School of Education Departments have identified the essential courses to be offered at a distance if needed in response to the spread of the H1N1 flu. MERIT staff is prepared to support the development and delivery of these courses. Course support will also be available at a distance through documentation in the School of Education Knowledge Base. 

Learn@UW and Moodle are the primary tools identified by faculty to support teaching at a distance. The campus has identified these two resources as high priority for continued support and maintenance in the event that the flu becomes so widespread that some or all face to face classes would be canceled. Additional tools supported by MERIT include Google Apps, MyWebSpace, LessonShare, Second Life, Library e-reserves, library course pages as well as software tools to support course work.

Tips on preparing to teach courses at a distance are available at the Teaching and Learning Excellent Website.

For further assistance, please contact Zach Buehl, IT Consultant (890-2080); Catherine Stephens (263-5949); or Jo Ann Carr (263-4755).