Plan. Adapt. Communicate. Strategies from Bowdoin College.

Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Advice to Those About to Teach Online Because of the Corona-virus, Online Learning and Distance Education Resources

Please Do a Bad Job of Putting Your Courses Online, Rebecca Barrett-Fox

Lyceum is Bates’ learning management system (LMS). Based on the Moodle LMS platform, it provides many services and tools to faculty and students, including discussion forums, assignment submission, text chat, and a quizzing tool. It is an easy means of posting files and linking to other resources at Bates and beyond. Getting started with Lyceum is simple, and CRC is here to help.

For more information on using Lyceum, please consult our brief Lyceum to Go virtual series, as well as browse our Lyceum tutorials.

For most, Lyceum is a good choice for a central meeting point.

Creating a Video Recording with Zoom

Recording a ‘Screencast-Style’ Video with Zoom

Using YouTube to Share Recorded Videos

Creating and Sharing YouTube Videos Using a Mobile Device

Export PowerPoint Presentations With Audio Narration

Zoom Tutorials

There are multiple ways to facilitate communication with your students:

• Use a threaded discussion board on Lyceum. Consider creating a discussion board where you post course announcements and students can reply with questions
• Communicate regularly with your students to ensure that they are making appropriate progress. You can email your students using Quickmail in Lyceum or course mailing lists, or try out the new Lyceum Messaging service.
• Update materials on Lyceum to reflect changes in the syllabus, assignments or other class requirements
• Hold office hours via web video meetings, chat, or provide options for students to reach you by phone

Lyceum forums allow for robust student discussions. Students can use forums to post reflections on course content or assignments, comment on posts from other students, and/or ask questions.

Use Lyceum activities to create assignments that are automatically integrated into Gradebook. There is also a quiz activity for creating multiple choice, short answer, and other types of exams. Lyceum allows you to provide text-based, audio, and video feedback on student assignments.

Inclusion, Equity, and Access While Teaching Remotely, Rice University

Remote Learning and Accessibility at Bates College

Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19, Mapping Access