UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — “The Transition to Remote Symposium,” being held virtually Nov. 6, is intended to help instructors prepare for the planned pivot to remote instruction on Nov. 20. The symposium, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Friday, will include eight, 45-minute roundtable sessions on five focused topics. Topics to be covered include:
- Strategies for supporting remote labs.
- Remote assessment strategies to promote academic integrity (offered twice).
- Engaging students during remote instruction (offered twice).
- Advising and supporting students [e.g., hours of instructional activity, supporting students’ academic pivot, helping faculty advisers support students (offered twice).
- Remote teaching of experiential courses.
For more information and the symposium schedule, visit https://keepteaching.psu.edu/webinars/transition-to-remote-symposium/.
In addition, more information for instructors and academic leaders on “Fall 2020 Transition to Remote Instruction” can be found at https://keepteaching.psu.edu/.