Instructional Continuity Planning

Instructional Continuity Planning

Starting March 23, classes across the University of the Pacific will be delivered via remote instruction. The University provides a variety of digital learning tools (see below) to enable faculty to sustain learning and maintain contact with their students during this transition and through the semester. Depending on the circumstances, students may be scattered across the local area or even across the globe.

To help faculty ensure that students are able to complete coursework towards graduation, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has put together a set of resources. These resources can be found in the following self-enrollable Canvas site: https://pacific.instructure.com/enroll/RJJGJ3

To keep students progressing toward your course's learning outcomes, you can use a combination of synchronous (students and instructor logged in and engaged at the same time) and asynchronous (lectures, activities, and materials posted for students to review and complete within a clear timeframe with a deadline) activities, both delivered online.

University provided learning tools (Additional list of free online tools can be found below):

• Canvas: Canvas is the university's learning management system. It has a series of tools for active learning and assessment.
• Webex: Webex is the university and school's virtual meeting system.  It can be used to conduct synchronous class meetings in online and blended courses.
• Mediasite: MediaSite is the university and school's lecture capture system.
• Poll Everywhere*: Poll Everywhere is an audience response system that allows instructors to collect student responses instantly from any mobile device. It supports multiple question formats including open-ended questions, clickable image questions, ranking, and many more.
• Linkedin Learning: Linkedin Learning University of the Pacific provides students and faculty with free access to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com). This website provides online learning courses and videos covering a wide range of subjects that can be useful both inside and outside the classroom.

Consider your learning goals first, and then determine which approach will best facilitate progress toward each one:

• Asynchronous: Asynchronous learning gives students more flexibility in terms of reviewing lectures and materials and completing assignments with clear parameters and deadlines. This can be a more accessible option for students learning in different time zones, with limited internet access, or managing extra responsibilities at home. The following tools will support asynchronous teaching online:

1. 1. Mediasite Desktop Recorder: Can be used to record screencast or presentation with both video and audio and uploaded directly to the Mediasite platform for later viewing.
   2. Canvas tools: To distribute course materials and assignments and collect student work.
   3. Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader: For issuing and communicating grades to students.
   4. Canvas Discussions: Allows students to interact and participate in discussions asynchronously.

• Synchronous: Synchronous learning allows for real-time interaction in your virtual classroom. Synchronous sessions should be held at your regularly scheduled class time. You should instruct students to log on to Canvas at the beginning of class and provide clear instructions for the learning activities they will engage in there. The following tools will support synchronous teaching online:

1. 1. Webex and Zoom: For delivering lectures and communicating with students in real time.
   2. Canvas tools: To distribute course materials and assignments and collect student work.
   3. Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader: For issuing and communicating grades to students.
   4. Canvas Discussions: Allows students to interact and participate in discussions in real time.

Canvas Support

Canvas Support is available 24/7 to all faculty, students, and staff, for any Canvas questions or issues you may have. You can contact them by clicking on "Help" in the left-hand navigation bar in Canvas, then selecting "Chat with Canvas Support", or by calling the support hotline at (833) 713-1196. Help Desk: You can use Pacific Technology's online self-service portal ServiceNow (Links to an external site.) to request help or report an issue. Or you can email the campus helpdesk: Sacramento: sachelpdesk@pacific.edu San Francisco: pchelp@pacific.edu Stockton: helpdesk@pacific.edu For Canvas specific inquiries, you can also connect with Anthony Bunag individually. For help with Mediasite or WebEx, you can connect individually with Don Nevis Academic Technology: academictechnology@pacific.edu Or, you can contact Instructional Designer Sean Bateman Center for Teaching and Learning: ctl@pacific.edu Or, you can contact Instructional Designer David Yu, Associate Director Leslie Bayers, or Director Lott Hill Services for Students with Disabilities: ssd@pacific.edu; Or you can contact SSD Director Daniel Nuss individually.