{"id":10915,"date":"2017-08-18T13:24:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=10915"},"modified":"2017-08-19T06:54:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T11:54:43","slug":"remember-transparency-in-your-instructional-continuity-preparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/remember-transparency-in-your-instructional-continuity-preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember &#8220;Transparency&#8221; in Your Instructional Continuity Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Janice Florent for her <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-185-are-you-ready\/\">annual post on instructional continuity and disaster preparedness<\/a>.\u00a0 Since we'll be nearing the height of hurricane season in a couple of weeks, her post is quite timely.\u00a0 I would also ask that you keep in mind the practice of \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unlv.edu\/provost\/teachingandlearning\">transparency<\/a>\" and perhaps consider tweaking some of the instructions for assignments that you may have to post online in case of disaster, especially if you're currently teaching the course face-to-face.<\/p>\n<p>Many Xavier faculty have already been introduced to \"transparency\" in CAT+ workshops, and several faculty already practice \"transparency\" as they build their assignments, but perhaps don't associate what they do with this current initiative.\u00a0 To learn more about TILT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching) please visit the website:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unlv.edu\/provost\/teachingandlearning\">https:\/\/www.unlv.edu\/provost\/teachingandlearning.<\/a>\u00a0 For now, I would just like to share the following handout which asks instructors questions about their assignments and the accompanying instructions in order to help make it as clear as possible for the students.\u00a0 For purposes of transferring your course to an online environment in case of a disaster, this worksheet can help you better explain the assignments to students whose faces you can no longer see in a physical classroom, nor whose questions can be quickly answered for all to hear.\u00a0 Remember also that students will have additional stress during the disaster, so further clarification of assignments would be most helpful.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/356628257\/DRAFT-Checklist-for-Designing-a-Transparent-Assignment#from_embed\">DRAFT Checklist for Designing a Transparent Assignment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_33422\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/356628257\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-Ss4012iJvBgR9CbwVFUW&amp;show_recommendations=true\" width=\"null\" height=\"null\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(\"script\"); 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