A Fully Remote Asynchronous Course has no in-person meetings and conducts all class activities online. Class interaction with the instructor and peers occurs through Blackboard or Zoom (or similar technology) without real-time interaction.
If you are planning to teach a fully remote asynchronous course in the fall, please start your preparation by watching this short video (password = Teach2020!) that provides an overview of teaching in this mode, information about the technologies that are available to you, and some best practices to get you started.
If you have not already done so, familiarize yourself with a brand new resource now available in Blackboard called Fall 2020 Keep Teaching, which contains structured guidance for the process of designing and developing your course for fall semester.
ITLAL has developed a set of text-based resources relevant to teaching in Fall 2020. Please visit the Teaching Strategies for Fall 2020 Course Modalities page to locate the resources that are relevant for your courses.
Finally, all instructors moving to fully remote asynchronous instruction should participate in the essential workshops listed below. Please also see the list of additional workshops that may be appropriate for your teaching or your course. If you are unable to attend a session live, you can locate recordings of all sessions, including past sessions, in the Fall 2020 Keep Teaching resource. Simply log in and click Summer 2020 Workshop and Webinar Recordings on the left-side menu.
Essential Workshops to Prepare for Fully Asynchronous Remote Teaching
Below are the workshops and webinars that are ESSENTIAL to help instructors move to fully remote asynchronous courses.
Workshops to help you design your course
- Panel Discussion: Teaching a Fully Online Asynchronous Course
July 15, 1:00 – 2:00 pm - Thinking through the Challenges of Large Enrollment Online Courses (Designing for Online Learning Workshop)
July 25, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm - Moving Lecture-Based Teaching Online (ITLAL Course Design Workshop)
July 27, 10:30 – 11:45 am- Repeat session: August 5, 10:30 – 11:45 am
- Repeat session: August 12, 10:30 – 11:45 am
- Moving Activity- and Discussion-Based Teaching Online (ITLAL Course Design Workshop)
July 29, 10:30 – 11:45 am- Repeat session: August 7, 10:30 – 11:45 am
- Repeat session: August 13, 10:30 – 11:45 am
Workshops to help you make decisions about accessible course structure, learning activities, and assessments in Blackboard
- Planning Accessible Online Courses (Designing for Online Learning Workshop)
July 10, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon- Repeat session: August 8, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Repeat session: August 8, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Introducing the New Template for All Blackboard Courses (ITS Webinar)
July 15, 10:00 – 1:30 am - Blackboard Essentials (ITS Webinar)
July 16, 1:00 – 2:30 pm - How to Create Tests/Quizzes in Blackboard (ITS Webinar)
July 22, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Workshops to help you communicate with students
- Blackboard Communication Tools (ITS Webinar)
July 23, 2:00 – 3:30 pm - Setting Up the Blackboard Grade Center (ITS Webinar)
July 29, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Additional Workshops to Prepare for Fully Remote Asynchronous Teaching
Several additional workshops and webinars may be relevant, depending on your teaching goals, teaching approach, or background in online teaching and learning. The full schedule of summer workshops and webinars is available here.
- Building a Classroom Environment through Essential Interactions (Designing for Online Learning Workshop)
July 17, 1:30 – 3:30 pm- Repeat session:July 24, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
- Repeat session:July 24, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
- Articulating Course Goals (ITLAL Course Design Workshop)
July 20, 10:30 – 11:45 am - VoiceThread Advanced – Best Practices for Creating Collaborative Asynchronous Online Discussions (ITS Webinar)
July 21, 10:00 – 11:30 am- Repeat session: July 28, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
- Repeat session: July 28, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
- Developing a Summative Assessment Plan for Your Course (ITLAL Course Design Workshop)
July 22, 10:30 – 11:45 am - Designing and Communicating Assessments and Assignments (ITLAL Course Design Workshop)
July 24, 10:30 – 11:45 am - Blackboard Assignments and Inline Grading (ITS Webinar)
July 30, 1:00 – 2:30 pm - Facilitating Discussions across Time and Space (Designing for Online Learning Workshop)
July 31, 1:30 – 3:30 pm - Empowering Students to Succeed (Designing for Online Learning)
August 7, 1:30 – 3:30 pm