Updated on 3/23/2020
This page is used for links and other information on remote teaching/remote learning/remote working resources for Earth Sciences students, staff, faculty, and other affiliates.
Current Ohio State University COVID-19 Links
Remote Teaching
Links
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_-QnyyLgHDV3GQJxqVYY6fJUV37usC9swWlUZ0kQ2jw/edit
https://zoom.us/docs/doc/Tips%20and%20Tricks%20for%20Teachers%20Educating%20on%20Zoom.pdf
https://resourcecenter.odee.osu.edu/carmencanvas
https://gatewaytolearning.osu.edu/buckeye-learning-burst/
CarmenZoom Tips
Keep it simple!
Best practice for remote teaching should be to keep things as simple as possible. For recording videos, keep them short and sweet, this minimizes potential issues with any single recording (and makes them much easier to download). This also helps with student involvement as it breaks down topics into chunks instead of one long video.
Creating a Zoom meeting
Easiest way is to go to https://osu.zoom.us. Log in to the web interface, click on Meetings in the left menu bar, and select Schedule a New Meeting. This is useful for scheduling office hours or other future meetings.
If hosting office hours, it is a good idea to uncheck Enable join before host.
Saving videos
Best practice for saving Zoom recordings is to save the files locally. This ensures you still have access to the content you create in case there are any issues with Zoom or the cloud provider used for saving these files in the future. These videos can then be uploaded to CarmenCanvas or BuckeyeBox and shared via URL.
Video hosting options
YouTube is a popular location to host lecture videos, but due to various countries blocking access to YouTube, it is not an ideal location for hosting course videos at this time.
Remote Working
Links
https://it.osu.edu/keepworking
These links offer guidance on best practices, relevant tools and technologies, cybersecurity, and various other aspects of remote working.
Remote connection to campus
If you need to remotely connect to a campus desktop, you should utilize the OCIO service named Guacamole. The instructions for this new service are here: https://osuasc.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1929/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=100529.
Communication/collaboration tools
The recommended communication/collaboration tools are:
Skype for Business for all business-related chat and audio/video calling.
CarmenZoom for academic purposes, such as classes, consultations and work group meetings.
Microsoft Teams (download link) for group collaboration and chat.
Contacting ASCTech
From ASCTech:
As we are in the process of moving faculty and staff to remote work, we are receiving a large amount of calls, tickets and requests. Due to increased volume of requests, our technicians are often busy and are unavailable for immediate response. Please be aware that we are responding as quickly as we can, and your issue will be addressed by a technician as soon as one becomes available.
The best ways to contact us are
- Ticket request
- Email at asctech@osu.edu
- Phone at 614-688-4447