Staff Teaching and Supervision Information
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Academic contingency - Key Guidance and Information
The Academic Contingency Group have produced a website with a handy source of access to the information disseminated by the Academic Contingency Group and others, which relates to teaching, learning and student progress.
https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/academiccontingency/guidance-and-key-information?authuser=0
Includes up-to-date policies on:
Staff Guidance for Assessments
- Faculty of Sciences overview: Covid-19 contingency information for Departments on PGT ISMs, dissertations and final projects
- Guidance for marking assessments electronically:
- Online examinations, Guidance for Departments:
- Exceptional circumstances and Student Support Plan:https://facultyapp.york.ac.uk/app/excircs/
- Guidance for Postgraduate Independent Study Modules:
- University Covid-19 Policy and Guidance for departments on teaching, learning, assessment and progression:
Support for Postgraduate Students
- Coronavirus - Looking after your mental health and wellbeing: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/health/advice/coronavirus/
- Tips for wellbeing: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/health/wellbeing/
- Study skills support: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/skills/
- Postgraduate Student Guidance: https://coronavirus.york.ac.uk/for-students/pgt-guidance
- Big White Wall: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/health/help/big-white-wall/
- Student funding and finance: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/finance/funding/
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is integrated into the VLE. Collaborative sessions can be launched from the VLE and the software is resilient, coping with large numbers of active participants.
- Blackboard Help, including guidance on new updates and features https://help.blackboard.com/Ally/Ally_for_LMS/Instructor
- User guidance for using Blackboard Collaborate with students.
University of York e-learning webinars
University's Programme Design and Learning Technology Team have been holding a series of webinars to support staff in transferring their teaching online:
Information for Postgraduate Students
- Additional measures to protect and support the academic achievement of PGT students during the Covid-19 emergency - student facing document:
- Exceptional circumstances and Student Support Plan: https://facultyapp.york.ac.uk/app/excircs/
- Updated PGT Guidance on ISMs, Dissertations and Projects
https://coronavirus.york.ac.uk/update-messages-and-emails/friday-3-april-pgt-student-email
- Submitting Assignments to the VLE, guide for Students: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gfcg8hrnhSHScDBrAv_WYoeROwt1z3wgyH10Ue0VlGM/edit#heading=h.8gcbjjagunbv
Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching
University of York guidance document: