{"id":678,"date":"2026-04-01T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/fcpe\/resources\/educational-technology\/instructional-technology-tools-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:49:07","slug":"continuity-of-instruction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/fcpe\/resources\/educational-technology\/continuity-of-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuity of Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Planning for the continuity of student education during disruptive events is essential to sustaining this charge. It\u2019s important that in such instances, faculty are prepared to adapt instruction as necessary to ensure smooth communication with students about alternate plans, make up class dates, or the conversion of some activities in the course to online activities. The Faculty Center for Professional Excellence (FCPE) developed this resource to provide information to faculty members so that the education process is less impacted during an event that disrupts face-to-face classroom instruction on its campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These resources might best be utilized during times when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>The physical classroom or building in which a course is normally taught is inaccessible for more than one class meeting<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>External events (i.e. snowstorm\/weather, illness, electrical outage, flooding, etc.) affect regular classroom activity<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Scholarship opportunities interfere with scheduled teaching responsibilities (i.e. conference, field research, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Other major personal emergencies demand the attention of the instructor (or student)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Move Online<\/h2>\n<p><span>Many of the solutions below utilize Moodle, and you can find associated tutorials on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/fcpe\/resources\/educational-technology\/moodle\/\"><span>Moodle Resource webpage<\/span><\/a><span>. Tutorials on other tools are available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/fcpe\/resources\/educational-technology\/instructional-technology-tools\/\"><span>Instructional Technology Tools page<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><strong>In the event of a disruption to face-to-face instruction, how do I&#8230;<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><strong>I can overcome this using&#8230;<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Establish a mode of communication to use?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><span><strong>Email<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><span> Send your students emails through your Adelphi email account with any updates to your course and syllabus. Be wary of email fatigue with this option though.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Moodle<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><span>Make use of the Moodle Announcements forum found in your course to disseminate general announcements and communications.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Distribute documents, readings, and other course content?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><strong>Email<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Use your Adelphi email to make attachments of course readings and materials. Make PDF scans of hard copy resources to attach and share.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Upload your digital copies of files and link external websites to Moodle.<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adelphi Library<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Reach out to the Library for assistance in finding digital copies of your course materials.<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Drive<\/strong><span> &#8211; Upload your course documents to Google Drive, then share with your students<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Collect student work and share feedback?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><strong>Email<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Ask your students to send you emails with their assignment work attached, or in the body of the email. Send back feedback and grades to individual students via email as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Google Drive<\/strong> &#8211; Ask students to upload their assignment work to Google Drive and share with you. Send back feedback and grades to <\/span><span>individual<\/span><span> students via the comments tool in Google Drive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle <\/strong><span>&#8211; <\/span><span>Set up assignment activities in Moodle to collect file submissions and distribute grades \/ feedback to students.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Continue class discussion?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><strong>Moodle<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Set up a discussion forum on Moodle to hold asynchronous conversations each week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>VoiceThread<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Create a VoiceThread activity in Moodle to run asynchronous multi-media discussions.<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Conference<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Set up Zoom meeting spaces to meet with your students in live web conferences.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Capture my lecture content for students to watch remotely?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><strong>Panopto\/VoiceThread<\/strong><span> &#8211; <\/span><span>Create VoiceThread activities or record Panopto videos to create engaging lecture materials that students can engage with when convenient for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Web Conference<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><span>Use your personal Zoom meeting to record your lecture and share the link in Moodle or via email.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Hold class and\/or office hours virtually?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><span><strong>Web Conference<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><span>Set up Zoom meeting spaces to meet with your students in live web conferences to discuss your course or hold advising meetings.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><strong>In case of on-going disruption&#8230;<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><strong>I can overcome this using&#8230;<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Evaluate student learning that could be moved to a digital space?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><span><strong>Moodle<\/strong> &#8211; Even with face-to-face instruction, content and grades should be readily accessible on Moodle; and in the event of an on-going disruption, in-class activities can be replaced with certain Moodle elements such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Forums for class participation<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Quizzes for exams<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Assignments for papers and case studies<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>VoiceThread for student presentations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 34.5557%;\"><span>Determine a platform for providing students feedback and grades on their work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 64.457%;\"><span><strong>Moodle<\/strong> &#8211; First provide students feedback and grades for the above activities and you can use Moodle gradebook to display cumulative student progress.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning for the continuity of student education during disruptive events is essential to sustaining this charge. 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