{"id":121100,"date":"2020-04-15T13:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=121100"},"modified":"2020-04-21T15:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:52:32","slug":"faculty-qa-managing-the-transition-to-remote-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=121100","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Q&#038;A: Managing the transition to remote learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The transition to remote learning has faculty working long hours to move in-person experiences into digital and virtual formats.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As UCCS shifted to remote learning for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester, faculty members have worked long hours and employed creative solutions to move in-person classroom experiences into digital and virtual formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below, we asked faculty members to share in their own words how they have managed the transition, what&#8217;s working (and what&#8217;s not) for their students, and how faculty members can balance being available to students while also setting healthy boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tom Wahl<\/strong>, senior instructor teaching in the technical communication and information design (TCID) department, <strong>Mary Claire Wahl<\/strong>, assistant professor of nursing and <strong>Jackie Crouch<\/strong>, instructional technologist in the Faculty Resource Center, offered their answers to these questions and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><style>#sp-ea-121099 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 500ms;}#sp-ea-121099.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-121099.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-121099.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-121099.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-121099.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1784705146\"><div id=\"sp-ea-121099\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210990\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210990\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210990\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How have you changed your classes \u2013 or not \u2013 in order to move to remote learning?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210990\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210990\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>TW: <\/strong>I\u2019m doing a combination of both synchronous and asynchronous learning. The first week, we had virtual class during the regular class hours, and we went over the assignments. This last week we did asynchronous learning. I recorded a lecture with a PowerPoint that I would normally give in class, and I had Q&amp;A meetups on Teams in case the students had any questions.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210991\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210991\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210991\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Have you had to adjust your expectations for students, class times or assignments?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210991\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210991\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> I have really changed the expectations in my syllabus. You can\u2019t just move your in-class syllabus into an online format. I\u2019ve had to change the teaching strategies, the methods of assessment, the assignments. I like to keep some kind of routine going, so we do meet virtually during our normal class times, but I understand many students have financial limitations where they\u2019ve had to work or have had other conflicts, so I try to have compassion.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> An excellent online course takes months to develop. To imagine that we\u2019re all trying to achieve that when we\u2019ve been thrust into remote learning with whatever tools we have, with whatever internet connection we have \u2013 it\u2019s been a real adventure. I would remind faculty that if they are facing challenges adjusting their courses to remote learning, to reach out to us in the Faculty Resource Center however you need to. We will help you find a solution as quickly as possible.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210992\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210992\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210992\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What kind of class format is working better for your students: synchronous or asynchronous?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210992\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210992\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> I just sent out an email to my students today asking how the assignment is going and how they\u2019re doing with online learning, and I\u2019ve gotten a few responses back so far.<\/p><p>Some students have complained about the fact that some of their remote classes are just a PowerPoint with notes. One student said she had to hire a tutor because there\u2019s no lecture to explain things. So, which format works better? I think it depends on the material. If your course requires deep explanations, it\u2019s probably best to hold synchronous virtual meetings or at least be quick to respond to questions your students may send you over email.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210993\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210993\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210993\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How are you reaching out to students to see what\u2019s working for them and what\u2019s not?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210993\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210993\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> I\u2019m trying to do it in small groups. I have reached out to students and asked them to let me know if they\u2019re having any challenges or can\u2019t meet the deadlines. When I go into their small groups or email them directly, I\u2019m trying to do a lot more outreach to students I haven\u2019t heard from.<\/p><p>Normally, in class, I can see their mood \u2013 how fatigued or stressed they look. But in this remote learning environment, it\u2019s important to be proactive about the outreach because you can\u2019t always see the students or sense who may be struggling.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> I\u2019m constantly emailing and constantly in touch with my students. I\u2019m reaching out even more than I would in a classroom setting, and reminding them that I\u2019m available for questions, whether they want to email me or set up a Teams meeting. It\u2019s part of our jobs, and it\u2019s necessary.