The first priority for those with the flu is to rest and focus on recovery. There may be times, however, when you or your students are confined with the flu, but feel well enough to want to continue the class. These recommendations are intended for that situation.
Teaching in times of extended emergency requires careful preparation, creativity, and flexibility. The following steps and linked pages will help instructors continue teaching even in a time of high absenteeism, using e-mail, CTools, and online collaboration tools.
1. Consider ways to help students continue work even if they cannot come to class by reviewing your course goals and assignments.
2. Consider adding plans to your syllabus for proceeding with teaching during a flu outbreak. Even if you don't specify plans, explain on the syllabus how you would inform students if you need to make unanticipated changes in the course.
3. Create your class MCommunity Group in advance of a flu outbreak. [1]
4. Be prepared to answer student inquiries about making up work. There may be many student requests for special accommodations, so have plans in place that will treat all students equitably and be feasible in the face of large numbers of requests.
5. Use the links below to explore communications tools. Check with students to see if your preferred tools will work for them.
Single-step tools for presenting information and interacting with students [2] |
Multi-step tools for posting lectures and creating collaboration and student interaction online [3] |
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6. Use these links to get help with your teaching:
Instructional and Technical Support [4]
Links:
[1] http://www.itcs.umich.edu/itcsdocs/s4390/
[2] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/singlestep.php
[3] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/multistep.php
[4] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/help.php
[5] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tips.php
[6] http://www.crlt.umich.edu/category/tags/emergency-planning