Coping with COVID-19 Burnout: Teaching & Learning at USI

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Greetings! Here's your weekly curation of ideas and resources to support your efforts. We hope that your summer is off to a good start.

Quick Reads: Coping with COVID-19 Burnout; Online Teaching Tips
Updated Syllabus Template
Online Resources for Instruction
Portfolio Guidelines
Custom Consultations
Calendar of events

Quick Reads

How to Cope with COVID-19 Burnout (2020, McMurtrie)
Small Teaching Online: Lessons from Part 2 of the Book (IU, 2020): A summary of the strategies discussed in the excellent book Small Teaching Online: Applying learning science in online classes (Darby and Lang, 2019)
Six Practical Approaches for Teaching Writing Online (Aguiar & Pearsall, 2020)
Browse past CETL weekly updates, including Transparent Assignments and Fostering Online Success (May 18), Reflection and Cognitive Load (May 11), Providing Course Closure (May 4), Student anxiety and cheating (April 13), Zoomed out (April 6), Being kind to ourselves (March 30), and Supporting each other and our students (March 23).

Updated Syllabus Template

The Syllabus Template has been updated for Fall 2020 courses. It also is recommended for Summer 2020 courses. Updates include shortened university statements, new statements on academic continuity and integrity, and a recommended civility statement.

Resources for Online/Remote Instruction

Instructional Continuity at USI: Online Learning's website with resources to support your online/alternative instruction, including the Instructional Services Request form, list of peer mentors, and technology instructions to share with your students.
Adapting your Face-to-Face Course for Online: Slides, planning worksheet, and recording from recent webinars to provide guidance for adapting your class to an online/remote environment and to start drafting a weekly plan.
Teaching with Limited Internet: see the webinar slides and recording.
Adapting Exams and Assessments: see the webinar slides
Teaching with Bingo: Sample bingo card and tips to promote metacognition and positive behaviors while mixing in some fun.
List of Online Resources for Remote instruction: View and contribute to the list.

Portfolio Guidelines and Preparation

Slides the May 4 and 6 webinars provide an overview of the guidelines for preparing a portfolio for reappointment, tenure, and promotion and opportunities to consider ideas for one's approach to portfolio preparation. University information portfolio is available on the Provost’s website.

Custom Consultation with CETL

CETL is available throughout the summer for one-on-one consultation and facilitating group discussions! Topics include portfolio preparation, course development, instructional strategies, formative course feedback, writing and scholarship productivity strategies, SoTL, and more. Please contact Amy Chan Hilton at amy.chanhilton@usi.edu.