Academic Continuity
Academic Continuity
This academic continuity website has been created to provide instructors with resources to assist them in preparing for a disruption of on-campus courses.
Resources include guidance and strategies for moving courses online (including both lecture and lab-based courses), assistance locating digital library resources, suggestions for creating alternative activities in Engaged Learning courses, and supplemental resources to help instructors become familiar with online teaching and learning technologies. This website will be routinely updated as new resources are developed.
Instructor requests for instructional design assistance should be sent to: online@luc.edu
The table below will help you identify appropriate technology tool solutions for common instructional tasks. Additional information related to moving instruction online can be found in the links below and on the left navigation resources menus.
- Moving Online Guide: A checklist resource for instructors to review when moving a course to online delivery during a on-campus disruption.
- Just in Time Online: A self-service module that guides instructors through the process of quickly converting course sessions or activities to an online format.
- Quick Technology Guide to Online Instructions: “How-to” documentation and training videos to swiftly increase fluency in Loyola’s core instructional systems such as Sakai, Panopto and Zoom.
Establish a Communication Plan
Inform students how you will communicate with them about coursework, due dates, etc.
Publish a digital syllabus
Make digital documents and readings available
- Create PDFs from hard copies
- Familiarize yourself with LUC’s Digital Library Services
Decide how you will deliver class lectures
- Videoconference in real-time using Zoom
- Link to recorded lectures in Sakai
Hold class discussions
- During Zoom sessions in real-time
- Using Sakai Forums
- Using VoiceThread
Determine Assessment Methods
- Test & Quizzes in Sakai
- Assignments in Sakai
Set up virtual office hours
Provide students with grades and feedback on their work
Support
The following groups can provide additional support as you move your course online:
- The Office of Online Learning (online@luc.edu): Questions regarding general online teaching, learning, and instructional design assistance.
- Instructional Technology & Research Support (sakai@luc.edu): Questions regarding Sakai, Panopto, and Zoom support and training.
- Student Accessibility Center (sac@luc.edu): Questions regarding accessibility concerns and student accommodations.
- University Libraries (http://libraries.luc.edu/ask): Questions regarding creating and accessing digital versions of course materials (articles, videos, etc.).
- Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, & Scholarship (celts@luc.edu): Questions regarding Engaged Learning courses and experiential learning.
- Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy (facultycenter@luc.edu): Questions related to traditional course design and facilitation, Focus on Teaching and Learning, Faculty Teaching Awards, and the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm .
Instructor requests for instructional design assistance should be sent to: online@luc.edu
The table below will help you identify appropriate technology tool solutions for common instructional tasks. Additional information related to moving instruction online can be found in the links below and on the left navigation resources menus.
- Moving Online Guide: A checklist resource for instructors to review when moving a course to online delivery during a on-campus disruption.
- Just in Time Online: A self-service module that guides instructors through the process of quickly converting course sessions or activities to an online format.
- Quick Technology Guide to Online Instructions: “How-to” documentation and training videos to swiftly increase fluency in Loyola’s core instructional systems such as Sakai, Panopto and Zoom.
Support
The following groups can provide additional support as you move your course online:
- The Office of Online Learning (online@luc.edu): Questions regarding general online teaching, learning, and instructional design assistance.
- Instructional Technology & Research Support (sakai@luc.edu): Questions regarding Sakai, Panopto, and Zoom support and training.
- Student Accessibility Center (sac@luc.edu): Questions regarding accessibility concerns and student accommodations.
- University Libraries (http://libraries.luc.edu/ask): Questions regarding creating and accessing digital versions of course materials (articles, videos, etc.).
- Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, & Scholarship (celts@luc.edu): Questions regarding Engaged Learning courses and experiential learning.
- Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy (facultycenter@luc.edu): Questions related to traditional course design and facilitation, Focus on Teaching and Learning, Faculty Teaching Awards, and the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm .