Finish strong! Here's some appreciation and motivation from Dean LaVeist to help us over the final hurdles of this most unusual semester.
Click on a subhead for more information about online teaching or working from home.
Teaching Classes Online
These are the main tools you'll need to get to know for online teaching:
Canvas
The University Learning Management System (LMS) is the online center of your academic work.
- Canvas tutorial: Innovative Learning Center training guides.
Zoom
- https://tulane.zoom.us/
- Tulane Zoom How-To (PDF)
- Zoom tutorial: Innovative Learning Center training guides.
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Departmental Point People for Online Teaching questions
- Alicia Battle (GCHB) abattle1@tulane.edu
- Aaron Hoffman (EPID) ahoffma3@tulane.edu
- Roy Rando (EHS) rando@tulane.edu
- Mollye Demosthenidy (HPM) mdemosth@tulane.edu
- John LeFante (BIOS) lefante@tulane.edu
- Mark Wiser (TRMD) wiser@tulane.edu
Where to Get Help & Learning Resources for Online Teaching & Working from Home
- SPHTM IT is located on the 12th floor, next to room 1220.
- Phone: (504) 988-7173 or (504) 988-2685
- Email: sphhelp@tulane.edu
- Check out the Teach Anywhere Toolkit assembled by the university.
- Tulane IT's Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Solutions and Actions - more resources
Working From Home
If you're working from home and need to access Armstrong or work-related databases, you will need to install a VPN on your computer. Tulane uses Juno Pulse.
- Guidelines for Windows configuration
- Guidelines for Mac OSX configuration
Visit Tulane IT's Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Solutions and Actions for information on which Tulane databases and internal networks require VPN access
Instructional Continuity
- Angela Breckenridge and Alicia Battle are available to help with transitioning to an online course.
- For more information download: Framework for Instructional Continuity in Moving to an Online Format for Spring 2020
- Updated Applied Practice Experience (Practicum) Requirements for Spring and Summer 2020 (PDF)
Additional Resources
Updated information and FAQ
- University COVID-19 news and communications
- SPHTM COVID-19 site
- Nurse advice line for students, faculty, and staff if you have symptoms or suspect you have been exposed: Call here first if you have symptoms or think you have been exposed 504-862-8121 (during business hours) or 855-487-0290 (after hours).
- New Orleans Information https://ready.nola.gov/home/
