Not able to have classes as planned? When you cannot have class meetings as planned due to personal illness, university closure, or a guest speaker, you can use Canvas, Canvas Studio, Zoom, and other university online resources to keep your classes going. This a quick guide, you may want to check the sections of the ETS Instructional Support pages for more detailed information.

• Make a Plan Before You Need One
• Get the Apps on your Mobile Device
• Messaging/Communication
• How can I upload course materials?
• How can I offer Live/Real-Time lectures/meetings for my students? (synchronous teaching)
• How can I share Recorded lectures/videos with my students? (asynchronous teaching)
• How can I collect Student Assignments online?
• How can I give students quizzes/exams online?
• How can I share grades with students?
• What if Canvas isn’t available?
• Pedagogical Resources for Teaching Online
• Technical Support Contact Information

Make a Plan (Before You Need One, If Possible)

• Establish and communicate a plan for missed classes/closure and include it in your syllabus. 
• Send an announcement/email to your students at the beginning of the semester to let them know what will happen in the event of closures, etc. 
• Draft communication announcing the move to the syllabus plan if absence or university closure is imminent.
• Allow for students that may have limited access such as slow internet, no computer, etc.
• Consider adjustments to your attendance policies
• Verify that you can access all University resources from home/remote location

You may also want to record/verify the contact information of key colleagues in your department and college, including names, secondary email addresses, and phone numbers.

Get the Apps on your Mobile Device

• Canvas Teacher (IOS)
• Canvas Teacher (Android)
• Canvas Student (IOS)
• Canvas Student (Android)
• Zoom
• Microsoft Teams

Messaging/Communication

• Use Banner to get a list of your students’ email addresses.
• Send an Announcement in Canvas. (All Canvas guides for using Announcements)
• Send a Message to Everyone in your Course in Canvas (All Canvas Guides for using the Inbox.
• Create a class Team in Microsoft Teams.
  • Add Students to the class team
  • Conversations
  • Add a Teams Meeting (video or audio) to Canvas Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and the Calendar

How can I share/upload course materials?

• Use Modules to help students find the materials they need such as handouts, files, and links.
• Don’t forget to Publish your course so students can see it. 
• Don’t forget to publish your Modules and other Materials. 
• Access Collier Library remotely--visit teaching Online with Collier Library & Information Services Support for instructions for remote access to databases and other resources, including instruction and research support.
• Public Statement of Library Copyright Specialists: Fair Use & Emergency Remote Teaching & Research

How can I offer real-time (synchronous) lectures/meetings for my students?

• Zoom
  • Request a Zoom license by emailing ets@una.edu
  • Zoom | Support during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Getting Started On PC and Mac
  • Schedule meetings with the Zoom Outlook Plug-in
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Zoom Video Tutorials
  • Secure your Meetings to prevent Zoom Bombing (unwanted guests)
    • Zoom has changed their settings so that only the host has screen sharing you can change this during your meetings--Allowing other participants to share their screen
  • Join a Test Meeting - Zoom
  • Changing the Video Layout
  • Video Quick Start Guide to using Zoom in Canvas—You may need to enable the Zoom link in Course Navigation.
• Use Canvas Conferences to create a real-time web conference your students can join. Students can also create Canvas Conferences to collaborate with their peers.
• Host Meetings using Microsoft Teams.
• Add a Teams Meeting (video or audio) to Canvas Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and the Calendar

How can I record (asynchronous) lectures/videos for my students?

• Use Canvas Studio to Record or Upload video to a course.
• Video Quick Start guide to using Studio

How can I collect Student Assignments online?

• Create an Assignment. Creating an Assignment creates a gradebook column. Be sure to select a Submission Type of “No Submission” if you do not expect students to submit work in Canvas. Use SpeedGrader to grade and comment on Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes.
• Use Turnitin to detect plagiarism in student submissions.

How can I give students quizzes/exams online?

• Create a quiz with individual questions.
• Create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions.
• Use Respondus Campus-Wide Test Generation software to create quizzes from Word Documents.
• Require Respondus Monitor (automated proctoring) for your quizzes. Students will need a webcam/microphone, so this might not be possible for some students. (Don’t forget to add a test policy and instructions for students.)
• Respondus is currently offering free daily training for LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.

How can I share grades with students?

• Use the Canvas Gradebook
• Specify if grades are automatically visible to students or not. This replaces the muting functionality of the old gradebook.
• Exporting Grades to CSV/Excel
• Automatically Deduct Points/Percentages for Late Submissions
• Grade Sync with Banner at the end of the semester