Preparedness_Sample_Plan

Sample Plan: For this scenario, the course in question meets on campus three times a week. The instructor employs in class lecture. Students submit assignments via email or in class in paper. Paper exams are placed in the testing center at mid-term and final. Copies of handouts and course materials are available in ANGEL. The instructor posts grades in ANGEL and advises students to check ANGEL before coming to class for any late breaking news. In the event that the campus closes, the instructor plans to move course lectures into ANGEL and if necessary replace the proctored exams with a series of online quizzes, projects, exercises and discussion forum activities. In the syllabus the instructor states that if the campus is closed and ANGEL goes down, the students should expect to receive emails from the instructor’s LCC email account and will be able to call the instructor’s LCC voicemail number (available to all full-time and adjunct instructors) to hear a recorded message with instructions. The syllabus also states that if the campus is closed and the LCC network goes down (taking ANGEL with it), students can expect to receive email and/or phone calls at the contact information that the instructor printed from Instructor Briefcase and then updated with each student in the first week of classes. The instructor has a plan to invite each student to join a Google Group, which will provide a controlled environment similar to ANGEL with message boards, document sharing, posting of grades, etc. General Guidelines: · Have a plan and rehearse it on a regular quarterly - before there is any trouble · Have up-to-date contact information for your students · Add an alternate email address and/or voicemail box listed in your syllabus that students can use to contact you in an emergency · Ensure that your syllabus is as complete as possible and that students can use it as a guide to continue learning in your absence. · Think about how you could teach your discipline and curriculum at a distance · Think about how you could reorganize your course to get you through a temporary situation – plan for up to two weeks of disruption at a minimum · Learn how to use ANGEL -Incorporate technology into your teaching now to prepare you and your students in case you must rely on it – for instance; posting grades and course announcements online. · Have a USB memory device and back up and take offsite your electronic documents regularly. · Consider familiarizing yourself with other online tools such as [|Elluminate] and [|Google Docs]. ·