Remote Teaching Resources

This website is a work in progress. Please check back in the following weeks for additional content. Send suggestions for anything you would like to see added to this site to [tmoore40@uic.edu].

Essential Links for Remote Teaching

ACCC - Teaching Online

First stop for tutorials and instruction on "Designing Your Blackboard Course" and to "Find the Right Technology"
ACCC Webinars and Workshops Calendar

To access previously recorded webinars, hover over the calendar and click "look for earlier events" option
Zoom Meetings for Education

Excellent 45-minute webinar. It covers how to schedule classes and use Zoom for synchronous and asynchronous instruction
More Links for Remote Teaching - Honors College

Google Doc with helpful links and resources that will be added to and curated this summer
Digital Humanities Initiative - Teaching Support

Excellent resource for “Online Course Design & Teaching Strategies” and “Best Practices for Virtual Presentations”
Provost - Fall 2020 Online Instructional Resources

Features an exhaustive list of links to “Recent Articles about Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Learning”

Getting Help

Scheduling an Honors College Remote Teaching Consultation

(with Honors College intern, Tom Moore).

Sign up now!

Schedule a one-on-one consultation session. Sessions are available from June 29^th through August 15^th.

For more details about these consultation sessions and a list of potential topics for discussion, see this Consultation Session Info Google Doc.

Getting Help from ACCC

ACCC course design consultations can be scheduled at the UIC Instructional Design Office Hours page. ACCC offers an Instructional Design Consultation (50 minutes) and a Blackboard Tool Consultation (25 minutes).

Phone support is available Monday through Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm by calling 312-413-0003 option 1.

Email support is available Monday through Thursday 7:30am to 9:00pm and Friday 7:30am to 7:00pm. Email: LTS@uic.edu

Coming Soon ...

Blackboard (grading, time saving measures, and tips)
Box (sharing readings, handouts, videos, and course documents)
Video Conferencing Tools (Zoom, Google Meet, WebEx)
Other Tools for Online Teaching (Panopto, Trello, etc.)
Maximizing Google Docs in the Online Classroom
Discussion Boards and Forums
Tips on Using Basic Online Tools and Platforms in Novel Ways
Syllabus (language, adaptation, and tips for how to make it a living document)
Accessibility & Wellness
Resources to Share with Students