Resources in this appendix:

In an emergency situation such as fire, earthquake, or pandemic, MiraCosta may move some or all of its instruction and services online. This appendix to the MiraCosta DE Handbook provides resources for faculty who want to be prepared for such a situation, as well as some detailed suggestions and guides that can be used in the moment when quickly shifting in-person classes to remote instruction to maintain instructional continuity.

On 3/17/2020, MiraCosta College announced that all classes would move to remote instruction on March 30. The week of March 23-27 has been designated as a preparatory week for faculty. This module, especially pages A1.3 and A1.4, will serve as an important resource for faculty during this challenging process. MiraCosta's C³ Teaching and Learning Center and Online Education office also have worked to develop these important faculty resources:

A Faculty FAQ document about remote instruction
Faculty schedule of workshops and 1-1 online/phone support during the March 23-27 transition week
Departmental collegial resource availability
Google doc for MiraCosta faculty to share remote instruction resources and ideas

Please note that true Distance Education requires:

significant effort toward course design,
specialized instructional and technical skills, and
knowledge of a variety of requirements, policies, and recommended practices - which the rest of this DE Handbook addresses.

Online moves in a time of crisis are really intended to help students continue their progress toward their goals with as little disruption as possible. As vital as this is, it should not be confused with optimal online teaching and learning.

Please click the resource in the box at upper right that is of greatest interest, or just hit Next below to move through each element of this topic. The total reading time for the material in this module is about 20 minutes, but it is full of links to external resources that could require significant amounts of time, depending on your needs and interests.

This set of resources was originally prepared in spring 2020. Numerous MiraCosta and California Community College colleagues reviewed and contributed to this after the original draft by Jim Julius. Particular thanks go to Sean Davis, Robert Kelley, Andrea Petri, Lauren McFall, and Jonathan Cole.

This section, like the rest of this MiraCosta DE Handbook, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Creative Commons License