August 19, 2020

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The following is being sent on behalf of the Instructional Support Team 
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Dear Colleagues,

As we wind through mid-August, some of you may be gearing up for Fall. The Instructional Support Team continues to add to the series of synchronous workshops and asynchronous resources to help faculty prepare for Fall quarter classes. The series will run during the first three weeks in September

Do you want to learn more about designing and teaching effective and compelling remote courses? We’ll hold a series of workshops beginning September 8 for all faculty, including (but not limited to):

  • Creating Community In Online Courses
  • Designing Online Courses (Panel Discussion and Asynchronous Workshop)
  • Creating An Effective Online Teaching Presence
  • Productive Peer Review
  • ...And More! 

Watch this announcement space for specific dates and times.

Do you want to learn how to use GauchoSpace even more effectively for instruction, quizzes, and forming a class community? Click here for the list of GauchoSpace workshops and the form to register for these workshops.

Would you like to use Gradescope to make grading more efficient and effective for students, for you, and for your TAs? Click here for the list of Gradescope Basic and Advanced workshops and the form to register for these workshops.

Campus Core Router Migration work continues: The Network Operations Center is preparing for brief, sporadic internet outages on August 20 from 12:01 to 8 am PDT.

Have a safe and healthy remainder of the week!
The IS Team