In the event that routine work or academic functions are disrupted due to prolonged campus or building closures, you may find it necessary to work or teach a class from off campus. We provide a variety of services to connect you with colleagues and students remotely so that work and learning can continue uninterrupted.
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Please note that most EMU and cloud resources, such as Moodle, myEMU, G-Suite and EMU Google Mail don’t require the use of VPN. Services that do require the use of VPN include: Network Drives (G:, H:,P:, Z:). EMU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a “tunnel” between your computer and the campus network that identifies you as a member of the Boston University community when you are not connected directly to the campus network, allowing you access to restricted networked resources. If you need to access resources that require connecting to VPN, please see our instructions for connecting with VPN. |
Teaching Remotely
Asynchronous instructional options
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Pre-recording lectures works for classes of any size and is especially useful for large lectures. It’s an excellent option for students who may not be available during class time. Below are Panopto tutorials on: Digital video for education |
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Ideas for individual or group work:
Best practices for online paired or group work:
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Synchronous instructional options
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Let your students know that you will meet with them at the usual day and time via Zoom. Advise them to be at their desktop or laptop ahead of time to try out the link you have sent them. Learn more about Zoom. Include some Zoom best practices in your email to students:
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Mixed asynchronous & synchronous teaching
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Pre-record a lecture using Panopto (or Zoom), and offer a supplemental live meeting via Zoom for follow-up questions. This format does not require recording the follow-up session. If you decide to record the follow-up, be sure to let participants know the meeting is being recorded. |
Best practices
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