Moving your writing class online
Crowd-sourced resources for writing instructors and writing program administrators. Please add as you or your program develop materials!
As has been said many times, this is not a moment in which you can expect to teach a fully realized online course. Think about your course goals and what might be reasonably possible in this format and within your and your students’ resources. ETA: Also, please note that many of these materials are being created in a crisis and might not wholly represent the values of the program, author, organization, etc.
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Guides/Advice from Writing Programs and Writing Specialists
* University of North Carolina Teaching 105 Online
* University of Wisconsin-Madison Moving your English 201Section Online
* Virginia Tech Professional and Technical Writing Program Resources
* The Online Writing Instruction Community (not in a hurry but general principles)
* Online?...Just in Time! From the Global Society of Online Literacy Educators (including forums and webinars)
* Teaching Composition Online at Pitt
* Baruch English Department’s Distance Learning: Baruch Spring 2020
Social media discussion
* Sara Webb-Sunderhaus Tweet thread on teaching composition online
* Amy Young’s Facebook post about teaching online
* Jordynn Jack tweet on multimedia projects for writing classes via phone
* Danica Savonick’s warm-up reflection questions on what the rest of the semester will look like (freewriting or discussion with class)
* Liz Blomstedt’s WPA concerns
* Aimi Hamraie on access
* Emily Pressman on technologies for discussion
* Luke Waltzer on Minimum Viable Transitioned Courses
Lesson plans and practices
* The Hyperdoc community offers a lot of templates, resources, and processes to guide your thinking
* Syllabus and videos from Tanya Golash-Boza’s Sociology course on race (could be a good resource for media to share if your writing class is on this topic)
* Assay Journal’s collection of lesson plans for writing classes (mostly creative writing)
* Accessible Teaching in the time of COVID-19, published March 10 by Aimi Hamraie, Critical Design Lab/Mapping Access project (via a retweet by Jessie Male)
Self-Care and Managing Anxiety
* Emily Legg on Self-Care Strategies for Online Teaching and Learning
* Caring for your Mental Health Despite the Coronavirus from McLean Hospital
* Mental Health Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak from WHO
* Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
General Advice about Moving Classes Online
* Global Society of Online Literacy Educators Resource Hub
* Stanford’s Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption, for SIS and PWR - lots of great resources if you know what you’re looking for
* Indiana University’s “Keep Teaching” site
* CHR’s Going Online in a Hurry
* Hastac’s Thoughts & Resources for Those about to Start Teaching Online
* Resources for Online Meetings, Classes, and Events
* Transforming Your Online Teaching from Crisis to Community by Cathy Davidson and Christina Katopodis
* How to Be a Better Online Teacher (advice guide--some is too much for this emergency situation, but lots of practical tips and definitions for those new to online teaching)
* Gina Foster’s Prep Plan plus reassuring email
* 3 Simple Rules to Follow
* Stockpiling for COVID-19 Teaching Resource
* Please do a bad job of putting your courses online
* UW-Madison’s “Discussion Project” Tips for Online Discussions
* University of Michigan’s Access to Remote Instruction for Students and Faculty with Disabilities
* University of Arkansas-Little Rock’s Ten Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses
* Teaching in the Context of COVID-19
* Poynter Institute’s How to Effectively Teach Online webinar
* Karl Stolley’s Moving Classes Online on Short Notice: Some Strategies
* Bard response to COVID-19
* Laurie Hurson Zotero on COVID distance learning
Technology and Tools
* General Overview of Screencasts and Screencasting Tools
* Beginner's Guide to Screen-Cast-O-Matic
* Webex Transition to Virtual Learning portal
Sample communication
* Lauren Cagle-COVID 19 Online Teaching-Student Survey
* Humor from Berkeley