Tips for Teaching During a Health Crisis
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© 2009 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 | www.niu.edu/facdev
Tips for Teaching Tips for Teaching During a Health CrisisDuring a Health Crisis
Jason Rhode, Assistant DirectorFaculty Development and Instructional Design
[email protected] | twitter.com/jrhode
Resources available at http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/healthcrisis
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, Northern Illinois University | www.niu.edu/facdev
Suggestions and QuestionsSuggestions and Questions
• The following includes suggestions as well as questions to consider when preparing for teaching during a health crisis as recommended by a number of institutions
• Implement the suggestions applicable for your discipline and course as allowed by your college and department policies
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PreparationPreparation
• Teaching during a health crisis parallels teaching a new course for the first time– “unchartered waters”– adjustments necessary along the
way– successive iterations incorporate
revisions and improvements• Adapting methods to meet the
context
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QuestionsQuestions
• What accommodations will you make for ill students?
• What if ill students attend your classes despite health warnings to return home?
• What if you become ill?• What if classes are cancelled?
What other questions come to mind?
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Tips for PreparingTips for Preparing
• Plan ahead• Have an alternate plan• Make your plan realistic• Make your plan available to your
department• Keep yourself healthy• Become familiar with available
resources• Be aware of institutional news
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Instructional AlternativesInstructional Alternatives
• Instructional presentation• Class discussion• Class news and announcements• Student questions• Assessment of student learning
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Teaching & Learning During IllnessTeaching & Learning During Illness
• Record short instructional presentations to supplement in-class presentations
• Move class discussion online• Conduct online office hours• Post grades and feedback online• Conduct low-stakes online
quizzes• Present lectures online
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AccommodationsAccommodations
• Keep students up-to-date when they miss class for an extended period of time
• Collect assignments electronically instead of in paper form
• Develop guidelines for make-up work
• Provide instructional alternatives• Prepare hard copy packets
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Institutional ResourcesInstitutional Resources
http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/healthcrisis
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, Northern Illinois University | www.niu.edu/facdev
Institutional ResourcesInstitutional Resources
• Answers to FAQs– http://www.niu.edu/flu/faq.shtml
• Memo to NIU Students & Faculty– http://www.niu.edu/flu/news/memo-
082409.shtml • Message from Provost on H1N1
and Student Absences– http://www.niu.edu/flu/news/
provost.shtml
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, Northern Illinois University | www.niu.edu/facdev
More InformationMore Information
• http://www.niu.edu/facdev/resources/healthcrisis
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, Northern Illinois University | www.niu.edu/facdev
Contact the PresenterContact the Presenter
Jason Rhode, Ph.D.Faculty Development and Instructional Design CenterNorthern Illinois University
[email protected]/jrhode815.753.2475