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Guide for Developing an Instructional Continuity Plan
Tips & Components, How to Get Started
The purpose of developing an instructional continuity plan is to have in place a plan for continuing
course delivery in the event that the campus closes for a week or longer. While all instructors should
have an instructional continuity plan, each plan will differ due to the nature of the course and
requirements of the students and instructor.
CLEAR offers these general tips in preparing an instructional continuity plan:
• Start planning early – It is important that you have your plan ready well in advance of a closure.
• Keep it simple – Remember that you are planning for the possibility that the campus could be
closed for a relatively short duration.
• Know your technical skills – If you are completely unfamiliar or uncomfortable with a
technology, it may not be the best alternative for you to include in your plan.
Components of an Instructional Continuity Plan
In preparing an instructional continuity plan, consider these aspects of your course:
Course Communications
• Gather emergency contact information for students enrolled in your course and disseminate
your contact information to them.
• Establish a preferred method of communications as well as a policy for turnaround time on
responses from you. Maintaining regular communications with your class during a campus
closure is a vital element of a continuity plan. This information should be placed on your course
syllabus.
Availability of Course Materials
• Identify course materials (syllabus, handouts, etc.) to which your students will need access
during the closure and decide how you will make those materials available to them. Many
faculty members have materials available in electronic format already and can post them in a
location where students can retrieve them on the Web.
Regular Inclass Activities
• List the regular in‐class activities that make up your course. In the event that the campus was
closed for a week or longer, consider how would you continue these activities or what you
would ask your students to do in lieu of them?
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Assignments and Assessments
• Review the assignments, quizzes, and exams on your course syllabus and schedule. You will
need to devise a back‐up plan in case a campus closure should coincide with an exam or
assignment due date.
Using Blackboard Vista as Part of an Instructional Continuity Plan
After reviewing your course, you should have an idea of what you need to plan for in event of a closure.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ) notes that web‐based learning technologies may
help institutions with continuing instruction in the event of campus closures. The University of North
Texas supports several web‐based technologies that offer academic departments with potential
solutions for keeping in touch with students and continuing course activities during a campus closure.
CLEAR provides faculty with support and training on two of these technology platforms:
• Blackboard Vista (http://ecampus.unt.edu) is a web‐based course management system that
allows instructors to communicate with students, post materials, and deliver and receive
assignments within a secure, password‐protected environment.
• Wimba Live Classroom (available in Bb Vista) is a virtual classroom space designed for live
communication and collaboration.
Academic departments may wish to include these tools in their instructional continuity plans. The
Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign (CLEAR) (http://clear.unt.edu) offers quick
start guides, group training, and instructional consulting for any UNT faculty member or department
upon request.
Getting Started
• View CLEAR’s Guides for Academic Continuity Planning at http://clear.unt.edu/go/flu.
• Schedule training by contacting Michelle Farley (michelle.farley@unt.edu) at 940‐369‐7670.
• Find your instructional consultant by going to http://clear.unt.edu/go/ic or request a referral by
phone by calling (940) 369‐7394.
• Request a course space on Blackboard Vista by going to
http://ecampussupport.unt.edu/newsection.
• Get technical assistance with Blackboard Vista or Wimba, contact the CLEAR Faculty Support
Desk at vistafac@unt.edu or (940) 369‐7394.
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