WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.962 align:middle line:90% 00:00:02.962 --> 00:00:05.420 align:middle line:84% - So I'm going to share a little bit on some of the grading 00:00:05.420 --> 00:00:09.020 align:middle line:84% flexibility that the Chancellor's Office is 00:00:09.020 --> 00:00:16.460 align:middle line:84% telling us and then also what we don't have guidance on yet. 00:00:16.460 --> 00:00:19.100 align:middle line:90% But hopefully we will soon. 00:00:19.100 --> 00:00:24.380 align:middle line:84% So you'll notice that with the grading flexibility, 00:00:24.380 --> 00:00:27.950 align:middle line:84% there's been a lot of questions around what we can and can't 00:00:27.950 --> 00:00:28.700 align:middle line:90% do with grades. 00:00:28.700 --> 00:00:31.910 align:middle line:84% So we've had a lot of faculty who are concerned. 00:00:31.910 --> 00:00:34.340 align:middle line:84% Can I give students an incomplete? 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:37.400 align:middle line:84% Should I be giving students an incomplete? 00:00:37.400 --> 00:00:40.520 align:middle line:84% How are students supposed to pass courses? 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:44.900 align:middle line:84% How are students supposed to finish courses that maybe we 00:00:44.900 --> 00:00:46.547 align:middle line:90% don't have the lab space for? 00:00:46.547 --> 00:00:48.380 align:middle line:84% And so there's been a little bit of guidance 00:00:48.380 --> 00:00:49.588 align:middle line:90% from the Chancellor's Office. 00:00:49.588 --> 00:00:54.650 align:middle line:84% And this is all current as of March 23rd. 00:00:54.650 --> 00:00:58.640 align:middle line:84% There has not been any updates today March 24th. 00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:00.855 align:middle line:84% But I assume that there will continue 00:01:00.855 --> 00:01:02.480 align:middle line:84% to be updates for the rest of this week 00:01:02.480 --> 00:01:03.870 align:middle line:90% and in the foreseeable future. 00:01:03.870 --> 00:01:09.150 align:middle line:84% But as of March 23rd, this information is current. 00:01:09.150 --> 00:01:11.400 align:middle line:84% So the Chancellor's Office has given us 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:15.270 align:middle line:84% some guidelines regarding what they are calling the Emergency 00:01:15.270 --> 00:01:20.550 align:middle line:84% W. They've actually given Chancellor Eloy 00:01:20.550 --> 00:01:25.000 align:middle line:84% Oakley emergency powers so he can change Title V temporarily 00:01:25.000 --> 00:01:29.000 align:middle line:84% during this time to meet the needs of the students. 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:30.480 align:middle line:84% And so the big change that he made 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:34.350 align:middle line:84% is we are engaging in what's called the Emergency W. 00:01:34.350 --> 00:01:38.340 align:middle line:84% So colleges no longer have to explain why they're 00:01:38.340 --> 00:01:39.720 align:middle line:90% giving out Emergency Ws. 00:01:39.720 --> 00:01:41.400 align:middle line:84% We are just in a time of emergency 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:42.960 align:middle line:90% so we're going to do that. 00:01:42.960 --> 00:01:46.540 align:middle line:84% All that means is that when students withdraw, 00:01:46.540 --> 00:01:48.780 align:middle line:84% they are going to get an EW instead 00:01:48.780 --> 00:01:52.440 align:middle line:84% of a traditional W. The EW does not 00:01:52.440 --> 00:01:55.600 align:middle line:84% count against their attempts to take classes. 00:01:55.600 --> 00:01:57.750 align:middle line:90% It does not affect their GPA. 00:01:57.750 --> 00:02:00.340 align:middle line:84% And it does not affect their academic progress. 00:02:00.340 --> 00:02:04.050 align:middle line:84% So if a student is taking the course for a second time, 00:02:04.050 --> 00:02:05.820 align:middle line:84% if they get an EW they'll still be 00:02:05.820 --> 00:02:07.920 align:middle line:90% able to take the course again. 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:10.600 align:middle line:84% It will not hurt their academic progress. 00:02:10.600 --> 00:02:17.410 align:middle line:84% So it won't eventually push them into a probationary situation. 00:02:17.410 --> 00:02:18.960 align:middle line:84% Additionally, the Chancellor's Office 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:22.830 align:middle line:84% has allowed for colleges to give full refunds to students, 00:02:22.830 --> 00:02:24.450 align:middle line:90% based on the EW. 00:02:24.450 --> 00:02:29.700 align:middle line:84% So if the student withdraws and receives an EW, 00:02:29.700 --> 00:02:32.670 align:middle line:84% they can get a full refund for this semester. 