Preparedness Checklist

Have a list of student information readily available. Download the course roster with your students’ emails in case you need to contact them or organize a course meeting.

Make sure you have access to your course materials offline and at home, or test your access to them soon.

If you do not have a computer at home, bring your American University computer home.

Check to see that you have a webcam (or some other mechanism for recording) and a microphone (many headphones have this capability as do many laptops).

Test all of the tools you plan to use (like Kaltura and Blackboard Collaborate) prior to a potential closure.

Communicate to your students about your expectations of them prior to a potential closure. What are the policies that will be affected by a potential closure? Consider clarifying attendance policies, participation, paper submission instructions, exam instructions, etc.

Provide a digital copy of your syllabus to your students, if you have not done so already. This can be done by sending it via email or by adding it to your Blackboard course site.