<\/p><p>We have to really empathize with the situation our students are in. For some of them, it\u2019s no problem to go home to their nice MacBook and their great WiFi connection and their established sense of initiative, and get their work done. But there are other students for whom this situation has stumped them, <span class=\"\">or who have barriers that may impede their ability to be successful in online classes \u2013 such as poor technology, needing to work extra hours or even having to take care of younger siblings as parents work. <\/span>We need to remember to reach out to those who might be having problems but aren\u2019t saying anything.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210994\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210994\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210994\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What about setting boundaries?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210994\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210994\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> Faculty who routinely teach online know that students think you\u2019re only a mouse-click away. They think you\u2019re there 24\/7. So a lot of this is also about setting boundaries to protect yourself. You can put it out there that on weekends, you\u2019re not looking at email. You can let your students know that you\u2019ll respond on Monday. Because I come from a nursing background, I like to say, \u201cThis isn\u2019t life or death \u2013 it\u2019s education.\u201d<\/p><p>That being said, I am so impressed with how this faculty body is so committed to their students that they are willing to twist themselves into pretzels to make this work. They will do whatever is necessary, within reason. They are online far more. They are responding to their students far more. They are being flexible in loosening deadlines for online tests and assignments and giving students a longer time to complete them. I give them so much credit for that.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210995\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210995\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210995\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What is the importance of flexibility during this time?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210995\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210995\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> That\u2019s really a good question. We have such a nontraditional student body, and I take that into account even in my normal classes. Most of my students are normally working 30 or more hours a week anyway, and I\u2019m very aware of that, so I try to give a lot of in-class time to complete assignments. I\u2019m trying to prioritize that in our online classes, too. I have students who have had to take up additional jobs, some who have limited access to technology, and some even might be at home and having to take care of younger siblings. So I try to be understanding if a student is late. I\u2019m not looking for ways to penalize them. I\u2019m trying to show a little compassion and flexibility and assume the best.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> It\u2019s extremely important to be flexible and acknowledge that your students do not have the kinds of things that you ideally would like them to have. Holding a live web meeting with your students is not always a reasonable goal. To me, this whole situation is about managing expectations and being realistic about what that means. There are ideals to aspire to, but you\u2019re going to need to try a few different things to adapt your syllabus and your lessons to take advantage of being remote, but still get students through this semester.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210996\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210996\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210996\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What are some of the challenges you\u2019ve faced in transitioning to remote learning, and how have you overcome them?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210996\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210996\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> The biggest challenge is that nursing students have to have so many clinical hours, which is a requirement from the Board of Nursing. It\u2019s not just a matter of moving our courses online. About a month ago, all the hospitals in Colorado Springs eliminated all student rotations due to the shortage of personal protective equipment, so our students couldn\u2019t finish their clinical rotations. Then our challenge was that we couldn\u2019t have access to the simulation center at the campus, either.<\/p><p>We\u2019re now doing virtual simulations instead. We have been trying to create as realistic scenarios as possible, where our nursing students go in and do some assessments of patients. They do some teaching, they make decisions on cases and treatment and they prioritize their interventions. It\u2019s ultimately very valuable. The one thing they\u2019re missing in those virtual simulations is actually putting their hands on the patients. But ultimately \u2013 whether it\u2019s in their clinical rotations or after graduation \u2013 they will learn the hands-on skills with patients very quickly. What they might not have the opportunity for in their hospital rotations is the critical thinking piece, which is so valuable.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210997\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210997\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210997\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> How have you redesigned in-person assignments to work remotely?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210997\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210997\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> My Introduction to Business Writing class lends itself to a pretty seamless transition into the online classroom. I do my lectures and explain the assignments, and the students go and write. We have virtual meetings. They\u2019ve shared their work and we\u2019ve gone over it. In some ways, I\u2019m probably getting to some of my students more than I normally would in the classroom.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> I teach a maternity course, so I\u2019ve gathered the UCCS community of faculty, staff, students and alumni who are pregnant or have just recently given birth. They are actually volunteering to be our simulated patients via Teams. They join in our Teams meetings, and our students take their histories and do teaching with them just like they would with new mothers in hospitals.