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Instructors of in-person and hybrid in-person classes should be aware that many students wish to learn in person and have expressed disappointment when classes they expected to have in person have switched to fully remote mode. However, if you wish to continue teaching your class in remote mode after the two-week temporary remote ends, consult with your chair or director. (Or consult with the instructor of record, if you are a TA leading a section.) Changes in teaching modality need to be approved by your chair/director and dean, so you should not switch your class to fully remote mode as an independent decision.

Students were told at the beginning of the semester that they could not expect every in-person or hybrid in-person class to be taught fully remotely, and that remains true after the temporary remote period is over. If possible, accommodate students who choose to go home for the rest of the semester by allowing them to join class sessions remotely. It can be difficult to teach in simultaneous in-person and remote modes, and the Center for Teaching & LearningÌýis a good resource for strategies and training. If you are not willing or able to teach in this fashion for the rest of the semester, consult with your chair or director, and tell the student to consult with their academic advisor. It may be possible for the student to move to a different section.

Classrooms are safe. There's been no reported incidence related to the spread of the virus in the classrooms. The decision to move to remote instruction was to continue the downward trend of positive cases in our student population on and off campus, to reduce student travel to and from campus, and to protect the health and safety of our Boulder community. We made this decision in close consultation with local and state public health officials, while the student self-quarantine remained in effect between Sept. 23 and Oct. 7.

Students who are found to not be in compliance with the public health order by ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø Police Department or Boulder Police will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, studentconduct@colorado.edu, in addition to possibly facing a municipal ticket. Faculty and staff (and students) should report ongoing noncompliance of the safety measures in place. Refer to the CU Health and Safety Compliance website and FAQs for additional information to help ensure compliance for the campus community while physically on campus.

All current pass/fail standards,deadlines and limitations will remain in place for the fall 2020 semester. The spring 2020 easing of pass/fail restrictions will not be repeated.Ìý

As of fall 2020, the deadline to make a decision on whether to exercise the pass/fail option has been permanently extended to the end of the tenth week of academic instruction (October 30, prorated for shorter-term courses). In addition, due to requirements from the Colorado Department of Higher Education, ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø will retain the P+ designation to designate pass/fail grades where the underlying letter grade earned was C- or higher. See Pass/Fail policy updates for fall 2020.

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While the pandemic persists, it is more important than ever that instructors provide their students with meaningful and specific course progress reports before that deadline, so that students are in a position to make sound grading-option decisions. Before October 30, instructors must communicate with students in a clear and easily accessible fashion about their course performance to date, and should also respond promptly to any routine requests from our campus academic support units for updates on a student’s midterm grade status.

Campus leadership will make decisions about any further public health provisions in partnership with Boulder County Public Health. Any decision about teaching remotely for the rest of the semester will depend on the public health situation. The university also remains committed to its current plan to move all teaching and exams to remote mode after fall break (Nov. 26–27).

Students may continue to reserve study space on campus to access remote instruction or coursework (e.g., in cases where a student needs a stable internet connection), or to study in between approved in-person lab, studio, or performance classes.

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Yes. Your department may schedule a room for an in-person tutorial, review sessions or similar out-of-class-session teaching. To ensure COVID-related safety precautions are observed, it is important that a supervisor for the course (instructor, GPTI, TA) be present for such sessions.

We continue to recommend that office hours be held remotely. Faculty offices are not large enough to follow distancing protocols.

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Yes. Please fill out the prior to coming to campus each day.

The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) assists all those on campus who teach, and you may contact them for pedagogical assistance. For help with remote and online teaching, See CTL’s web page on remote and online teaching and .

Norlin Library has a video creation station for faculty or staff to create instructional content.

FSAP is now offering Telehealth videoconferencing exclusively,Ìýwhich is an encrypted platform that is completely confidential and HIPPA compliant. Please contact FSAP if you would like to schedule an appointment and an FSAP counselor will reach out to you within 24 hours.