[Prevscilist] Program Plan Deadline Extended to Mar 30

[Atika Khurana]

Dear Students,

The past few days have been stressful as we have been grappling with the 
unprecedented changes and disruptions related to COVID-19. Recent 
messages from the University leadership and COE's Academic Continuity 
Planning committee (see below) contain all the relevant information and 
answers that we have right now.  I am writing to let you know that the 
faculty and staff are here to support you during this time.  If you have 
questions related to these changes (e.g, winter-term graduation, 
international travel, spring term courses etc), please do not hesitate 
to reach out to me (atika at uoregon.edu; 541-346-5540), Dr. Justin 
Caouette (jcaouett at uoregon.edu; 541-346-2322); Danette Roberson 
(prevsci at uoregon.edu; 541-346-9148). *T**he program plan submission 
deadline (originally due March 13) is being extended to March 30 to 
allow you extra time*. I will be holding *office hrs this Friday 12-1*, 
and am available at other times in-person/by phone/video conf. Please 
take care of yourself and support each other during this time.

Best regards,

Atika

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If you are teaching a class in Winter/Spring term, the following 
resources have been shared by the COE's Academic Continuity Planning 
Committee:

*College and University Resources for remote delivery:*

·Zoom trainings are available in the College. Look for the next training 
date or send a request to schedule a training session.

oHEDCO 230 T: March 13^th :  3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

oHEDCO 230 T: March 19^th : 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

·Online resources for Zoom including training modules are posted on the 
Governance site under curriculum resources: 
https://coedocs.uoregon.edu/display/governance/Curriculum+Resources

·Canvas trainings are available regularly across campus. Look for the 
next training dates here: 
https://provost.uoregon.edu/canvas-trainings-academic-continuity-preparations

**

Information about additional licenses will be shared by the end of day 
tomorrow.

**

For important questions about your health, you are encouraged to 
continue to visit https://www.uoregon.edu/coronavirus this will also 
continue to be the primary location for updates and changes to 
university contingency planning.


Dianna

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*Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, PhD*
Assistant Dean for Administration, College of Education

dcarriza at uoregon.edu <mailto:dcarriza at uoregon.edu> | 541-346-5407
1215 University of Oregon | Eugene, OR 97403-5277



-------- Forwarded Message --------

Subject: 	Changes to final exams, spring break due to coronavirus
Date: 	Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:08:37 -0000
From: 	Provost Patrick Phillips <provost at uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: 	provost at uoregon.edu
To: 	atika at uoregon.edu




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Dear University of Oregon faculty,
As you read in _President Michael Schill’s message_ 
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the UO is taking active measures to increase social distancing to limit 
the spread of COVID-19 on campus. While there are no known cases of the 
virus in Lane County, it is important to take these measures to protect 
students, faculty, staff, and the broader community.
Note that while we are taking steps to limit group gatherings and 
altering the mechanism for delivering instruction temporarily, campus is 
open. All faculty (instruction and research) can come into the office to 
do their work as they normally would. Faculty should work with 
department heads or supervisors on social distancing techniques and flex 
work options. Additional guidance will be coming from the Vice President 
for Research and Innovation on research operations.
After consultation with stakeholders, including University Senate 
leadership and the Academic Council, we will be enacting the following 
changes:

  * No instructors can hold in-person winter term final exams. Faculty
    are asked to determine how they will complete their courses and
    assign final grades. Some suggested options for final exams include:
    (1) giving a take-home final that is delivered and returned
    electronically; (2) offering an online unproctored exam; (3)
    cancelling final exams and assigning grades based on work that is
    completed through week 10; or (4) cancelling final exams and
    assigning grades based on completed work through week 10, with an
    optional remote exam for any students who request it. These are
    suggestions. The decision is up to each instructor. If none of these
    options allow you to assign final grades, please consult with your
    department head. Graduate employees should work with their faculty
    to make these decisions.
  * Classes for the first three weeks of spring term will be offered
    remotely. This does not mean you need to develop an online course.
    Rather, instructors simply are being asked to prepare ways for
    students to access course materials remotely and begin the term
    without attending classes on campus. We will continue to provide
    updated guidance and support to instructors as they prepare remote
    courses over the coming weeks. The university’s Incident Management
    Team (IMT) will continue to monitor the coronavirus situation and
    will provide guidance to the administration on how classes will be
    taught for the remainder of the spring term by no later than April 10.

We have set up trainings, information sessions, and other opportunities 
to provide the resources instructors need to finish the winter term and 
start the spring term. These include assistance with publishing Canvas 
sites for spring courses, and managing coursework and instruction using 
Canvas. UO Online is offering the following specific trainings (each of 
which are only 50 minutes long):
*Canvas Tools for Communicating with Students*

  * March 16th at 10 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 24th at 10 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library

*Canvas Tools for Delivering Instruction*

  * March 12th at 11 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 17th at 10 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 25th at 11 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library

*Canvas Tools for Supporting Active Learning*

  * March 13th at 9 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 18th at 10 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 26th at 11 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library

*Canvas Tools to Assess Student Learning*

  * March 13th at 1 p.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 19th at 10 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library
  * March 27th at 11 a.m., Room 42, Knight Library

The university is finalizing an agreement for university-wide Zoom 
access, and we will share more information soon about accessing 
trainings on how to use Zoom. Additional resources have been published 
on the _Office of the Provost website_ 
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We will continue to update this page with resources and guidance as the 
situation evolves. If you have any questions or concerns around academic 
continuity, please consult with your dean or department head. You can 
also send questions to _execviceprovost at uoregon.edu_ 
<mailto:execviceprovost at uoregon.edu>.
I know these changes may cause some stress and uncertainty. COVID-19 
clearly presents us with unprecedented issues many of us have never had 
to deal with before. As we move forward, please note that everything may 
not run as smoothly as we have planned. That is OK. I ask that faculty 
and other instructors please bear with us while we manage this complex 
and ever-changing situation. It will require a change in how you deliver 
finals and instruction, but we hope these will be temporary measures.
Our entire state is facing this disruption that causes major changes to 
our schedules, our habits, and our lives. It is likely going to continue 
into the foreseeable future. Together, we can make it through this. I 
appreciate all of you and everything you do to uphold the academic 
scholarship, research, and standards of our university.
Sincerely,
Patrick Phillips
Provost and Senior Vice President


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