Did you miss the CTLA's recent email on the Updates to Respondus Lockdown Browser amid the flurry of start of semester emails? Read below for more information on these exciting new developments.

If there is anything we’ve learned in the past 18 months, it’s that we need to be prepared for any eventuality! Are you ready to pivot your instruction in the event that you, your students, or your students' families get sick this semester? Do you know what your options are, or how to leverage the basic equipment in your classroom to potentially support a combination of in-person and remote students?

Did you know that the library can provide "custom-designed information literacy instruction... tailored to your specific research-based assignment and student needs." Now that our campuses are beginning to reopen this highly valuable instruction is available as in-person instruction for hybrid classes as well as continuing to be available fully online. ​

Shout-out this week to Karen Villalobos, fellow Economics faculty, for sharing her use of Jeopardy labs when she was part of our "Some Good News: Lessons Learned in a Very Strange Year" panel in April 2021! Thanks to Karen, and to all of the other faculty members who shared their valuable time and ideas with us.

Did you know that the library has added many new books and resources to its collection? ​Check the cover images below for a quick look into what has been added to the collection.

​In the meantime, we'd like to gauge the level of faculty interest in HyFlex training.

If you find yourself asking questions such as...

• What are recommended practices for HyFlex teaching?
• What kind of technology will I need to teach HyFlex?
• What the heck IS HyFlex?

...then you should check out this PDF. It contains a collection of articles from varying sources and perspectives on teaching in the HyFlex modality:

Did you know that he Writing Center provides valuable resources for you and your students? They will arrange to make an instructional visit to your classroom in-person, work with you to schedule a time for you to bring them to the Center, or coordinate a virtual Writing Center orientation. They also have created a Writing Tutoring resource page that you can include in your Canvas courses. The page has a direct link to online tutoring, making it very convenient for students.