, guides you can share with your students and who to contact if you get stuck.
  
  
• Zoom Web Conferencing Guide
  Need a tool to meet with your students online in “real time”? This quick guide shows you how to host a meeting using Zoom. Also covers features such as how to share your screen, record your meeting, and upload the recording of your meeting to your course in Canvas.
  
  
• ODE's Canvas Course Template Guide
  Not sure where to start with setting up your course in Canvas? Consider importing our CU Denver | Anschutz Online Course Template into your course! This online course template is a great starting off point for anyone to build a course in Canvas.
  
  
• Just in Time Online Course Design  
  If you are looking for a simple list that gives you the basic elements of what to include when you create your online course, you’re in luck! This is it. Just what you need to get started and nothing more.

Once you get your course up and running, take a look at these resources on pedagogy, communication, assignments, online exams, and many more:

• Online Teaching Best Practices
  The tips in this two-page sheet include specific suggestions on how to help students orient to your course and develop a sense of community. Also includes useful information and ideas for creating and assessing assignments in the online environment.
  
  
• Stay in Touch with Your Students! Communication Tips for Teaching Online
  There are many things you can do in an online course to help stay in touch with your students. Several ideas are Included in this two-page handout. Most of all, communicating with students online is about connecting them to what they need--which is, most of all, you!
  
  
• Introducing Students to Your Course (Enroll in this Self-Paced Module)
  A great introduction to your course, makes for a great semester for both you and your students. In this course, you will learn some of the best practices for introducing students to your course, designing a homepage, and how to design “getting started” pages.
  
  
• Providing Feedback Online (Enroll in this Self-Paced Module)
  In this course, you will discover the importance of providing meaningful feedback and how feedback can transform student outcomes. You will also learn about different feedback methods and tools that you can utilize in your classroom.
  
  
• Create Video Assignments with Techsmith Relay/Fuse
  TechSmith Relay is an online video hosting website (think YouTube, but just for CU Denver/Anschutz) to create, host and share videos in Canvas. TechSmith Relay makes it easy for you to record and organize videos outside of Canvas (which allows you to utilize your videos term after term and in multiple courses) yet is integrated with Canvas to provide you with a seamless experience.
  
  
• Delivering Online Exams in Canvas
  You can create quizzes and exams in Canvas to assess student learning. The tips in this two-page sheet include directions on building exams in Canvas, addressing academic integrity, providing exam feedback, and referrals for related exams technologies offered by the OIT Service desk.
  
  
• Virtual Defense and Oral Exams: Tips, Tricks, & Resources
  If you find yourself making the switch from a face-to-face graduate defense or oral exam to the virtual environment, it can be an adjustment! Start with these key tips, tricks, and resources both for graduate students and committee members.
  
  
• Inclusive Remote Teaching and Equitable Access for Remote Learning
  Resources for inclusive practices for remote teaching, and considerations for addressing equitable access for students learning remotely. These resources were developed by CU Denver faculty Amanda Beyer-Purvis, Michael Ferrara, and Lindsey Hamilton.

Institutions of higher education across the world are producing incredible resources to help folks move to remote and online teaching. Here is a list of a few that we think you will find helpful:

• ThinqStudio Guides
• Online Learning Consortium’s Insights Blog
• How to be a Better Online Teacher (by Flower Darby, Chronicle of Higher Education)
• OLC Continuity Planning and Emergency Preparedness
• WCET COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates and Resources
• Pivot to Online: A Student Guide by Sean Michael Morris

Some CU Denver and CU Anschutz schools, colleges, and departments have set up their own spaces to share resources, build community, and relay information specific to each organization. For quick access, here is a list of these sites:

1. School of Education and Human Development: https://guides.cu.studio 

2. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: https://clas.ucdenver.edu/working-remotely/
3. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: https://www.ucdenver.edu/centers/cetl