COVID-19: Resources for Remote Teaching: HOME

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ZOOM Tutorials

Ann Nowak, Touro Law Writing Center Director and Lynne Kramer, Touro Law Faculty

"The first two are quick how-tos on equipment that could be helpful and features that help you and your space look camera-ready. The last two videos are different recordings of a single conversation between me, in which we talk about some practical tips that aren't covered in most help videos. We also talk about using different features for different types of classroom activities."

• Equipment Setup

• Sprucing Up Your Appearance and Your Space

• Recording of a Conversation Sharing Practical Tips (student perspective)

• Screencast Recording of a Conversation Sharing Practical Tips (teacher/moderator perspective) Recorded Using Camtasia

Online Learning Consortium - Webinars

• Making the Shift to Online Learning: Emergency Preparedness & Instructional Continuity

• Using Live, Online Sessions to Support Continuity of Instruction

edX - Law & Legal Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

WESTLAW - Legal Research Training Tools

Center for Innovation in Legal Education - Animated Law Topic Videos

CALI Resources

• Asynchronous Tutorials by Topic

• Using Lesson Link to Track Student Progress

Kyle Courtney, Harvard Law

COVID-19, Copyright, & Library Superpowers (Part I)

COVID-19, Copyright, & Library Superpowers (Part II)

Bridget Crawford, Pace Law

Tips for Teaching Law Classes Online in the Event of a COVID-19 Shut Down of Law Schools

Flower Darby, Chronicle of Higher Education

How to Be a Better Online Teacher - ADVICE GUIDE

Jacqueline D. Lipton, University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

Distance Legal Education: Lessons from the *Virtual* Classroom

Agnieszka McPeak, Duquesne University School of Law

Asynchronous Online Law School Teaching: A Few Observations

Ellen Podgor, Stetson

Teaching a Live Synchronous Distance Learning Course: A Student Focused Approach

Allie Robbins, CUNY Law 

Thoughts for Law Professors Contemplating Moving to Virtual Classes

These modules were created by Teaching & Learning Technologies. Each is its own module in Canvas, teaching basic Canvas skills to get up an running quickly.

• How to Create a Basic Online Course

• Activating & Publishing Your Online Course

• Announcements & Kaltura Videos

• Live Video Conferencing with ConxED

• Online Assignments

• Quizzes & Exams

• More Online Teaching Resources

Facebook Groups

• Pandemic Pedagogy: Law in a Time of Coronavirus This group was created from the Pandemic Pedagogy group, intended to focus specifically on law teaching (and ABA Standards) issues related to taking legal instruction online.
• Pandemic Pedagogy Educators, students, and others share insights, best (and worst) practices, advice, successes, challenges, and research about converting to fully online instruction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Relevant Twitter Threads & Follows

• @bjfr, Justin Reich, https://twitter.com/bjfr/status/1237396247180238849
• @grandeped, Matt, https://twitter.com/grandeped/status/1234831562069377024
• @socmediaJD, Agneszka McPeak, https://twitter.com/socmediaJD/status/1237952603260149761