What is Academic Continuity?

Academic Continuity refers to the continuation of academic services and support at NOVA through the use of instructional technology tools and online teaching and learning strategies during an emergency event or extended college closure. Help your students succeed by being proactive and knowing what to do during an emergency and how to do it.

Tips for Effectively Communicating With Students Online

• Be consistent with the digital tool selected for online communications, and be sure to post this information in a prominent location, such as the Syllabus page in Canvas.
• Set expectations for how students should engage in communication, including how they should contact their instructor(s). 
• Set expectations with students for how quickly the instructor will respond to online communication.

Delivering a Virtual Lecture

There are many ways in which instructors can host lectures with their students, either synchronously or asynchronously with tools provided by the VCCS. For a virtual, synchronous meeting Zoom web conferencing is a great solution. In a Zoom meeting, both instructors and students can share audio, video and screen presentations. There is also an option for the host of a Zoom video to record the session, which can be saved and posted to Canvas after the session ends. 

To optimize your synchronous Zoom lecture, we recommend… read full details on NOVA’s website.