SPRING 2020 COVID-19 ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
​The First-Year Writing Program has developed our own personalized resources, guides, and policy updates to support instructors as we shift to online instruction for the duration of the semester. These materials continue to evolve, but they are available in this Google Folder:
   
FYW Online Teaching Resources

Overview of Materials

• Rowan First-Year Writing's Practical Guide to Going Online
• FAQS for Remote Teaching (addressing the most common logistical and policy-related questions FYW instructors have)
• Resource List for Transitioning Face-to-Face Classes to Online Contexts (instructions for tech tools and apps, links to tutorials and online pedagogy resources)
• Resources for Accommodations and Online Learning​​​​
• Syllabus Addendum (that you can adapt)
• ​Guide to ePortfolios
• Wellness & Academic Skills resources for students (advice and resources for students as they adjust to remote learning, face new demands on their time and energy, and seek to cope physically and emotionally in this time of uncertainty)

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COURSE SPECIFIC RESOURCES (recommended portfolio and curriculum adjustments + materials to adopt/adapt)

• CCI Folder, which includes:
  • ​video lecture on the Core Values (and other PPTs and lectures)
  • full materials for an open letter assignment from the CCI online course
• CCII Folder, which includes:
  • sample adjusted media lit-themed schedule for second half of semester
  • ​alternative, more doable essay assignments for remote learning environment
  • portfolio eval form with multimodal assignment removed + modified weighting of portfolio items for Spring 2020
• Additional CCII resources online:
  • video lectures for CCII that you might find useful are linked here
    
  • Reflective Statement for CCII tutorial video for students

University Resources
The Faculty Center's Instructional Continuity Plan for Campus Disruptions

• pedagogy recommendations for remote teaching, tips and instructions for tech tools broken out by task (communicating, assignments, lectures, etc.)

Information Resources & Technology (IRT)'s Remote Teaching Resources 

• Instructions for using University tools like Blackboard, Webex, Kaltura Capture (video recording software that integrates with Blackboard), resources for emailing your entire class, contact info for IT support

Student Success Programs' website for students: 'Student Success Resources for Remote Courses'

• website with some helpful tips for students as they transition to online courses, tips for staying engaged with campus life, and a list of Rowan-specific Frequently Asked Questions about the available student support services and advising
  

​Welcome to the First-Year Writing Program Instructor Support web site. The First-Year Writing Program is part of Rowan University's Writing Arts Department, housed in the College of Communication & Creative Arts. This site is a pedagogical and professional resource for our faculty, and most of the content is password-protected, but all visitors can view the pages outlining our program's courses and articulating our core values.  

You are encouraged to use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner of each page on the site if you are having difficulty locating something.