[Entm-researchstaff] Fwd: Navigating the Fall Term

Thu Sep 24 16:00:09 PDT 2020

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From: CNASDEAN <cnasdean at ucr.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:53 PM
Subject: Navigating the Fall Term
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Dear Department Chairs,

Please see the attached from Vice Provost/Dean of Undergraduate Education
Jennifer Brown.  Please share with your faculty, graduate students and
appropriate staff.

Dr. Kathryn Uhrich
Dean, College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences
Professor, Chemistry
Fellow of ACS, AIMBE, CRS and NAI
University of California, Riverside
Office: (951) 827-3101  |  Email: cnasdean at ucr.edu

Executive Assistant: Rachel Alvarez  |  Office: (951) 827-4597  |
rachel.alvarez at ucr.edu
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*Undergraduate Education - Fall Newsletter *

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*A Message from the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education*

September 2020

Dear UCR Community,

We begin this fall term amidst social, economic, and health crises of
unprecedented scope and impact. I know these tremendous challenges are top
of mind for all of us as fall classes approach. I find encouragement in the
hard work of our students, staff, and faculty in preparation for this
historic term. I also know anxiety remains high. However, the campus
community has been resilient. We can continue the same resiliency for
instruction throughout the academic year by thinking about three
principles: academic excellence, social connection, and mental health.

Undergraduate Education has been working hard to improve support for the
academic mission of the university. Our students expect excellent
instruction from the preeminent faculty of this campus, and our faculty and
instructors want to provide the same quality education that has propelled
UCR’s success. XCITE’s new self-paced “The Art and Craft of Remote
Teaching” is an outstanding resource for achieving that goal for faculty,
instructors, or staff who want to know more about communicating and
teaching in a remote environment. Please look at the resources available
from XCITE below for more information.

An undergraduate education is enlivened by the connections that students
make in the classroom. Conversations with students and faculty about their
spring experiences reinforced the critical importance of enhanced academic
support services. We have acquired new tools that will enhance
that classroom experience. Among them,  YuJa a new end-to-end video
solution that integrates directly into iLearn, our learning management
system, and is available to all faculty for the fall.  YuJa allows for
greater student engagement with faculty, discussion rooms, and social
connection among students. Undergraduate Education is also partnering with
Mentor Collective to support connecting more incoming freshmen with peer
mentors to help improve their college experience. Click this link
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o__-SrDQpvSpmnPHVuFfBSucRoMp0KGi/view?usp=sharing>
to
read top challenges for students during the spring term due to COVID.

Below you will find more on these topics, so I wish to end by briefly
addressing mental health. The last six months have been a time of trauma
for many of us, and our students often look to us for support. We are best
able to support them when we also take care of ourselves, so I encourage
you all to prioritize keeping yourself healthy.

Fall will undoubtedly bring new surprises. We will have to continue to come
together and share our insights, experiences, and wisdom to find
opportunities amidst the challenges. I am confident that if we do so, we
will find that whatever the challenge, we’ve got this.

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Jennifer Brown, Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education

*Academic Excellence*

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XCITE and ITS have partnered to help ensure faculty and students have the
tools to continue their high standards for academic rigor and integrity.
We will continue to develop new webinars and share best practices to
support faculty and students during this time of remote teaching. Some of
these new resources include:

   - *Remote Ready Checklist
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LEFPV36XaJZxeH1gPLjqBHkgYgMfv6MY/view?usp=sharing>*:
   a guide to best practices for designing your remote teaching course.
   - *Remote Teaching Toolkit
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fHtAye20JxqAbmcE29lL2VS6PpSY2ItM/view?usp=sharing>*:
   a one-page overview of available ed-tech resources for faculty.  If you
   don't know where to start, check out the "Big Two" that can really
   transform your courses for fall by allowing more instructor/student
   interaction.
   - *Keep Teaching Resources*
   <https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/strategies#connect_with_your_department>:
   Pedagogical strategies and instructional tools to prepare, teach, and
   communicate in the remote classroom.
   - *Grading and Assessment Tools*: Gradescope
   <https://www.gradescope.com/>, Respondus LockDown Browser
   <https://web.respondus.com/he/lockdownbrowser/>, YuJa Proctoring
   <https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/news/2020/06/19/yuja-ucrs-new-video-platform>,
   and R’Proctoring
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Py1bkVxuFj0NAR3tdwDS3ynJr8rrCD0j/view?usp=sharing>.
UCR
   now supports multiple proctoring solutions that allow flexibility for
   faculty and instructors.  Please visit Keep Teaching
   <https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/remote-proctoring> for more information on
   the best solution for your particular course.
   - *The Art and Craft of Remote Teaching
   <https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucriverside/courses/art-and-craft-of-remote-teaching>
Course:* a
   learn-at-your-own-pace six-module online instruction course (approximately
   6 hours to complete the course) to help prepare for teaching remotely.
   Please register at Canvas.net.
   <https://www.canvas.net/browse/ucriverside/courses/art-and-craft-of-remote-teaching>

   - *Live or Recorded Training and Webinars*
   <https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/>: Topics include Remote Teaching and
   Technology Training.

A limited pilot is underway to begin the 24-month transition to UCR’s new
learning management system.  eLearn (Canvas
<https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/canvas>) will replace iLearn (Blackboard).
If you are interested in being an early adopter of Canvas, please visit
keepteaching.ucr.edu for more information.

Check back regularly at keepteaching.ucr.edu for the latest information. To
request support, visit https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/help or email
xcite-help at ucr.edu.

