Teaching Modalities for Winter Quarter

We are returning to in person instruction as of Monday, January 31st. For faculty teaching in a fully remote modality, ALL aspects of a remote course, including exams, must be offered in a remote format (this may be synchronous or asynchronous). Remote courses cannot be changed back to in person for the remainder of the Winter quarter. For faculty teaching in an in-person or hybrid format, please consider the following: In person instruction may utilize up to 50% remote instructional strategies. Given the late start to in person teaching this quarter, that means you would need to account for a minimum of 1 week of in person instructional time. (You may choose the remainder of the time to use remote practices as you see fit). Please clearly communicate with your students, TAs, and staff what, when, and how you expect students to participate in various course activities. Clear communication of expectations will hopefully minimize the challenges of transitioning back into the classroom. If you would like to request additional or overflow spaces, please complete the Room Request form at your earliest convenience. Due to the York Hall retrofit project, the high-speed scanner has been moved to NSB 2303-A4. Scanner Reservation Process: For those that wish to utilize the scanner, please make a reservation in the Google calendar (directions and link below). It is important that you use the Google calendar to reserve the scanner to avoid conflicts, especially during peak exam periods. Using your UCSD Active Directory (AD) credentials, you will need to be logged into your Google/UCSD account at gsuite.ucsd.edu. When you access the calendar (via the link below), please click on the icon in the bottom right corner (+Google Calendar). This icon will launch the NSB 2303-A4 calendar to allow you to reserve your time and date. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ucsd.edu_he06eivk7sujvhihlng0jkr6dk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles Scanner Access: All Winter instructors and TAs will be able to access the room via the key card reader. If you have any issues accessing the room, please contact chemadvising@ucsd.edu. Lastly, please be conscious of the potential for ongoing, short term absences due to COVID-19. Existing course policies should help to minimize this impact. These policies may include alternative assignments, make-up options, drop policies, podcasted or recorded lectures or other sessions, etc… Please discuss plans for potential TA or instructor absences with your TAs and colleagues, respectively. Most importantly for all faculty (regardless of instructional modality), please communicate your plans with your students, TAs, and staff. As students are making plans on whether and/or when to return to campus this Winter, the more notice we can provide, the better. If there are questions, comments, or concerns, faculty can contact Thomas Bussey (tbussey@ucsd.edu) or Amy Tran (amytran@ucsd.edu).