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 3/25/22

Office hours

The College of the Environment Teaching Support Team offers office hours weekly, March 28 – June 10 2022:

• Thursdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

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

Teaching resources

• Spring Quarter 2022 changes to mask policies
• Teaching resources Canvas 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.

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

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

• Jon Bakker
  School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, jbakker@uw.edu
• Tim Essington
  School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, essing@uw.edu
• José Guzmán
  Marine Biology and School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, jmguzman@uw.edu
• Kerry Naish
  Marine Biology and UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, knaish@uw.edu
• Mikelle Nuwer
  School of Oceanography, mrasmuss@uw.edu
• Kristi Straus
  Program on the Environment, kmstraus@uw.edu