*>>Visit Teaching Resources* <https://ue.ucr.edu/>

*Creating Connections in the Classroom*

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Connecting with students and inspiring their curiosity is part of great
teaching, but it is also challenging during remote teaching and learning.
Here are some ways to advance engagement and communication with students in
order to build deeper connections. Some of these resources are available
starting in the fall term.

YuJa <https://keepteaching.ucr.edu/yuja-video-platform>,  UCR’s new video
solution is available now and is fully integrated into iLearn and Canvas.
YuJa allows for a great range of interaction and engagement with students.
Faculty and students will have a place to store videos, record lectures,
host video conferences, live stream, and more. Students have their own
accounts in YuJa, allowing them to create or upload videos for
presentations, sharing with study groups, or learning communities. Faculty
can embed quizzes into recorded videos. YuJa’s video analytics allow
instructors to see how much of a video was viewed by their students.

Poll Everywhere <https://engage.ucr.edu/classroom-polling> - a dynamic,
mobile-first, next-generation polling solution for the campus. This system,
while retaining the benefits of traditional classroom clickers, utilizes
technology to add in additional polling features and can also be used to
engage and stimulate discourse in the remote teaching classroom. Poll
Everywhere is designed to gauge student understanding of the material and
to amplify student learning about difficult concepts in your course.

Slack <https://slack.com/> is a communication platform that allows for
enhanced communication and collaboration, both inside and outside the
remote classroom. Courses can add a Slack workgroup, which will allow
instructors and students to engage in meaningful conversations, share
course material, host office hours, participate in study groups, and
communicate outside of class time synchronously and asynchronously. Slack
can organize different and unique communication streams through channels to
create better clarity and focus. It is a great way to keep students engaged
regardless of whether they are on a desktop or mobile device.  Limited
Pilot by Invitation in Fall 2020.  Anticipated wider release in Winter 2021.

*Connecting Students with Campus*

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The UCR Freshman Collective
<https://ue.ucr.edu/freshman-collective-mentoring-program> connects
incoming freshmen with a volunteer Peer Mentor to create a sense of
community and offer guidance as students acclimate to life in college.
Peers connect via text messaging and without the need to download an app.
Utilizing the Mentor Collective platform, volunteers receive mentor
training, matching support, notes and resource referrals, conversation
starters, conversation nudges, and robust analytics to help keep peer to
peer connections strong throughout the academic year. The UCR Freshman
Collective will leverage existing peer mentoring networks with minimal
effort. For more information, please contact Tom Dickson at
thomas.dickson at ucr.edu.

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The new ask.ucr.edu website connects students with the answers they need to
navigate our remote campus. In collaboration with the registrar, housing,
student health, XCITE, financial aid, ITS, and many others,
ask.ucr.edu addresses
many 'out-of-the-classroom' questions students may have. You can also find
ScottyBot <https://ue.ucr.edu/scottybot>, UCR's new student chatbot,
waiting to help answer questions and guide students to vital resources at
any time of day. During the weekday, live chat support also helps students.
We hope you share this resource with students.

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The Academic Resource Center (ARC) hosts a series of workshops
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PUVursvQPX2Gpj3isrxj251f82sqdws3/view?usp=sharing>
during
welcome week that students can register
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOwOBw9Eg7EpyO1BxaK3QbCx2xNhMVNJx2y5q8sU3hWHyrOg/viewform>
for
addressing common concerns for freshmen and transfer students such as what
to do after transferring, how to use zoom, and building relationships with
faculty.  For more information on available services for students, please
visit arc.ucr.edu. Introducing students to the ARC early helps them build
connection with campus resources that help students persist and provides a
connection with academic support.  For more information, please contact
Rena Burton at rena.roberts at ucr.edu.

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UCR's online learning support site for students, Keep Learning
<http://keeplearning.ucr.edu/> contains remote learning tips, goal setting,
and time management resources, online assignment resources, online
proctoring information, instructional technology tutorials, resources on
free software, loaner laptops, and Wi-Fi hotspots to help students keep
connected to their academic experience.

*>> Learn More on Social Connection* <https://ue.ucr.edu/>

*Mental Health & Well-Being*

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As non-clinical and non-mental health professionals, we can still support
other students, faculty, and staff. Be an active listener and a referral
source. * Validate *what they are feeling, let them know you *appreciate* their
courage to share this information, and that help is available. Please
remember to *refer *students to the appropriate resources.

   - Counseling and Psychological Services <https://mentalhealth.ucr.edu/>
   - Case Management <https://casemanagement.ucr.edu/>
   - CARE Program <https://care.ucr.edu/>
   - Student Health Services  <https://studenthealth.ucr.edu/>
   - The Well <https://well.ucr.edu/>
   - Basic Needs <https://basicneeds.ucr.edu/>
   - Student Recreation Center <https://recreation.ucr.edu/>

*Did you know?*

Undergraduate Education has created an informal campaign geared towards
first time incoming freshmen and transfer students who may not be as
familiar with UCR. These resources can also serve our returning students as
all navigate the academic year primarily through remote instruction. Our
campaign shares a quick message to students. You may have many thoughts
going into the fall term but we have thought about the things you need to
be successful. Informally, “we’ve got this.” We have asked students about
this approach and most share they would enjoy something that stands out
from standard flyers. Therefore, our social media campaign will share these
messages designed around mental health, social connection, and academic
rigor.

We've got academic excellence.
We've got social connection.
We've got mental health & well-being.
We've got this.

*Watch this short video.*

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