Message from CEILS
A few reminders for Winter 2022:
- Consider recording and posting lecture recordings: For the first two weeks of class, the recommendation is for you to record your lectures and upload them to Bruin Learn. You can record using Zoom from within your course site or upload a video to “My Media”. Once the video is uploaded you can also embed it into any page by clicking on the Kaltura icon (the rainbow wheel) in the editor toolbar.
- Provide Zoom meeting time for interaction, but understand that some students may not be able to join or participate. While most students will be on campus, they may or may not be able to attend a live zoom session if they are sharing space (trying to join from dorms). If you are having a live zoom session, do not expect students to be able to participate actively.
- Try adding an activity in Bruin Learn that you might have typically done during class to allow students to interact and get feedback. There are many options for you to have your students engage asynchronously (not live). Here are some ideas.
- Students may not be able to actively participate in Zoom classes because they do not have access to private spaces on campus, so ask students to communicate with you about their circumstances and be flexible.
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- Please share the following resources with your students: 1) Places to Study on Campus, 2) Official BruinHub FAQs (for Commuter Students)
- Visit our CEILS Bruin Learn Canvas Corner for more information and updates on using Canvas to engage with your students.
In this special edition of our newsletter, we collated and organized some of those resources, particularly those you may need to get you started this quarter to hopefully make finding what you need easier.
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Remember to be flexible with yourself and your students. Things won’t be perfect, but we’ll get through this together! Always feel free to contact CEILS if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely, The CEILS Team

Four Guiding Principles for Managing Transitions (developed by Karin Gosselink, Yale University and adapted to include best practices for teaching inclusively)
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