<\/p><p>We also have paid actors who we called standardized patients. They work for the simulation center in the College of Nursing, and soon our students will work with one of those actors to practice therapeutic communication with patients. They\u2019ll practice talking the patient through communication challenges, whether it\u2019s dealing with a patient who\u2019s under some kind of stress or there\u2019s a situation where the nurse has to go up the chain of command of their nursing unit to solve a conflict. These are very valuable experiences, because students don\u2019t always get the opportunity to practice these kinds of skills in their hospital rotations.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> My Introduction to Business Writing class lends itself to a pretty seamless transition into the online classroom. I do my lectures and explain the assignments, and the students go and write. We have virtual meetings. They\u2019ve shared their work and we\u2019ve gone over it. In some ways, I\u2019m probably getting to some of my students more than I normally would in the classroom.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> I teach a maternity course, so I\u2019ve gathered the UCCS community of faculty, staff, students and alumni who are pregnant or have just recently given birth. They are actually volunteering to be our simulated patients via Teams. They join in our Teams meetings, and our students take their histories and do teaching with them just like they would with new mothers in hospitals.<\/p><p>We also have paid actors who we called standardized patients. They work for the simulation center in the College of Nursing, and soon our students will work with one of those actors to practice therapeutic communication with patients. They\u2019ll practice talking the patient through communication challenges, whether it\u2019s dealing with a patient who\u2019s under some kind of stress or there\u2019s a situation where the nurse has to go up the chain of command of their nursing unit to solve a conflict. These are very valuable experiences, because students don\u2019t always get the opportunity to practice these kinds of skills in their hospital rotations.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210998\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210998\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210998\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Have you had to change the way you administer tests?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210998\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210998\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019ve put all of my quizzes on Canvas. I have been using the Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor, which are ways of proctoring students.<\/p><p>In the nursing courses, students are also evaluated based on their clinical performance. That has been a big change, because we\u2019re not observing them directly take care of real-live patients. Instead of focusing on the hands-on skills, we\u2019re focusing more on how they\u2019re thinking about things. Instead of assessing whether or not they can insert an IV or pass medication safely, we\u2019re seeing how they\u2019re delegating, how they\u2019re acting as nursing leaders.<\/p><\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-1210999\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse1210999\" aria-controls=\"collapse1210999\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What kind of technological solutions have helped you transition classroom experiences online?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse1210999\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-1210999\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> Presentations are tricky. We normally do those in class. But the students are very tech-savvy, so we\u2019re just going to do our presentations in Teams. I also do a lot of small group activities in my class, so I\u2019ve learned how to create small groups in Teams. The students go out into their breakout \u2018rooms\u2019 and I give them an activity to work on together. Then I pop into each group\u2019s meeting to see if there are any questions I can answer.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> I would just say that the tools that we have at our hands for being able to teach online are tremendous. We have all the resources provided by Dave Anderson and Jackie Crouch from the Faculty Resource Center, and all we have to do to get access to these tools is ask them. For example, I have 80 students, but a simple tip from Jackie showed me how easy it is to email all of my students individually through Canvas. Using that feature, I can check in with each one of them personally and see how their assignments are going.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> Presentations are tricky. We normally do those in class. But the students are very tech-savvy, so we\u2019re just going to do our presentations in Teams. I also do a lot of small group activities in my class, so I\u2019ve learned how to create small groups in Teams. The students go out into their breakout \u2018rooms\u2019 and I give them an activity to work on together. Then I pop into each group\u2019s meeting to see if there are any questions I can answer.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> I would just say that the tools that we have at our hands for being able to teach online are tremendous. We have all the resources provided by Dave Anderson and Jackie Crouch from the Faculty Resource Center, and all we have to do to get access to these tools is ask them. For example, I have 80 students, but a simple tip from Jackie showed me how easy it is to email all of my students individually through Canvas. Using that feature, I can check in with each one of them personally and see how their assignments are going.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12109910\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12109910\" aria-controls=\"collapse12109910\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Are there any assignments that are impossible to recreate remotely?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse12109910\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12109910\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> There isn\u2019t a lot that\u2019s unrealistic. I\u2019ve worked with visual art faculty to help offer a solution for grading sketchbook and visual art projects. The students take a photo of their artwork, put it in a document and upload it to Canvas. The faculty member can make comments within the document and enter a grade for it. We have biology classes that are used to doing lab components. We recently plugged a tool called Labster into Canvas so those students can do artificial intelligence assignments that put them into a lab setting. It\u2019s animated, and they can go through the steps of choosing the right tool and sequence to recreate the lab experience.