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Emergency Tools & Guidelines

Maintaining Connections

In the event of an emergency in which CUNY campuses are shut down, these guidelines can help Hunter College faculty stay focused and flexible.

A Guide for Instructors

When considering the best way to conduct online meetings and deliver course content, keep in mind the following points as paraphrased from the Graduate Center's Teaching and Learning Center here:

  • Students' lives will be interrupted in many different ways, and instructors should not expect students to be able to complete the same amounts and levels of work during a campus shut down.
  • Instructors should primarily aim for asynchronous (i.e. not meeting at the same time) digital communication and class instruction.
  • Instructors should consider creating videos of lectures, using online class discussion boards, offering online quizzes, and exploring other tools listed below.
  • Students can have the chance to complete these class activities at any time within a set period as stated by the instructor (e.g. allow students five days to complete a reading and response assignment using VoiceThread).

Tools & Resources

Instructors can use this table to determine which tools to use for their instructional needs.
If you need to: Consider using:
Communicate with students Email
Blackboard announcements
Microsoft Teams
Share course content Blackboard
Dropbox
Library e-reserves
Microsoft Teams
Teach a virtual class Blackboard Collaborate
Microsoft Teams
Hold office hours Blackboard Collaborate
Microsoft Teams
Collect homework or papers Blackboard assignment
Microsoft Teams
Return papers with feedback Blackboard
Email
Discuss a reading, image or video Blackboard discussion board
VoiceThread integrated into Blackboard
Microsoft Teams (via Team Channels)
Give a quiz Blackboard quiz
Voice-over slides VoiceThread integrated into Blackboard
Record a video lecture VoiceThread integrated into Blackboard
Blackboard Collaborate
Create a recording of your screen Blackboard Collaborate
Survey students Blackboard survey
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