Useful Resources for Working and Teaching from Home

Portal of Resources for Working and Teaching from home

**SIGN-UPs and SUPPORT FOR COE FACULTY TEACHING SPRING 2020**
Training and support for online teaching: /training-and-support-online-teaching-2020

Local ETS ELMS Support for the College of Education
Email: rosalia5@umd.edu or coe-elms-support@umd.edu

DIT Support via ELMS Zoom Room (Go to ELMS space and click on the Zoom link on the left)
Available M-F 7:00 am to 10:00 pm

Zoom-specific Information and FAQs
/zoom-specific-information-and-faqs

ETS Contact Info
/how-contact-ets-staff-during-covid-19-crisis

General guidance and useful resources for both faculty and students

Email: keepteaching@umd.edu

Online Teaching Strategies and Daily Webinar Schedule

Teaching & Learning Transformation Center (TLTC) Ongoing Topic-based Webinars
(Panopto, Webex, Zoom, etc.)

Low-tech to High-tech Instructor Resources (including Digital Terp Toolkit)

Other Key Teaching Resources
Campus Support: 
Creating Online Assessments:
Honor Lock online proctoring tool (info and Knowledge Base articles):
Accessibility Resources: Checklist, Quiz Extensions, Captioning, Alt Text: 

General guidance and useful resources for faculty and staff to set up work-at-home
(see "Security" for tips if you must use a personal computer to work at home)

DIT Technology-related Resources (including laptop and hotspot loaners for faculty and staff)

5 Tips to Decrease Frustration While Moving Online
You can do this; we are here for you. Be authentic and transparent with your students as you try new things. Stay healthy, be gentle with yourself and reach out for the help you need.

  1. Plan ahead. 
    Use this to make your remote instruction plan.

  2. Get professional support early
    DIT and TLTC are providing expanded

  3. Avoid synchronous (or live) sessions
    Click to understand why.

  4. Keep video recordings short
    Videos that are longer than 15 minutes are problematic technically and pedagogically.

  5. Review your assessment plan.
    View this page for strategies to adjust or adapt your . For identity verification and proctoring, has been integrated with ELMS-CANVAS. A webcam is required.