Remote and Online Teaching Resources

The resources on this page were curated to support our efforts to continue teaching virtually and to continue to collaborate.

Department Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Department Business – See this document for answers regarding who to contact for certain issues as well as solutions to programmatic questions.

Emergency Management

Additional information for Faculty – This is the university’s offical page for updated information on current operations, etc.

Banner Self-Service Manual

Click the following link to access this resource: https://emergency.uncc.edu/health-advisories/coronavirus-information/coronavirus-faqs

Continuity Plan

Instructional Continuity Planning from CTL – This page includes a plethora of resources ranging from

  • “How to get help”,

  • A worksheet to help you customize your continuity plan for teaching

  • Emergency resources for extended disruption of normal campus operations,

  • How to access a variety of campus-based tools and resources

  • Resources to support teaching in Canvas

  • Additional resources beyond Canvas to continue instruction

Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption – This guide from Stanford University offerings some good insight about asynchronous versus synchronous teaching, and also addresses using the features of Canvas. The guide also presents another conferencing tool (Free!) called “Zoom.”

Technical Support

Please note the support services available for you to use, listed below:

Canvas Resources

The most direct access to Canvas – Stop going through three different clicks and logins to access Canvas. Instead, go to uncc.instructure.com, where you will authenticate once to access your Canvas Dashboard. Once you type in this URL, upon returning to the browser on your computer, the browser history will remember it, so you only have to type “uncc” the the rest should be auto-populated!

Rich Content Editor Overview (Uploaded 17 January 2021)

Canvas new Quizzes – See this page for information on the new version of Quizzes you can opt to use in your Canvas course.

UNC Charlotte’s Canvas Resource Site – This is the main page for “all things Canvas” at UNC Charlotte.

Creating a Learning Pathway Online – This infographic provides an overview of how you can create a learning pathway for students in an online course.

Identifying Key Tools and Functions within Canvas

If you are new to using Canvas, you may appreciate some orientation to key Canvas tools and functions.

  • Assignments: Instructors can create space for students to upload submissions, from informal reflections to formal written assignments and projects. Instructors can select the grading approach within the assignment. Assignments are best for instructors who wish for the students’ work to only be viewed and assessed by the instructor.

  • Announcements: Instructors can send mass e-mails or messages to the whole class community via the Announcements tool. The benefit to using Announcements over e-mail is that instructors do not need to collect individual student e-mail addresses and that the messages are archived in the course Canvas site.

  • Chat: The whole class, instructors and students alike, can engage in a “real time” text-based, instant messaging conversation. Messages received in Chat remain archived and can be read outside of synchronous time too. This can be a nice way for instructors and students to communicate nimbly without needing to use voice-based chat and without needing to use any outside apps or resources.

  • Discussions: Instructors can create threaded, written discussion forums for instructors to engage in written (or audio/video) dialogue with each other and respond to written prompts.

  • Files: Instructors can post key course documents, like the syllabus, readings, assignment sheets, and activity descriptions in this space.

  • Modules: Instructors can organize course content into several chunks or groups of learning content. The pieces of information that students will access, including the syllabus, assignment sheets, activity descriptions, and outside links and resources, can be grouped together in the order that students might access those resources during a synchronous or asynchronous class session. Modules can give students access to readings, activity descriptions, outside links, and assignment submission links all in one place.

  • Pages: Instructors can create content for students to read or access that is not already created in a separate website or in a Word Document or other kind of document. The settings for Pages can also be changed so that the page can be edited by both instructors and students to create a class Wiki.

For more information about the differences between organizing Canvas course pages in Modules, Pages, or Files, check out this video by Jenae Cohn.

Assessing Students Online

This document was created in response to faculty requests for support in the assessment of student learning while teaching and learning remotely: Assessing Students Online

How can technology help you give your students great feedback? – Check out this blog article from NorthWestern University that focuses on tools and techniques in Canvas that facilitate offering timely feedback.

Creating Stand-alone video and tutorials with Kaltura – See this guide from Monica Rodriguez for using the built-in screencapture platform called “Kaltura” that allows you to create a stand-alone video or video tutorial with screen capture within Canvas!

Zoom Resources