00:02:32.670 --> 00:02:35.080 align:middle line:84% The campus is doing this two ways. 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:37.260 align:middle line:84% The first is that students can opt to have 00:02:37.260 --> 00:02:39.240 align:middle line:90% a check mailed to their home. 00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:41.670 align:middle line:84% Or they can keep the credit on their account 00:02:41.670 --> 00:02:43.330 align:middle line:84% and apply it for the next semester 00:02:43.330 --> 00:02:46.410 align:middle line:90% they attend at Cerritos. 00:02:46.410 --> 00:02:51.780 align:middle line:84% There will be a form up on the admissions and records website, 00:02:51.780 --> 00:02:54.527 align:middle line:84% as well as the COVID-19 student facing web page. 00:02:54.527 --> 00:02:56.610 align:middle line:84% And then we'll eventually put all this information 00:02:56.610 --> 00:03:01.750 align:middle line:84% up on the our remote teaching resources Canvas shell as well. 00:03:01.750 --> 00:03:03.630 align:middle line:84% But there's just a form that asks students 00:03:03.630 --> 00:03:05.850 align:middle line:84% to put their full name, their student number, 00:03:05.850 --> 00:03:07.680 align:middle line:84% and verify their address, and then 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:12.720 align:middle line:84% tell us if they would prefer the check mailed 00:03:12.720 --> 00:03:15.380 align:middle line:90% or the credit on account. 00:03:15.380 --> 00:03:18.320 align:middle line:84% So this is a student initiated option. 00:03:18.320 --> 00:03:20.540 align:middle line:90% This is not something that-- 00:03:20.540 --> 00:03:22.640 align:middle line:84% obviously if students don't come into class 00:03:22.640 --> 00:03:25.580 align:middle line:84% and stop participating, please give them 00:03:25.580 --> 00:03:29.750 align:middle line:84% the W. You giving them a traditional W-- 00:03:29.750 --> 00:03:32.630 align:middle line:84% the college will still go in and change it to an EW 00:03:32.630 --> 00:03:34.808 align:middle line:84% so the student will still receive the refund. 00:03:34.808 --> 00:03:36.600 align:middle line:84% And it will just get mailed to their house. 00:03:36.600 --> 00:03:39.180 align:middle line:90% They won't have that option. 00:03:39.180 --> 00:03:41.180 align:middle line:84% But this is really a student initiated move. 00:03:41.180 --> 00:03:45.080 align:middle line:84% We should not be giving entire classes EWs. 00:03:45.080 --> 00:03:46.700 align:middle line:90% But instead you should-- 00:03:46.700 --> 00:03:49.370 align:middle line:84% if students are withdrawing individually or students 00:03:49.370 --> 00:03:51.800 align:middle line:84% stop attending class or stop turning things in, make sure 00:03:51.800 --> 00:03:53.340 align:middle line:90% you reach out to them. 00:03:53.340 --> 00:03:55.590 align:middle line:84% But if there's no response by the end of the semester, 00:03:55.590 --> 00:03:57.650 align:middle line:84% please make sure to give them a W. 00:03:57.650 --> 00:03:59.960 align:middle line:90% And this is good from-- 00:03:59.960 --> 00:04:02.180 align:middle line:84% essentially backdating-- so students 00:04:02.180 --> 00:04:05.480 align:middle line:84% who have dropped between March 10th and the end 00:04:05.480 --> 00:04:07.760 align:middle line:84% of the semester May 22nd will receive 00:04:07.760 --> 00:04:10.670 align:middle line:84% the EW instead of the W. Is there 00:04:10.670 --> 00:04:13.970 align:middle line:90% questions on the Emergency W? 00:04:13.970 --> 00:04:15.400 align:middle line:90% - Yes. 00:04:15.400 --> 00:04:16.310 align:middle line:90% Sorry. 00:04:16.310 --> 00:04:16.810 align:middle line:90% - No. 00:04:16.810 --> 00:04:17.579 align:middle line:90% For sure. 00:04:17.579 --> 00:04:20.600 align:middle line:84% - So I'm hearing, from what you're 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:22.610 align:middle line:84% saying, that it's best for us to wait 00:04:22.610 --> 00:04:24.410 align:middle line:90% to reach out to our students. 00:04:24.410 --> 00:04:27.260 align:middle line:84% Any of our students-- even those who are not really-- 00:04:27.260 --> 00:04:29.570 align:middle line:84% or who had maybe stopped participating 00:04:29.570 --> 00:04:32.540 align:middle line:90% a little bit before this began. 