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News archive - March 2020

Monday, March 16, 2020

Science update: Strategies for completing winter 2020 courses amidst COVID-19: Addendum 2

Update for instructors in the Faculty of Science

Please consider the following as we prepare for increasing amounts of remote work.

Monday, March 16, 2020

Environment update: Recent guidelines update

Update for instructors in the Faculty of Environment

Things are moving rapidly as the university continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19 situation. I wanted to highlight a few aspects of the recent guidelines for graduate studies.

Monday, March 16, 2020

Engineering update: More updates and tips on W2020 teaching

Update for instructors in the Faculty of Engineering

Here are some updates and tips:

When must my contingency plans be in place? You have until Wed March 18 to get your plans in place. Don't forget to bounce them off the class and make a "good faith" attempt to incorporate any significant concerns that might arise. I found my class was very understanding and reasonable when I presented my plans to them.

Monday, March 16, 2020

Copyright services and resources for teaching online

Update for instructors

As courses are being transitioned to online, please keep the following in mind:

  • The same rules that were in place before are in place now. There have been no changes to the assessment of copyright-protected materials.
  • Linking to Library licensed resources (eBook and eJournal content) is always okay, with the exception of the Harvard Business Review.
  • Linking to legal, freely available material online is always okay.
Monday, March 16, 2020

Message to all students on closures at the University of Waterloo 

Update for students

In an effort to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, I and the University of Waterloo administration have made the decision to move to an alternative delivery system of operations with staff and faculty now being advised to begin working from home to help support the ongoing functions of the University and academics for students.