Guidance and help

Resources to help educators design their courses and for thinking about and planning community building

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Addressing many of the questions you might have about video conferencing.
Maha Bali, Autumm Caines
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Alternative Approaches
Consider different approaches to grading and how they can affect the classroom atmosphere and more!
Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Jasmina Najjar, Laura Gibbs, Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh, Arley Cruthers
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Cognitive exam
Help students reflect on their exam/assessment performance in order to improve future performance in your course.
Maha Bali
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Estimate Workload
Useful tools for estimating workloads and adjusting your plans accordingly.
Maha Bali
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This checklist has been prepared for higher educators as a tool to reflect on their teaching and courses, regardless of modality.
Karen Costa 
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A fun, text-based way to warm up or cool down a session or topic.
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Office Hour Scheduling
Particularly helpful to facilitate the scheduling of office hours with students for teachers who need to meet students individually in short timeslots.
Fikry Boutros
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Self assessment tool
Gauge your level of competence and comfort in the themes of gender-consciousness, interculturalism, and community, both in their individual pedagogical practices and wider academic engagements.
Maha Bali
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safety
Setting a human-centered tone to your class from the beginning of the semester.
Kate Bowles
teach in
The purpose of this video is for educators to know about some of the dangers/harms of online proctoring/surveillance technology.
EU Tips for Increasing Engagement in Discussions
A collection of top tips for educators to engage their students in discussion in any modality.
Maha Bali
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Torrey Trust’s Technology is Not the Solution to Cheating
This is a useful infographic for thinking through how to build trust and reduce cheating in your courses - recognising that technology will not solve your problems. 
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How it your heart
How to help students thrive in class in times of trauma.
Mays Imad
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Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life provides a snapshot of your wellbeing and the level of satisfaction in your current circumstances.
Maha Bali

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