00:04:32.540 --> 00:04:34.400 align:middle line:84% For us to reach out to all of them, 00:04:34.400 --> 00:04:37.880 align:middle line:84% see if they are still interested in participating, 00:04:37.880 --> 00:04:43.010 align:middle line:84% and if we don't hear from them, give them the W at the end. 00:04:43.010 --> 00:04:45.140 align:middle line:84% Not now-- don't clear our rosters now. 00:04:45.140 --> 00:04:46.770 align:middle line:90% Wait until the end? 00:04:46.770 --> 00:04:47.270 align:middle line:90% - Correct. 00:04:47.270 --> 00:04:49.520 align:middle line:84% I wouldn't clear your roster at this moment 00:04:49.520 --> 00:04:54.110 align:middle line:84% just because it's been a stressful time for all of us. 00:04:54.110 --> 00:04:56.730 align:middle line:84% Students are having to move online. 00:04:56.730 --> 00:04:59.840 align:middle line:84% Students are worrying about their jobs. 00:04:59.840 --> 00:05:01.820 align:middle line:84% Students are worried about all sorts of things. 00:05:01.820 --> 00:05:03.320 align:middle line:84% So I'd really recommend not clearing 00:05:03.320 --> 00:05:05.060 align:middle line:84% the roster right now, but at least 00:05:05.060 --> 00:05:11.180 align:middle line:84% waiting I would say until April, when we start registration 00:05:11.180 --> 00:05:12.860 align:middle line:90% for the summer term. 00:05:12.860 --> 00:05:16.760 align:middle line:84% I think that it's important not to clear your rosters now 00:05:16.760 --> 00:05:19.700 align:middle line:84% even if they maybe weren't participating at the full level 00:05:19.700 --> 00:05:23.630 align:middle line:84% right before all this happened because things change-- 00:05:23.630 --> 00:05:24.260 align:middle line:90% things shift. 00:05:24.260 --> 00:05:25.700 align:middle line:84% And it may be that the student who 00:05:25.700 --> 00:05:27.380 align:middle line:84% wasn't able to come to class is now 00:05:27.380 --> 00:05:31.530 align:middle line:84% able to participate online or vice versa. 00:05:31.530 --> 00:05:33.605 align:middle line:84% But this communication will go out to students 00:05:33.605 --> 00:05:37.820 align:middle line:84% so that they will see that if they would like to withdraw, 00:05:37.820 --> 00:05:38.870 align:middle line:90% they could get a refund. 00:05:38.870 --> 00:05:42.800 align:middle line:84% So you may see some kind of mass drops 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:44.810 align:middle line:84% from students in the next few weeks 00:05:44.810 --> 00:05:47.000 align:middle line:84% as they get this information, and they and they kind 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:49.880 align:middle line:84% of sort through it and decide what they're going to do. 00:05:49.880 --> 00:05:55.130 align:middle line:84% But I wouldn't clearing your roster just quite yet. 00:05:55.130 --> 00:05:59.260 align:middle line:84% - And likewise we shouldn't necessarily 00:05:59.260 --> 00:06:00.790 align:middle line:90% tell students this is an option. 00:06:00.790 --> 00:06:03.820 align:middle line:84% We should wait until they get this guidance from the college? 00:06:03.820 --> 00:06:05.950 align:middle line:84% - Yes, and this should actually come out 00:06:05.950 --> 00:06:07.760 align:middle line:90% at the faculty senate meeting. 00:06:07.760 --> 00:06:10.000 align:middle line:84% So this forum was finished as of today, 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:13.030 align:middle line:84% and I believe they're uploading it onto the web page. 00:06:13.030 --> 00:06:20.140 align:middle line:84% And it should be live as of the morning of March 25, 2020. 00:06:20.140 --> 00:06:22.990 align:middle line:84% So I know that there have been faculty 00:06:22.990 --> 00:06:25.780 align:middle line:84% who have been requesting this information because students 00:06:25.780 --> 00:06:26.290 align:middle line:90% are asking. 00:06:26.290 --> 00:06:29.380 align:middle line:84% So I think that it's OK to tell your students that this will 00:06:29.380 --> 00:06:33.430 align:middle line:84% be an option, and to guide them to the COVID-19 web 00:06:33.430 --> 00:06:34.833 align:middle line:90% page for students. 00:06:34.833 --> 00:06:36.250 align:middle line:84% But let them know that it probably 00:06:36.250 --> 00:06:37.320 align:middle line:90% won't be until tomorrow. 00:06:37.320 --> 00:06:41.740 align:middle line:90% 00:06:41.740 --> 00:06:44.620 align:middle line:84% So the other option that we've heard a lot about from faculty 00:06:44.620 --> 00:06:46.240 align:middle line:90% are Incompletes. 