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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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titleMeeting & Chat Online

Google Hangouts can be use to provide chat functionality. 

Zoom can be used to hold virtual meetings. Learn more about Zoom

Zoom Tips and Tricks for Administrators and Staff

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titleAccess Your EMU Phone/Voicemail

Even when you are away from the office, there are several options for accessing your calls and voicemail. These options can be configured at phone.emu.edu.

Your voicemails  is delivered by email. You will receive an email with an attached sound file whenever someone leaves a voicemail on your line. 

You can also forward all your calls to another number and not have it ring your office phone. 

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titleVirtual Private Network (VPN)

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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titlePre-record your lectures

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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titleAssign online individual, paired or group work

Ideas for individual or group work:

  • Ask students to complete a Moodle quiz after viewing your pre-recorded lecture or completing assigned readings.
  • Ask students to work on problems, projects, or drafts online. They can do so either individually, in pairs, or groups.
    • After they submit their work, ask students to discuss it together.
    • Students may do their work asynchronously, but are required to submit their assignments by a specific date and time. 

Best practices for online paired or group work:

  • Use part, or all, of an assignment your students are already working on in class.
  • Assign groups of students to do different readings and then facilitate asynchronous online discussions of the texts together.
  • Use the Moodle workshop activity for students to submit rough drafts, and give each other feedback on drafts, as per a protocol you post on Moodle.

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titleMeet online via Zoom

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:

  1. Use a computer that is in a quiet room, without other computers that are accessing Zoom.
  2. Click on the Zoom meeting link sent by the instructor.
  3. Unmute the audio and video at the bottom of the screen.
  4. When you are not talking, mute your audio.
  5. Use the chat feature if you have questions.

Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom

Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom

Student Tips for Participating in Online Learning

Live Training, Recorded Training, and Zoom Meetings for Education Training

Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes, has made available Free Remote Teacher Training Webinars showing how to adapt teaching practices and curriculum to a live video chat classroom. These webinars are led by Outschool’s experienced teachers who have transitioned from in-person to online teaching. Educators can sign up and find available times/dates here.


Mixed asynchronous & synchronous teaching

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