Welcome to the Academic Affairs newsletter! Browse updates and announcements, connect to tips and resources, and check out stories from around campus.
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We are now halfway through an unprecedented Spring Quarter, and I would like to thank all of our faculty, staff, and students for your remarkable collaboration, creativity, flexibility, and resilience. You are enabling UC San Diego to continue its educational, scholarly, and community missions during these challenging times -- and to make a difference for California and the world.
Elizabeth H. Simmons
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Fall transition back to campus
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Thank you for submitting your initial proposal for how to offer fall courses. In the coming days, we will be working with you to achieve a good balance of in-person, blended, and remote instructional formats and the most engaging possible educational experience for all students.
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Guidelines for remote course assessments
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Holistic spring teaching evaluations
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Academic units should use holistic teaHching evaluation methods to gain insights about the effectiveness of Spring '20 instruction. While student teaching evaluations will be conducted and shared with instructors, every instructor may decide whether to use the results in their future academic review files. Units should use other methods, such as peer reviews of course materials or instructor self-reflections to identify opportunities to enhance teaching effectiveness. The
report
of the Senate/Administration Workgroup on Holistic Teaching Evaluation is a useful resource. The Teaching + Learning Commons provides
information and services to support effective classroom assessments
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Tools to improve remote lectures
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We’ve learned that many instructors are using Kaltura/Canvas to provide asynchronous lectures to students. As we continue to prepare courses for remote instruction in the months ahead, please remember that IT Services offers
tools to help instructors caption videos and insert markers
to make it easier for viewers to find key information about the course.
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Revamped student advising site
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The New Student Site has been renamed as New Triton Advising (NTA) within the Virtual Advising Center (VAC). Units should review their websites and update any references to the "New Student Site" or "EVAC." The change introduces incoming students to the Virtual Advising Center and minimizes the number of places they must visit for onboarding. In general, the update does not affect the department advising workflow.
The Educational Continuity Task Force is developing guidance for the broad student advising community about how best to help students plan academic careers as this situation continues to evolve.
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Congratulations, Class of 2020
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Faculty, staff, and students are partnering to celebrate this year's graduates with virtual commencement ceremonies on June 13, 2020. These virtual ceremonies do not replace our traditional in-person commencement ceremonies, which will be held at later dates.
Students must register to participate in the virtual commencement
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Student Delivers Face Masks to Community Centers in Need
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Harry Zhu, a student athlete at UC San Diego, started visiting senior community centers when he was in middle school and founded the nonprofit South Bay Senior Care Organization. When his monthly visits were canceled because of COVID-19, he found another way to help the senior community - delivering supplies to senior centers in need
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Read the full story.
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Rady Responds to COVID-19
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In this webinar, the Director of the Office of Innovation and Commercialization leads a panel discussion with the Executive Vice Chancellor, representatives from Associated Students and Graduate Student Association, and a consultant from Cognitive Edge.
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Expanded job protections for staff
UC has expanded Paid Administrative Leave to cover employees dealing with issues related to COVID-19. Additional Emergency Paid Sick Leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave are also available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
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Virtual Professional Development Resources
Want to make the most of your remote working time by continuing your professional development? Explore your options. UC San Diego Human Resources is here to help you with courses on everything from software skills to project management and more.
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Working from home can be challenging, especially for families who now have children home full time. Early Care and Education pulled together resources to help parents and caregivers teach, play, and entertain children during the global health crisis.
Check out the full list of resources
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Staying Connected with Campus
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Temporary Work Clearinghouse
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