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:48.040 align:middle line:84% We would actually say to minimize 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.350 align:middle line:84% the number of Incompletes you are giving out. 00:06:50.350 --> 00:06:53.000 align:middle line:84% Faculty who give out Incompletes-- 00:06:53.000 --> 00:06:56.870 align:middle line:84% you'll have to allow the students back into your course 00:06:56.870 --> 00:07:02.330 align:middle line:84% or another course or into some else's course to complete-- 00:07:02.330 --> 00:07:04.150 align:middle line:90% Well, no I'm sorry. 00:07:04.150 --> 00:07:07.127 align:middle line:84% The Incomplete-- they'd have to come back into your course. 00:07:07.127 --> 00:07:08.710 align:middle line:84% And they'd have to complete the class. 00:07:08.710 --> 00:07:11.420 align:middle line:84% So really it would mean that you'd have additional students. 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:16.690 align:middle line:84% It's kind of pushed in to your different courses, which 00:07:16.690 --> 00:07:18.160 align:middle line:90% can be an undue burden on you. 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:21.880 align:middle line:84% But also we may not, depending on seating or lab space, 00:07:21.880 --> 00:07:24.040 align:middle line:84% have the room for those students. 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:27.910 align:middle line:84% So at this time, we're encouraging faculty to not 00:07:27.910 --> 00:07:32.370 align:middle line:90% give a lot of Incompletes. 00:07:32.370 --> 00:07:34.815 align:middle line:84% The cases that it is appropriate for 00:07:34.815 --> 00:07:37.530 align:middle line:84% are the courses that are undergoing 00:07:37.530 --> 00:07:38.820 align:middle line:90% a suspension of learning. 00:07:38.820 --> 00:07:41.490 align:middle line:84% These are courses that have been identified 00:07:41.490 --> 00:07:45.070 align:middle line:84% as difficult to move online or impossible to move online. 00:07:45.070 --> 00:07:47.760 align:middle line:84% At this point we have not officially, as the district, 00:07:47.760 --> 00:07:48.970 align:middle line:90% identified those. 00:07:48.970 --> 00:07:50.670 align:middle line:84% But we will toward the end of the week. 00:07:50.670 --> 00:07:52.860 align:middle line:84% And those courses will have the option 00:07:52.860 --> 00:07:56.280 align:middle line:84% to give the entire class the Incomplete 00:07:56.280 --> 00:07:58.440 align:middle line:84% if the student choose to continue, 00:07:58.440 --> 00:08:00.450 align:middle line:90% or they can take the EW. 00:08:00.450 --> 00:08:02.880 align:middle line:84% But for your traditional lecture type courses 00:08:02.880 --> 00:08:04.350 align:middle line:84% that were able to go online, we'd 00:08:04.350 --> 00:08:08.070 align:middle line:84% really encourage not giving and Incompletes unless it really 00:08:08.070 --> 00:08:10.590 align:middle line:84% is an extenuating circumstance where 00:08:10.590 --> 00:08:16.530 align:middle line:84% the student has begged you to please allow them to continue. 00:08:16.530 --> 00:08:19.350 align:middle line:84% They only have one more paper or something to turn in. 00:08:19.350 --> 00:08:22.740 align:middle line:84% But for the most part, the student having the ability 00:08:22.740 --> 00:08:25.830 align:middle line:84% to withdraw, earn a refund, and not 00:08:25.830 --> 00:08:27.480 align:middle line:84% have it count against their progress 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:30.430 align:middle line:84% is the better option at this point. 00:08:30.430 --> 00:08:31.780 align:middle line:90% Question on the Incompletes? 00:08:31.780 --> 00:08:35.429 align:middle line:90% 00:08:35.429 --> 00:08:38.460 align:middle line:84% So the other thing we've also heard from faculty 00:08:38.460 --> 00:08:40.830 align:middle line:84% is that there are several universities 00:08:40.830 --> 00:08:42.870 align:middle line:84% across the United across the nation that are 00:08:42.870 --> 00:08:45.390 align:middle line:90% moving to a pass/fail model. 00:08:45.390 --> 00:08:49.020 align:middle line:84% And I've been asked, can we move to a pass fail model? 00:08:49.020 --> 00:08:52.020 align:middle line:84% At this time we are not going to move to the pass/fail model 00:08:52.020 --> 00:08:56.040 align:middle line:84% mostly because the Chancellor's Office has kind of mentioned 00:08:56.040 --> 00:08:56.540 align:middle line:90% it. 00:08:56.540 --> 00:08:59.670 align:middle line:84% But for the most part, they're saying that the pass/fail model 00:08:59.670 --> 00:09:04.200 align:middle line:84% is probably not a great idea for the community college campuses 00:09:04.200 --> 00:09:07.920 align:middle line:84% because we have not heard from our University system partners, 00:09:07.920 --> 00:09:11.250 align:middle line:84% whether it be CSU, UCs, or private universities, 00:09:11.250 --> 00:09:14.310 align:middle line:84% if they will accept pass/fail as credit. 