"The teaching environment may vary, but great teaching in the USU tradition does not."

Communicating with Students

Once you've made your plan, communicate expectations for your course to students as soon as possible.

Learn Communication Tips

Getting Started with Zoom

Use Zoom for all of your virtual meeting needs. All faculty and students at USU may set up an account at zoom.usu.edu.

Learn About Zoom

Hybrid Face-to-Face Teaching Tips

These courses meet synchronously at a scheduled time, while some students participate remotely via Zoom.

Learn About Hybrid Teaching

CIDI Workshop Calendar

View the CIDI calendar for events and workshops.

CIDI Calendar

Be an effective remote teacher

Be Present

Keep lecturing and facilitating
Make weekly announcements
Be available to help

Be Organized

Use a standard template in Canvas
Clearly communicate expectations

Be Timely

Stay well ahead of student deadlines
Provide timely feedback

Be Flexible

Provide accommodations for illness
Respond to students' unique challenges

Student Management

Accommodating Students

Curated resources for providing support to students who are not able to physically attend class.

Accommodation Tips

Communicating with Students

Once you've made your plan, communicate expectations for your course to students before the semester starts.

Communicaton Tips

Making a Plan

Socially distanced teaching methods require more logistics and benefit greatly from advanced planning.

Planning Tips

Share Video with Individual Users

Sometimes you want only specific students to have access to view a video. This is a great way to share class recordings with just specific students.

Share with Users

Student Engagement E-Books

Chose instructional strategies that reduce cognitive load and make it easier for students to participate and pay attention.

E-Books List

Technologies

Accessing Technologies

A list of tools that are supported by USU for remote course delivery.

Technologies List

Getting Started in Your Classroom

Use this step-by-step guide to learn the basics of setting up and using a classroom at Utah State University.

Classroom Setup Guide

Getting Started with Zoom

Use Zoom for all of your virtual meeting needs. All faculty and students at USU may set up an account at zoom.usu.edu.

Zoom Guides

Remote Labs

In remote teaching, certain activities may not be as doable as they would be in a face-to-face setting. There may be ways to adjust the activity to reach the same general outcomes.

Remote Lab Tips

Using Canvas Templates

Use a Canvas template to help you organize your course materials and provide a consistent experience for students across USU.

Exams, Grading & Evals

Remote Transition Plan

Planning for Eventualities

It is a good idea to be prepared with a plan to pivot to fully-remote teaching in the event in-person classes are not practical.

Preparedness Tips

Grading, Exams & Evaluation

Tips for administering exams, submitting final grades, and having students complete student evaluations while teaching remotely.

Exams, Grading & Evals