Online Teaching
We understand and would like to make things a little easier for you. In response to the mounting pressure for faculty to switch to online teaching within a very short time, we have compiled some resources that have come to our attention. This is not an exhaustive list but is an attempt to help point you in the right direction. Thank you for your hard work. Let us know how we can help! gro.asenull@noitacude
Ants feeding on nectar produced by extrafloral nectaries on an acacia plant. Photo by: Ken Klemow
Practical Advice
These resources illustrate how to transform your classroom into an online teaching and learning environment. Topics include:
- general advice
- inclusive strategies
- accessibility
- templates to get you started
Sharing
Sharing Resources
Here are lists of resources and ideas from the community to support online teaching. In these lists, you will find General Resources; Lectures; Online Labs; Online Field Resources; Literature; Videos; Guest Lectures etc.
ESA offers a place to share resources:
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Other lists:
Ecology and Environmental Science Materials for Teaching Online
Collection of Online Teaching Resources – for all disciplines
LTER Online Teaching Resources
Submit Resources to the EcoEd Digital Library
Search, access and submit peer-reviewed teaching resources to ESA’s EcoEdDL. Join our online EcoEdlist and forum to pose questions and receive up to date information in your inbox.
Align Online Courses to the 4DEE Framework
The Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) framework was endorsed by ESA in Fall of 2018. It can be used as a guide for undergraduate curricula. We welcome ideas on how online teaching can be aligned with 4DEE.
Practical Advice for Teaching Online
So, You Want to Temporarily Teach Online (Inside Higher Ed)
Five Tips for moving teaching online (Nature)
Advice post: Teaching in the time of COVID-19 (Small Pond Science).
How to Be a Better Online Teacher (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Online Discussion: Tips and Strategies (CTL Resource)
Synchronous Online Teaching: Tips and Strategies (CTL Resource)
Inclusive Approaches to Support Student Assignments During Times of Disruption (Brown University)
Tips for Online Teaching (University of New Hampshire)
Teacher’s Guide to Online School Success
Accessibility
Here is information on how to ensure that you are creating an accessible online classroom.
Access to Remote Instruction for Students and Faculty with Disabilities (University of Michigan)
Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19(Mapping Access)
20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course ( DO-IT )
Partner Resources
ESA has several partners that can provide helpful resources to enrich your online classroom curriculum. Each of these sites provides free online material primarily for undergraduate education.
HHMI BioInteractive
QUBESHub
Community
Find a teaching community for added support.
ESA EcoEdlist (Google Group)