00:09:14.310 --> 00:09:18.825 align:middle line:84% So an example of this is at our college, we will accept-- 00:09:18.825 --> 00:09:24.280 align:middle line:90% 00:09:24.280 --> 00:09:26.140 align:middle line:84% essentially you can earn the credit 00:09:26.140 --> 00:09:28.450 align:middle line:84% like you've completed the GE, but you won't 00:09:28.450 --> 00:09:32.300 align:middle line:90% earn the number of credits. 00:09:32.300 --> 00:09:33.250 align:middle line:90% So it won't apply. 00:09:33.250 --> 00:09:35.412 align:middle line:84% And students will have to actually end up 00:09:35.412 --> 00:09:37.370 align:middle line:84% taking additional coursework at the University. 00:09:37.370 --> 00:09:41.370 align:middle line:84% Additionally, there are some campuses-- 00:09:41.370 --> 00:09:43.480 align:middle line:84% there are some colleges or universities 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:45.070 align:middle line:84% that are highly competitive or have 00:09:45.070 --> 00:09:48.760 align:middle line:84% highly competitive programs that won't allow for the pass/fail 00:09:48.760 --> 00:09:51.490 align:middle line:84% because they are looking at the GPA. 00:09:51.490 --> 00:09:55.860 align:middle line:84% And they don't want to have that pass/fail on there. 00:09:55.860 --> 00:09:58.900 align:middle line:84% Students do have the option when they enroll in your courses. 00:09:58.900 --> 00:10:02.200 align:middle line:84% If your course, based on the curriculum, 00:10:02.200 --> 00:10:04.000 align:middle line:84% allows for pass/fail as a grading option, 00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:07.640 align:middle line:84% they have the choice to enroll in pass/fail. 00:10:07.640 --> 00:10:09.340 align:middle line:84% But that's a student's personal choice 00:10:09.340 --> 00:10:12.520 align:middle line:84% and not mandated by the district. 00:10:12.520 --> 00:10:15.250 align:middle line:84% So, at this time, there's not really 00:10:15.250 --> 00:10:17.860 align:middle line:84% been any discussion as a system to move 00:10:17.860 --> 00:10:19.630 align:middle line:90% to a pass/fail for this time. 00:10:19.630 --> 00:10:20.700 align:middle line:90% That could change. 00:10:20.700 --> 00:10:22.840 align:middle line:90% We're still pretty early on. 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:25.570 align:middle line:84% There has been some discussion amongst senate presidents 00:10:25.570 --> 00:10:29.560 align:middle line:84% about putting a note on transcripts 00:10:29.560 --> 00:10:34.540 align:middle line:84% to indicate that this semester was the COVID-19 emergency 00:10:34.540 --> 00:10:38.770 align:middle line:84% semester or something else to indicate why more students may 00:10:38.770 --> 00:10:42.520 align:middle line:90% have been pass/fail or an EW. 00:10:42.520 --> 00:10:45.340 align:middle line:84% But at this time, a system wide movement to pass/fail 00:10:45.340 --> 00:10:48.910 align:middle line:90% has not been initiated. 00:10:48.910 --> 00:10:51.430 align:middle line:90% Questions on that? 00:10:51.430 --> 00:10:52.240 align:middle line:90% No? 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:54.940 align:middle line:84% - So there won't be an option for students 00:10:54.940 --> 00:11:00.220 align:middle line:84% to switch to that now, even if it's a student option. 00:11:00.220 --> 00:11:03.580 align:middle line:90% - At this time, no-- 00:11:03.580 --> 00:11:06.550 align:middle line:84% the only exception might be because we are 00:11:06.550 --> 00:11:08.620 align:middle line:90% right before that nine week-- 00:11:08.620 --> 00:11:11.055 align:middle line:84% the second nine week's session, those courses-- 00:11:11.055 --> 00:11:12.430 align:middle line:84% because they haven't started yet. 00:11:12.430 --> 00:11:14.740 align:middle line:84% The students may be able to, but at this point 00:11:14.740 --> 00:11:15.820 align:middle line:90% I don't believe they can. 00:11:15.820 --> 00:11:19.470 align:middle line:90% 00:11:19.470 --> 00:11:23.800 align:middle line:84% So the other question has been, what can I do-- 00:11:23.800 --> 00:11:28.340 align:middle line:84% as an instructor, what can I do to make sure 00:11:28.340 --> 00:11:30.980 align:middle line:84% that students' grades are appropriate. 00:11:30.980 --> 00:11:35.270 align:middle line:84% And there has been no guidance from the Chancellor's Office 00:11:35.270 --> 00:11:36.150 align:middle line:90% on that. 00:11:36.150 --> 00:11:37.940 align:middle line:84% But some of the practices we're seeing 00:11:37.940 --> 00:11:41.210 align:middle line:84% from other colleges across the state 00:11:41.210 --> 00:11:45.050 align:middle line:84% are that faculty are simply just minimizing 00:11:45.050 --> 00:11:48.420 align:middle line:84% the number of points that their assignments are worth. 