Resources and Helpful Links

MERLOT: The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.
Online Learning Consortium, OLC Continuity Planning and Emergency Preparedness: A collection of resources and initiatives to support your efforts in moving courses to an online format when emergency situations arise. Also, note that USAHS is an institutional member, which provides us access to . You can set up an account on the website using your usa.edu email address. See OLC Institutional Membership for details.

Kansas State University Global Campus has created an interactive online community to share resources and advice for planning academic continuity.
Daniel Stanford, Director of Faculty Development and Technology innovation at the DePaul University Center for Teaching and Learning, created a Google document with links to remote-teaching resources at various higher education institutions.
Contributed by Thom Werner, Campus Director in Dallas, the The Chronicle of Higher Education has released a collection of resources, downloadable for free: Moving Online Now: How to Keep Teaching During Coronavirus.
Faculty Focus article with tips and strategies for promoting student autonomy in discussions: Five Ways to Promote Student Autonomy in Online Discussions.
Designed for educators who are interested in a basic introduction to online teaching, this competency-based learning pathway covers the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to support your learners: Online Teaching
Contributed by Mary Shotwell, Program Director for OT in St. Augustine: Created by Maura Giannone, OTS and Carly Scheiner, OTS Graduate Assistants from Thomas Jefferson University, this Online Resources Guide has links to many technologies, ideas, and resources for all programs:

Contributed by Robin Dennison, Program Director for Nursing: Created by: Sydney Brown, Kerri Hiatt and Terry Workman, Extended Education and Outreach this Best Practices for Narrated Power Point Presentations has some great tips and strategies for voiceover PPT:

Contributed by Arvie Vitente, Asst. Professor of DPT in Miami: The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) in collaboration with numerous other institutions of higher education is providing “ACUE Toolkit for Online Instruction.” YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF ACUE OR ENROLLED IN AN ACUE COURSE TO ACCESS THESE MATERIALS! Just click on this link to register for Webinars and access recordings and the ToolKit materials.

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