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Pandemic Preparedness for Faculty

Generally it is recommended that faculty ** develop a specific plan ** for how to teach from home, to **communicate the plan** to your dean and your students (through the syllabus), and to **practice the plan** well in advance of an emergency event.

 1. Although flu season is rapidly approaching, it is always good to have a plan for what to do when you and your students can’t come to the campus and/or when the network goes down. Maybe you’ll need the plan for a single day closure or a multi-week scenario.

2. Get up to date contact info, to include phone and email from every student, every quarter and have a backup or paper copy. Do not depend on registration information.

3. Make your syllabus as complete and descriptive as possible so that in the event of a disruption your students can rely on it as a guide to continue learning. 4. Practice implementing your plan now and regularly – before there is any trouble.

5. Use web-based tools such as ANGEL, Google, or simply email to communicate with your students. Even if you teach face to face, consider adding a web-based component now to promulgate course materials, post grades, etc. that you could rely on more heavily in an emergency.

6. Whether you teach face-to-face or online, have a back-up electronic method of communicating with your students such as alternate email addresses in case the campus network or ANGEL goes down.

7. Work with a colleague so that you both have someone to rely on in the event that you get sick or cannot come to class. Work with a colleague so that you both have someone to rely on in the event that you get sick or cannot come to class.

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