00:11:48.420 --> 00:11:49.940 align:middle line:84% They're making them very low stakes. 00:11:49.940 --> 00:11:53.600 align:middle line:84% They're adjusting the grading scale 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:56.690 align:middle line:84% and saying, if you complete up to this many points, 00:11:56.690 --> 00:11:59.100 align:middle line:84% it's worth an A. If you complete up to this many points, 00:11:59.100 --> 00:12:03.620 align:middle line:84% it's a B as opposed to saying a 90% and 80%, et cetera. 00:12:03.620 --> 00:12:11.360 align:middle line:84% The real key takeaway is that the grading system is 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:13.730 align:middle line:90% your domain as an instructor. 00:12:13.730 --> 00:12:17.810 align:middle line:84% You choose your grading system and within reason. 00:12:17.810 --> 00:12:19.580 align:middle line:84% But you choose the grading system. 00:12:19.580 --> 00:12:22.440 align:middle line:84% And you kind of get to choose how to be flexible with that. 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:25.820 align:middle line:84% But we are definitely encouraging as much flexibility 00:12:25.820 --> 00:12:30.180 align:middle line:84% as you believe is doable within your course 00:12:30.180 --> 00:12:33.680 align:middle line:84% because we have students who may not have technology 00:12:33.680 --> 00:12:36.462 align:middle line:84% or may not have ever been an online student 00:12:36.462 --> 00:12:37.920 align:middle line:84% or maybe dealing with other things. 00:12:37.920 --> 00:12:42.890 align:middle line:84% And so we'd really encourage you to look at where the points can 00:12:42.890 --> 00:12:49.340 align:middle line:84% be adjusted, where we might be able to take away 00:12:49.340 --> 00:12:52.160 align:middle line:84% assignments, or add you know little assignments for people 00:12:52.160 --> 00:12:54.560 align:middle line:90% to build up points. 00:12:54.560 --> 00:12:57.020 align:middle line:84% But really just thinking about what 00:12:57.020 --> 00:13:00.950 align:middle line:84% can be done to maximize student learning 00:13:00.950 --> 00:13:03.397 align:middle line:90% in a remote environment. 00:13:03.397 --> 00:13:04.980 align:middle line:84% But at this time, unfortunately, there 00:13:04.980 --> 00:13:10.490 align:middle line:84% has not been best practice guidelines on that. 00:13:10.490 --> 00:13:11.880 align:middle line:90% Are there any questions? 00:13:11.880 --> 00:13:14.930 align:middle line:90% 00:13:14.930 --> 00:13:16.680 align:middle line:84% I was hoping to have more for you. 00:13:16.680 --> 00:13:19.010 align:middle line:84% But unfortunately in the Chancellor's Office-- 00:13:19.010 --> 00:13:22.090 align:middle line:90% is slowly rolling things out. 00:13:22.090 --> 00:13:23.770 align:middle line:84% - I actually think this is a lot though. 00:13:23.770 --> 00:13:26.140 align:middle line:84% This is the kinds of things that we 00:13:26.140 --> 00:13:30.820 align:middle line:84% need to know as we are building out our new syllabi right now. 00:13:30.820 --> 00:13:33.410 align:middle line:84% I mean I changed my entire syllabus. 00:13:33.410 --> 00:13:36.130 align:middle line:84% I changed the point system in my class. 00:13:36.130 --> 00:13:37.750 align:middle line:84% And everything that you're saying 00:13:37.750 --> 00:13:40.060 align:middle line:84% is in line with the changes that I've made. 00:13:40.060 --> 00:13:42.760 align:middle line:84% So I think this is important information for faculty 00:13:42.760 --> 00:13:50.080 align:middle line:84% to know while they're deciding how this is going to look. 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:51.790 align:middle line:84% We tried to make it clear this morning 00:13:51.790 --> 00:13:56.590 align:middle line:84% that moving into the next nine weeks of our term 00:13:56.590 --> 00:14:00.010 align:middle line:84% is not just taking the course you already had 00:14:00.010 --> 00:14:03.550 align:middle line:90% and making it an online course. 00:14:03.550 --> 00:14:05.980 align:middle line:84% It's more thinking about the situation-- 00:14:05.980 --> 00:14:09.940 align:middle line:84% thinking about what hardships and challenges our students 00:14:09.940 --> 00:14:14.320 align:middle line:84% may have and trying to develop the best way for them 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:18.310 align:middle line:84% to meet your course objectives in the most 00:14:18.310 --> 00:14:19.760 align:middle line:90% flexible and simplest way. 00:14:19.760 --> 00:14:25.690 align:middle line:84% So I think what the info you're giving from the Chancellor's 00:14:25.690 --> 00:14:29.420 align:middle line:84% Office is in line with that, I think. 