We will update this page with new communications throughout the semester.

Past Updates

MAY 28, 2020

As we prepare for the fall semester, we are excited to offer coordinated course preparation support through a partnership among Information Technology Services, the Center for Online and Digital Learning, the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and Blackboard. We outline the scope and process for taking advantage of these services below. As always, you can contact help@syr.edu with any questions. We look forward to working with you.

Course Transition Services

Through course transition services, instructional designers will support faculty in moving their face-to-face course content into a templated Blackboard course shell that strengthens remote teaching and learning. The instructional designer:

• Assists faculty with uploading all course content, weekly assignments and assessments using best practices for content access.
• Hosts weekly office hours designed to walk you through the transition development process and to provide strategies for delivering remote teaching and learning.
• Outlines the design process, procedures, communication protocols, content file naming conventions, course planning tools and curriculum types that can be added to each course.

Learn more about course transition services.

Opting In: Transitioning Your Course

We are offering course transition services on an opt-in basis. After you have reviewed the process and you decide to participate, the first step is to complete a short form to tell us a little about your course. Get started.

Please continue to visit the Academic Continuity Resources toolkit, which we will update as needed throughout the summer. In addition to our regular communications each Tuesday and Thursday, you also can refer to our archive of previous messages.

Thank you for all you do for your students and for Syracuse University. Go Orange!

MAY 26, 2020

Last week, Syracuse University announced plans to follow an accelerated academic calendar during the Fall 2020 semester. As you work to incorporate online learning into your teaching plans, please remember that instructional design support and faculty coaching are available. If you would like a consultation or coaching, contact the faculty support team athelp@syr.edu. This team includes representatives from the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, the Center for Online and Digital Learning, and the Online Learning Services team within Information Technology Services. The most appropriate support personnel will respond based on your specific question(s).

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This is not the semester that anyone envisioned. We realize that everyone’s situation is slightly different in terms of family, resources and more. Even so, please remember that you are not alone—we are all in this together. We look forward to helping you make the best of a challenging situation.

March 12, 2020

To support the transition to online course delivery effective at the end of the academic day on Friday, March 13, we will continue to send regular communications to ensure you have the most up-to-date information related to online teaching and learning. If you haven’t already, please bookmark the Academic Continuity Resources toolkit available at at Syracuse.edu/coronavirus/academic-continuity.

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