Academic Continuity Plan for Teaching and Learning
For the latest campus conditions, please refer to emergency.pepperdine.edu.
Overview
This page has been established to address the challenges and possible solutions of continuing coursework if meeting with students face-to-face is not possible. As extreme weather, natural disasters, or other unexpected events can disrupt scheduled courses, the tools and strategies described here can minimize the effects of those unexpected situations.
All faculty members should prepare for the possibility of an interruption to face-to-face instruction. This includes proactively communicating detailed instructional plans, expectations, and alternative instruction strategies in their course syllabi.
Instructors may wish to consider:
- Having electronic copies of text material readily available
- Encouraging all students to try a web conferencing tool during the first few weeks of class
- Setting up additional instructional materials in Courses
For additional information, please see the emergency teaching and learning resources listed below.
Table of Contents |
Strategies |
Tools |
Training |
Support |
Strategies
Best Practices for Online Teaching
As the instructor, you will have several options to continue instruction in the event of a campus closure. These can include live or synchronous class sessions, where you hold class remotely through phone or web conferencing options. You could also provide self-directed study options through asynchronous activities like readings, recorded lectures, forum discussions, or other possibilities. As the subject matter expert, you will review your learning objectives and specific teaching goals and align these with appropriate activities for academic continuity.
- Keep on Teaching (courtesy of Dr. Christopher Heard, Seaver College)
You may also find these resources helpful:
- Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS) Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Seaver College Center for Teaching Excellence
Tools and Resources
| COMMUNICATION | |
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Purpose: Quickly contact all enrolled students through email. |
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Live/Synchronous Discussion |
Purpose: Communicate in real-time with students remotely. Google Meet (up to 50 participants with phone conferencing) Zoom (up to 100 participants with phone conferencing) Adobe Connect (up to 100 participants) Courses Chat (text-based instant messaging with a class) Freeconferencecall.com (up to 1000 participants by phone) |
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Self-Directed/Asynchronous |
Purpose: Provide self-directed discussion activities. Courses Forums (facilitate class discussion) Courses Blogs (facilitate student reflection and class comments) Courses Lessons Student Pages (facilitate student reflection and class comments) Courses Lessons Comments (facilitate class discussion about lesson content) Courses Wiki (facilitate collaborative content creation) |
| COURSE MATERIALS | |
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Lectures or Readings |
Purpose: Provide self-directed learning content. Courses Lessons (create structured learning content, embed videos, and link to activities) Courses Resources (post files and web links, such as PowerPoint or PDF files) Google Drive (post files, such as PowerPoint or PDF files) PowerPoint Recording (record a lecture and post to Courses or Google Drive) Quicktime Screen Recording for Mac (record a lecture, courtesy of Dr. Christopher Heard) Web Conference Recording (Adobe Connect or Zoom and then share link or post MP4 to Google Drive)
NOTE: In the event of a campus emergency, the Courses class site quota will be increased from 1 GB to 10 GB to allow additional storage of content. Google Drive offers unlimited storage for documents. |
| ASSESSMENT | |
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Papers, Quizzes, or Tests |
Purpose: Assess student learning. Courses Assignments (Assign, receive, and grade student papers; option for Turnitin) Courses Tests & Quizzes (Schedule and grade online exams or quizzes) Courses Gradebook (Share grades and feedback on student performance) |
Training
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Schedule a Consultation |
Technology and Learning Team (All schools for Courses, Adobe Connect, Turnitin, Zoom, and more) GSEP Support (Qualtrics and other GSEP resources) LawTech Team (ExamSoft, TWEN, other Law School resources) PGBS Support (VoiceThread, Qualtrics, Yammer, Camtasia Relay, other PGBS resources) |
| DOCUMENTATION | |
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Faculty Guides |
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| WEBINARS | |
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Webinar Offerings |
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Pepperdine Help App on Courses (Sakai)
Step-by-step guidance for specific tools is available within Courses (courses.pepperdine.edu) and can be accessed through the "Pepperdine Help" App at the bottom right corner.
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Dial-in (Optional) |
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Support
| STUDENT SUPPORT | |
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All Students |
Purpose: Technical Support for all University Students |
| FACULTY SUPPORT | |
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Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) |
Contact: Submit a Ticket to GSEP Phone: 310.568.5600 |
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Pepperdine Graziadio Business School (PGBS) |
Email: pgbshelp@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.568.5644 |
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School of Law (SOL) |
Email: support@law.pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.7425 |
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School of Public Policy (SPP) |
Email: tyler.luedke@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.4029 |
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Seaver College |
Business Email: Bronson.Somerville@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.4231 Communication Email: Sara.Fernandez@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.4731 Fine Arts Email: Terence.Anderson@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.7381 Humanities & Teacher Education Email: Terence.Anderson@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.7381 International Studies & Languages Email: Zornitsa.Ivanova@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.7949 Natural Science Email: Zornitsa.Ivanova@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.7949 Religion & Philosophy Email: Christopher.Low@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.6512 Social Science Email: Christopher.Low@pepperdine.edu Phone: 310.506.6512 |