On-Demand Remote Delivery
Classes will be conducted entirely online using ON-DEMAND (asynchronous) digital course materials, such as video lectures. Students will not attend class on-campus.
On-Demand courses give students the most flexibility, but require extra effort to provide meaningful engagement and connection.
On-Demand Remote Delivery
Special Considerations for On-Demand Remote Delivery and COVID-19
Accommodating COVID-19 illness or quarantine. Of all the modalities, on-demand remote delivery requires the least adaptation to accommodate illness or quarantine due to COVID-19. However, you may still need to adjust due dates for homework and assessments. The following link provides information and training on that topic:
- Granting extensions to due dates
Switching to online teaching after Thanksgiving break. All classes will be delivered fully online after the Thanksgiving break. You have already chosen on-demand remote delivery so the transition should be seamless. As you consider what form your finals should take, you might be interested in the following:
For information about converting your course to a BYU Online course, visit their website at byuonline.byu.edu.
Improving On-Demand Remote Teaching & Learning
On-Demand Remote Delivery can benefit from the CORE Principles of Effective (Online) Teaching:
For more information about CORE, click here.
Other Ideas for Improving Learning in On-Demand Remote Courses
- Review good practices for online teaching and learning (Video)
- Moving from Synchronous to Asynchronous Online Instruction (External)
- Using Announcements to give Narrative Shape to your Online Course (External)
- 5 Ways to Connect with Online Students (External)
- Creating Magic in Your (Online) Classroom (External)
- 8 Lessons Learned from Teaching Online (Video)
- The Secret Weapon of Good Online Teaching: Discussion Forums (External)
- 10 Tips for Effective Online Discussions (External)
- Strategies for Managing Online Discussions (External)
- Alternatives to the Traditional Exam as Measures of Student Learning Outcomes (External)
Tools for On-Demand Remote Teaching
- Learning Suite and Canvas
- Online Proctoring Options
- Zoom (for recording mini-lectures, holding office hours, etc.)
- Edpuzzle (for creating interactive video presentations)
- Google Drive (for collaborative documents)
- Hypothesis or Perusall (for social annotation)
- GoReact (great for skills assessment, peer- and self-review, and more)
- See Communication and Collaboration Tools for other ideas