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- Disruption Planning
These pages offer resources to help instructors continue teaching in the event that classroom instruction must be interrupted. Many of the recommendations in this section, such as backing up files,... - Accessing Email
For information on accessing email, please follow these links: Lotus Notes Exchange Outlook/Entourage (migration) Husky Mail (GMail) and Google Apps for Students COE Mail (for College of Engineering... - Accessing Library Resources
Even if you cannot come to campus, you can access the Library’s electronic resources so you will be able to continue your research from home. To access library resources: Go to the Library’s Web... - Accessing MyFiles
MyFiles is a safe and easy way to access and share files no matter where you happen to be, on campus or off-campus. Faculty, staff and students can access myFiles through myNEU. To start using... - Communicating with Students
To communicate with the entire class Blackboard add an Announcement. To manage student inquiries, you may create Discussion Forums in Blackboard. Ask students to post their questions to a discussion... - Delivering Lectures
A podcast published in Blackboard is an easy way to provide information to your students. Many students will even be able to view or listen to podcasts on mobile devices. To record a podcast, you... - Email
When Blackboard is unavailable, you can communicate with your entire class by sending emails via email. Please note that email is not secure and you should NOT include personal confidential... - Encouraging Student Participation
Faculty frequently encourage students’ participation in learning in the classroom by asking questions, or asking students to work in pairs or groups. To encourage student participation in... - Handling Assignments, Tests and Grades
The Blackboard Test Manager allows you to create quizzes and tests in a wide range formats, many of which are graded automatically. A broad range of options for how the quiz or test is presented... - Handling Assignments, Tests and Grades
When the Blackboard is not available, you may want to follow the following procedure to administer tests: Publish assignment or test files in Google Apps or send them through email. Students... - Telephone
When making important communications, talking to individual students over the phone can provide the students necessary attention. However, achieving consistent communication through telephone can be... - Accessing Voice Mail
Communication is extremely important in these circumstances. Students and others might leave voice mail messages on your office phone. To check and play your messages from off-campus: Dial (617) 373... - Accessing On-Campus Resources from Home
If you must work from home due to the University closing for an extended period of time, make sure you have access to on-campus resources from home. These include: Voice Mail Email MyFiles Library... - Backing up Class Materials
To ensure that you can access class materials even if you can’t access your office computer physically, make a backup of all your teaching materials and student materials and then store them in... - Continuing Instruction Via Blackboard
When the interruption of classroom instruction is necessary due to disasters or emergencies, you will need to use alternative methods and tools to continue class activities at a distance. Your class... - Continuing Instruction When Blackboard is Also Unavailable
If class is interrupted and Blackboard is also unavailable, you will need to use a combination of other tools to continue instruction. - Gathering and Securing Updated Contact Information
During the first week of class or after the add/drop period, we recommend that you access Banner and verify student enrollment. Then document and safely store student email addresses and phone... - Help Desk
If you or your students need technology support, contact the Help Desk. There are many different ways to get technology help from Information Services. Call our Help Line (617) 373-4357(xHELP)... - Introduction
These web pages contain our recommendations for the most effective methods and tools to use to continue teaching when classroom instruction at Northeastern must be interrupted abruptly. We hope that... - Making Clear and Effective Online Communications
Communication can be ambiguous or confusing in the absence of face-to-face presence. In online communication, it is very important that you write messages clearly and effectively. The following are... - Practice Drills
You may find it helpful to perform “drills” to test your preparedness, and that of your students, to use alternate forms of instruction. We suggest that you perform the following practice... - Preparedness
Preparedness is the key when coping with disasters and emergencies that are, by nature, unpredictable. To ensure academic continuity, we recommend that you perform the following preparedness... - References
UNC Charlotte Continuity Planning for Disruption of Instruction http://teaching.uncc.edu/continuity EdTech Center http://www.edtech.neu.edu/ Information Services http://www.help.neu.edu... - Start of the Term Preparation Checklist for a Pandemic
Communicate to your students how the class would continue in the case of a pandemic, major disaster, or other emergency. Ask students to make sure their Northeastern email is forwarded to the email... - University Alerts and Technology Alerts
University alerts will appear on the homepage of the university. NU Alert Northeastern has implemented NU ALERT, a service that allows University officials to reach all students and staff with time-...
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