00:14:29.420 --> 00:14:30.460 align:middle line:90% Good. 00:14:30.460 --> 00:14:32.710 align:middle line:84% - And I think the Chancellor's Office understands 00:14:32.710 --> 00:14:36.570 align:middle line:90% at this point that there's not-- 00:14:36.570 --> 00:14:37.710 align:middle line:90% we're in the middle of it. 00:14:37.710 --> 00:14:38.210 align:middle line:90% Right? 00:14:38.210 --> 00:14:40.900 align:middle line:84% And so there's not a lot we can do retroactively 00:14:40.900 --> 00:14:43.690 align:middle line:84% to adjust for student grading or ensuring 00:14:43.690 --> 00:14:47.530 align:middle line:84% that students are able to complete or succeed 00:14:47.530 --> 00:14:48.640 align:middle line:90% with what they have. 00:14:48.640 --> 00:14:50.950 align:middle line:84% And so it really is almost like we 00:14:50.950 --> 00:14:55.870 align:middle line:84% have to completely redo our syllabi 00:14:55.870 --> 00:15:01.990 align:middle line:84% and attempt to remotely teach what we would like 00:15:01.990 --> 00:15:04.060 align:middle line:84% to teach or think that it's necessary to teach 00:15:04.060 --> 00:15:04.780 align:middle line:90% in the courses-- 00:15:04.780 --> 00:15:09.540 align:middle line:84% that we may be losing a lot of our original content 00:15:09.540 --> 00:15:12.950 align:middle line:84% because we don't know what hardships our students 00:15:12.950 --> 00:15:13.800 align:middle line:90% are facing. 00:15:13.800 --> 00:15:18.830 align:middle line:84% And so the EW was initiated just this week. 00:15:18.830 --> 00:15:21.230 align:middle line:84% And the Chancellor's Office is actually 00:15:21.230 --> 00:15:25.070 align:middle line:84% allowing backdating to the governor's announcement 00:15:25.070 --> 00:15:26.840 align:middle line:84% of an emergency, which was March 4th. 00:15:26.840 --> 00:15:28.820 align:middle line:84% We said March 10th because that's 00:15:28.820 --> 00:15:32.642 align:middle line:84% when my first communication was sent. 00:15:32.642 --> 00:15:34.100 align:middle line:84% It was the first communication that 00:15:34.100 --> 00:15:38.270 align:middle line:84% was sent to a large constituency group. 00:15:38.270 --> 00:15:41.120 align:middle line:84% So there may be precedent for the students 00:15:41.120 --> 00:15:46.790 align:middle line:84% if they withdrew prior to March 10th but after March 4th. 00:15:46.790 --> 00:15:49.250 align:middle line:84% They may also be eligible for the EW. 00:15:49.250 --> 00:15:53.310 align:middle line:84% But that would have to be taken on a case by case basis. 00:15:53.310 --> 00:15:57.800 align:middle line:84% But I think recognizing that this is such an emergency 00:15:57.800 --> 00:16:01.820 align:middle line:84% and being able to backdate it several weeks has been huge 00:16:01.820 --> 00:16:06.710 align:middle line:84% because so much information has come out in the last seven days 00:16:06.710 --> 00:16:11.420 align:middle line:84% that students' lives have completely 00:16:11.420 --> 00:16:12.550 align:middle line:90% been flipped upside down. 00:16:12.550 --> 00:16:15.410 align:middle line:84% And so I think it's important to allow them-- 00:16:15.410 --> 00:16:20.240 align:middle line:84% if they felt anxious or overwhelmed 10 days ago 00:16:20.240 --> 00:16:26.000 align:middle line:84% and they dropped their courses, they can still receive the EW. 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:26.570 align:middle line:90% - Thank you. 00:16:26.570 --> 00:16:28.910 align:middle line:84% I wanted to verify something that 00:16:28.910 --> 00:16:32.660 align:middle line:84% might be useful to be on this particular video. 00:16:32.660 --> 00:16:34.820 align:middle line:84% Linda and I were talking this morning. 00:16:34.820 --> 00:16:39.470 align:middle line:84% A lot of teachers are concerned about accessibility. 00:16:39.470 --> 00:16:43.730 align:middle line:84% This is my understanding-- that unless it's a brand new class, 00:16:43.730 --> 00:16:46.010 align:middle line:84% we already have our students identified. 00:16:46.010 --> 00:16:48.200 align:middle line:84% So for example, I have one student who's 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:50.300 align:middle line:90% deaf in one of my classes. 00:16:50.300 --> 00:16:53.840 align:middle line:84% So it's my responsibility to make sure that my content is 00:16:53.840 --> 00:16:55.580 align:middle line:90% accessible for him. 00:16:55.580 --> 00:16:59.330 align:middle line:84% But in some of my other classes, I don't have deaf students. 