Flu Proofing Your Course
Flu Proofing Your Course: Academic Continuity in Times of Emergency
A CFI/CIT Collaboration
As we continue into the academic year and the likelihood of illness becomes more prevalent, it is an opportune time to consider how you might deal with situations involving the H1N1 virus. Infected individuals (students, faculty, and staff) are being encouraged to stay home or in dorm rooms to prevent the spread of illness to others. Given the possible impact on course attendance and, potentially, the ability to hold face-to-face classes, we pose two scenarios for your reflection. Do you have plans for how you might handle student illness/absence and/or your own possible illness?
Scenario I: Instructor and some of students in the course are able to meet face-to-face but many students are out sick.
Scenario 2: Instructor and others are sick or unable to come to class but class continuity is possible and desirable.
To prepare for these scenarios and maintain course instruction as much as possible, please review the following information which has been designed to help you proactively prepare. The information is organized according to typical components of a course and is designed to assist you in determining possible alterations in order to maintain inclusive, accessible, and continuous instruction. Your situation may involve the early, middle, or final parts of the semester and solutions may vary depending on timing of the issues that arise.
This informational website is a work in progress and we welcome additional ideas from faculty (submit your ideas here). The Center for Instructional Technology and Center for Faculty Innovation offer individualized assistance to instructors seeking ways to minimize course disruption if students or instructors miss class due to illness.
Instructional Components
Each item in the menu to the right is an instructional component of your course. Select an item to find prompting questions and suggestions for how to address each component.
