For up-to-date information on the UW response to the COVID-19 outbreak, please visit the University of Washington Coronavirus website.

In the College of the Environment, instructors include faculty, teaching assistants and staff directly associated with the teaching/learning experience.

The following resources are intended to help instructors in support of course planning and response to COVID-19. None of the following information should be construed to contradict University policy or guidance.

Last updated 4/19/21

Office Hours

The College of the Environment Online Teaching Team is offering “Teaching Think Tanks, T³s” April 14 – June 10, 2021.

• Wednesdays through June 9, 9:30-10:30 a.m. with Kristi, Tim and Mikelle
• Thursdays through June 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. with Kerry, Kat and José

Email coenvolt@uw.edu for the Zoom link or retrieve the link from the Online Teaching Team Canvas page. Click the button on the upper right, “+ Join this Course” to view and receive content updates from Canvas.

In-Person Teaching

• Latest Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol for COVID-19 available on the EH&S website
• Learning Spaces COVID-19 Prevention Operational Guidelines available on the Back-to-School Task Force website

Online Teaching

• Online teaching resources Canvas page
• Internship, Capstone and Independent Research Programs Resources Page
• Learning technologies workshops
  Free workshops offered by IT Connect in teaching tools such as Canvas and Lecture Capture.
• Evidence-based Teaching Program
  Offers online pedagogy groups led by peer coaches four times per quarter.
• Addressing access challenges for people with disabilities
  Guidance and resources from UW’s DO-IT program for providing instruction in a distance learning format.

Lightboards

• What is a lightboard? Watch Tim’s video.
• How to set up your PowerPoint slides for using a lightboard
• PowerPoint Slide Template
• How to set up your laptop to use a lightboard

Online and remote advising

• UW Adviser Education Program’s Online Advising website
• Remote advising (disseminated March 9, 2020)
• Hardship withdrawal petition process – For students who need to submit petitions for hardship withdrawal due to COVID-19 impacts.

Self-care and wellness

The College has compiled a list of self-care and wellness resources for instructors, staff, faculty and students.

College of the Environment online teaching team

• Tim Essington
  UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, essing@uw.edu
• José Guzmán
  UW Marine Biology and School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, jmguzman@uw.edu
• Kat Huybers
  UW Department of Atmospheric Sciences, khuybers@uw.edu
• Kerry Naish
  UW Marine Biology and UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, knaish@uw.edu
• Mikelle Nuwer
  UW School of Oceanography, mrasmuss@uw.edu
• Kristi Straus
  UW Program on the Environment, kmstraus@uw.edu