The Prairie View A&M University’s Continued Teaching Contingency Plan will help faculty connect with their students during a regular semester term, when they are away on university business and if students are unable to attend classes for an extended period of time. This guide provides resources to assist faculty with quickly shifting from face-to-face style instruction to an online environment. The ultimate goal is to insure students are able to continue learning despite the inability to physically get to a classroom.
This step by step guide provides clear and concise instructions for all faculty to transition by using frequently asked questions.
STEP 1: What do I do first?
- Organization is key to keeping students on track
- Prepare to inform students of course expectations such as:
- How often you plan to communicate with them
- Where students go to access assignments
- What tools will be used in the courses
- Changes to syllabus
STEP 2: Where do I go to access my students if I cannot meet them in a traditional classroom?
- Students can be accessed online using the university’s learning management system, eCourses
- Click this link to access eCourses
- Enter your university username (example: username for jcdoe@pvamu.edu would be jcdoe)
- Enter your university password
- If you need help with your password, click here reset your password and follow instructions on screen
- Once password is entered, click the Log In button
- eCourses homepage displays with a list of your classes
STEP 3: Once I have access to eCourses, am I expected to comply with Minimum Presence Compliance?
- All faculty are expected to comply with Minimum Presence which is as follows:
- Update/Link to Syllabus
- Link Syllabus with HB2504 Website (Undergraduate Classes Only).
- Upload Syllabus (Graduate Classes Only)
- Update/Link to Vitae
- Link Vitae with HB2504 Website (Undergraduate Classes Only).
- Upload Vitae (Graduate Classes Only)
- Complete the Faculty Information in each eCourses class
- Update/Link to Syllabus
- Click here to access detailed information regarding Minimum Presence.
STEP 4: How do I upload my lectures into eCourses?
- First, prepare lecture content using Word, PowerPoint, PDF. Click here for information on:
- adding a module for lecture content to eCourses, and
- adding lecture content to a module
- adding a module for lecture content to eCourses, and
- Pre-record your lectures using Zoom.
- All PVAMU instructors have access to Zoom accounts. Login with your PV credentials at https://pvpanther.zoom.us/.
- Basic account holders can hold meetings up to 40-minutes.
- If you wish to hold meetings longer than 40-minutes, please contact the ciits@pvamu.edu to request a licensed account
- Click here to access more information about adding Zoom to synchronized online settings in Canvas.
Please contact the Center for Instructional Innovation and Technology Services(CIITS) at ciits@pvamu.edu for more information or if you have any questions.