<\/p><p>A lot of classes do group presentations for a summative evaluation at the end of the semester. Many of them are used to doing that in class, but we have other options. They can do group presentations live. Students can work together to create their PowerPoint presentation, pull up the presentation and take their turns narrating their section to the class on Teams. There really isn\u2019t much that\u2019s impossible anymore, provided you have an internet connection.<\/p><\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12109911\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12109911\" aria-controls=\"collapse12109911\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Have you seen any silver linings?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse12109911\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12109911\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><\/p><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s really important to acknowledge there are always silver linings. The big thing that I\u2019ve witnessed is how faculty are leaning on each other and reaching out to each other. I have seen more faculty tap into friends and family to be able to accomplish the educational outcomes \u2013 and it works, because friends and family are always happy to help. I\u2019m always pleased to see that kind of interaction. I actually think that when this all over and we\u2019re free to go back to class, we\u2019re going to have new solutions and different teaching methodologies and strategies because of what we came up with during this time.<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> I\u2019m trying to find a silver lining every day \u2013 and I\u2019ve already seen many of them. When we\u2019re back in the classroom, I\u2019m planning to continue some of the things that I\u2019ve been forced to put into a virtual mode because I think they are enhancing our students\u2019 learning. For example: make-up clinical time. Nursing students are normally under a lot of pressure to complete each hospital hour. But what I\u2019ve learned is that if we can\u2019t always get a make-up day in the hospital, substituting some of these virtual simulations are not catastrophic for the students\u2019 learning. We can take some of the pressure off of them.<\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-12109912\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse12109912\" aria-controls=\"collapse12109912\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Any final thoughts?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse spcollapse\" id=\"collapse12109912\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-121099\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-12109912\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> It\u2019s so important for faculty to make an effort to reach out to students. Make sure they\u2019re understanding the assignment and the lessons, and ask how the transition to online learning is going. Some students might be having problems that they won\u2019t share.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> Try to be compassionate with everyone who\u2019s going through this situation. It is all about finding a balance. That being said, I am really looking forward to getting back to the classroom, and I think our students are, too.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> Be like a duck \u2013 smooth on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath. And have the Faculty Resource Center on speed dial.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121118\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>TW:<\/strong> It\u2019s so important for faculty to make an effort to reach out to students. Make sure they\u2019re understanding the assignment and the lessons, and ask how the transition to online learning is going. Some students might be having problems that they won\u2019t share.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121121\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutout-5.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><strong>MCW:<\/strong> Try to be compassionate with everyone who\u2019s going through this situation. It is all about finding a balance. That being said, I am really looking forward to getting back to the classroom, and I think our students are, too.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121248\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Employee-of-the-Quarter-Headshot-Circle-Cutouts.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p><\/p><p><strong>JC:<\/strong> Be like a duck \u2013 smooth on the surface, but paddling like hell underneath. And have the Faculty Resource Center on speed dial.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission of the&nbsp;Faculty Resource Center&nbsp;is to provide faculty with the instructional resources and support to explore and implement innovative teaching practices. The Center provides consultation, programs, training, and support. It is a faculty-focused, collaborative endeavor to promote effective teaching, with special emphasis on technology-enhanced, hybrid and online courses. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Learn more online. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/frc\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Faculty members Tom Wahl and Mary Claire Wahl and instructional technologist Jackie Crouch share how they have each managed the transition to remote learning. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=121100\" title=\"Faculty Q&#038;A: Managing the transition to remote learning\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":121150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49],"tags":[53,86,303,276,105,332,344],"class_list":["post-121100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","tag-academic-affairs","tag-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences","tag-department-of-nursing","tag-faculty-resource-center","tag-helen-and-arthur-e-johnson-beth-el-college-of-nursing-and-health-sciences","tag-more-news","tag-technical-communication-and-information-design"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_4346-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-vve","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121100"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121930,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121100\/revisions\/121930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/121150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}