The University is encouraging all faculty to teach 100% online through Jan. 28. Please note, faculty are not required to and do not need to offer dual-mode instruction (teaching in person while simultaneously broadcasting to remote students) during that time. Furthermore, you do not need to take any additional steps for approval to transition your course to 100% online instruction through Jan 28.
If you have specific questions or need 1:1 support with pedagogy or instructional technology, please submit a request here, or sign up for Office Hours with Julie Schell.
Please remember to check in on your students’ health and wellness this semester. CoFA has a dedicated CARE counselor available for faculty and staff who may need to talk about concerns for a student, especially students who may be in distress.
Please refer to this link: CoFA's Spring 2022 Semester Start Memo
Syllabus Information and Help
- Upload your syllabus to Canvas and to this shared Box folder by the first day of class.
- These are the requirements of all syllabi: UT Austin Syllabus Requirements
- These are the templates from UT Austin: UT Austin Fall 2021 2023 syllabus templates
- These are the CoFA recommendations: CoFA Syllabus Language Recommendations
- CoFA strongly encourages all faculty include clear statements about their instructional mode in their syllabus. Please do reach out to students as soon as possible to help them understand how and when the class will meet.
- Dr. Schell offered a helpful session this summer on Creating Your Online/Hybrid Syllabus. Please find the box link to the recording along with her slides.
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The General Information Catalog also posts Class Syllabi Required Information:
Each instructor must provide students with a syllabus by the first day that the class meets. To the extent practicable, the syllabus must include the following information by the first day:
- The course number and title
- The instructor’s name, office location, and office hours
- The names, office locations, and office hours of any teaching assistants
- An overview of the class, including prerequisites, the subject matter of each lecture or discussion, and the learning outcomes for the course and how they will be assessed
- Grading policy, including (1) the means of evaluation and assignment of class grades; (2) whether plus and minus grades will be used for the final class grade; and (3) whether and, if so, how attendance will be used in determining the final class grade
- A brief descriptive overview of all major course requirements and assignments, along with the dates of exams and assignments that count for 20 percent or more of the class grade
- A list of required and recommended materials, such as textbooks, image collections, audio and audiovisual materials, supplies, articles, chapters, and excerpts as appropriate, identified by author, title, and publisher
- Final exam date and time (when available)
- The class website, if any
- A notice that students with disabilities may request appropriate academic accommodations from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE), Disability and Access (SSD)
Posting a complete syllabus to a course’s Canvas site is adequate to meet the requirement to provide a syllabus to students, as long as the site has been published and made available to students by the first day of class.
Instructors of undergraduate courses are required to submit a course syllabus and curriculum vitae to their departmental office or dean's office (in non-departmentalized colleges/schools) by the first day of classes each semester. Faculty members who utilize Canvas should separately upload syllabi to the learning management system. Listing of office location, office hours, and teaching assistant information is not required for the publicly available version of the syllabus. Making undergraduate course information available to the public is mandated by HB 2504, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature (2009).
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