00:16:59.330 --> 00:17:02.720 align:middle line:84% So I'm still going to try to make everything as accessible 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:05.750 align:middle line:90% as I can as a best practice. 00:17:05.750 --> 00:17:09.859 align:middle line:84% But I don't need to worry quite as much because this 00:17:09.859 --> 00:17:11.630 align:middle line:90% is an emergency. 00:17:11.630 --> 00:17:13.430 align:middle line:90% This is for right now. 00:17:13.430 --> 00:17:15.230 align:middle line:84% And that's not my responsibility. 00:17:15.230 --> 00:17:18.160 align:middle line:90% Is that is that correct? 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:19.720 align:middle line:90% - So, yes. 00:17:19.720 --> 00:17:25.030 align:middle line:84% The I think the chancellor and the community college 00:17:25.030 --> 00:17:26.950 align:middle line:84% system in our district and everyone 00:17:26.950 --> 00:17:30.790 align:middle line:84% would love everything to be universally accessible. 00:17:30.790 --> 00:17:33.400 align:middle line:90% But I don't know-- 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:38.350 align:middle line:84% and the message is from both the Chancellor's Office, the CBC, 00:17:38.350 --> 00:17:42.610 align:middle line:84% OEI, our district, and our neighboring districts 00:17:42.610 --> 00:17:44.540 align:middle line:90% is-- try your best. 00:17:44.540 --> 00:17:46.250 align:middle line:90% And so you're correct. 00:17:46.250 --> 00:17:47.680 align:middle line:84% If you know who your students are, 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:50.410 align:middle line:84% you know where you may need to make additional accommodations 00:17:50.410 --> 00:17:51.590 align:middle line:90% immediately. 00:17:51.590 --> 00:17:54.370 align:middle line:84% And then make sure those are made 00:17:54.370 --> 00:17:57.050 align:middle line:90% as holistically as possible. 00:17:57.050 --> 00:18:01.090 align:middle line:84% But at the same time, if you can't get-- 00:18:01.090 --> 00:18:04.420 align:middle line:84% I know that the Chancellor's Office, as well as 00:18:04.420 --> 00:18:06.310 align:middle line:84% our own media services, are overwhelmed 00:18:06.310 --> 00:18:08.330 align:middle line:84% right now because everyone is moving 00:18:08.330 --> 00:18:09.460 align:middle line:90% in to remote instruction. 00:18:09.460 --> 00:18:13.120 align:middle line:84% And so there is the lag time in a lot of services 00:18:13.120 --> 00:18:17.800 align:middle line:84% for either captioning or as a new remote instructor 00:18:17.800 --> 00:18:21.020 align:middle line:84% faculty may be struggling making everything 100% accessible. 00:18:21.020 --> 00:18:23.080 align:middle line:90% And so the goal is do your best. 00:18:23.080 --> 00:18:27.070 align:middle line:84% But the assumption is that there will be things that 00:18:27.070 --> 00:18:29.070 align:middle line:90% are not universally accessible. 00:18:29.070 --> 00:18:30.264 align:middle line:90% - Thank you so much. 00:18:30.264 --> 00:18:30.972 align:middle line:90% - You're welcome. 00:18:30.972 --> 00:18:34.740 align:middle line:90% 00:18:34.740 --> 00:18:38.670 align:middle line:84% Any other questions about some of the grading stuff? 00:18:38.670 --> 00:18:40.950 align:middle line:84% - I think you're going to make your meeting. 00:18:40.950 --> 00:18:42.460 align:middle line:90% - All right. 00:18:42.460 --> 00:18:45.810 align:middle line:84% I wish we had more information, but this 00:18:45.810 --> 00:18:47.910 align:middle line:90% is the stuff that's been-- 00:18:47.910 --> 00:18:54.030 align:middle line:84% or is the most recent, most current, and as things change, 00:18:54.030 --> 00:18:56.100 align:middle line:90% we will update you. 00:18:56.100 --> 00:19:00.960 align:middle line:84% So right now the big thing that we finally got 00:19:00.960 --> 00:19:05.850 align:middle line:84% is EWs so our students should have access to that tomorrow. 00:19:05.850 --> 00:19:07.100 align:middle line:90% So thank you. 00:19:07.100 --> 00:19:08.350 align:middle line:90% - Thank you. 00:19:08.350 --> 00:19:08.850 align:middle line:90% - All right. 00:19:08.850 --> 00:19:10.350 align:middle line:90% Thank you all very much. 00:19:10.350 --> 00:19:11.410 align:middle line:90% - Take care. 00:19:11.410 --> 00:19:12.760 align:middle line:90% - Thanks, April. 00:19:12.760 --> 00:19:13.490 align:middle line:90% - Bye. 00:19:13.490 --> 00:19:14.240 align:middle line:90% - Have a good one. 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:15.340 align:middle line:90% Bye. 00:19:15.340 --> 00:19:23.000 align:middle line:90%