Quickly Transitioning to Teaching Online Due to COVID-19

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The rapid transition to online teaching due to COVID-19 has created challenges for both instructors and students, with many unprepared for the switch. Colleges like UC Berkeley and UCLA have already suspended in-person classes, prompting instructors to seek advice on effective online teaching strategies. Key concerns include ensuring all students have internet access, managing assessments, and adapting laboratory components to an online format. Suggestions for effective online teaching include using video conferencing tools like Zoom or WebEx for live classes and creating virtual experiments for lab courses. Overall, the situation requires flexibility and innovative solutions to maintain educational quality during this unprecedented shift.
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We're starting to get reports of 'Zoom-bombing': when a malicious individual finds an open Zoom meeting link and enters the meeting to disrupt it verbally or by sharing inappropriate material.
 
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Andy Resnick said:
We're starting to get reports of 'Zoom-bombing': when a malicious individual finds an open Zoom meeting link and enters the meeting to disrupt it verbally or by sharing inappropriate material.

We have been warned about that happening, so I've been insisting that students log into their school's Zoom account before joining the session. I may have to hold them in the virtual "waiting room" before pulling them in.

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