Support for Remote/Online Teaching

Please encourage your online/remote students to view the Writing Center LTI page in the main menu of your Canvas course. If the page isn't visible by default, please go into Settings > Navigation and drag it up into your menu of published pages. On this page, students can learn the basics about Writing Center services/locations and view a short informational video. 

If your online/remote course has required meeting times, a Professional Writing Consultant can join your Zoom meeting and lead an interactive seminar/workshop on the topic of your choice. We have numerous topics/concepts to choose from, or we'd be happy to custom-design content to meet your course needs. To request a Synchronous Zoom visit, please fill out our Class Visit/Workshop Request Form

If your online course has no required meeting times, one of the following options might work great for your students. Please email Writing.Center@ucdenver.edu to request asynchronous content/curriculum.  

Introduction to Topic (Passive Instruction) 

Request a link or embed code for one of the Writing Center's Knowmia (formerly TechSmith Relay) seminar videos (see Content Menu below) + provide students with a supplementary outline/content handout. Faculty manages student viewing/application to course learning. 

Parallel to Course Instruction (Active Instruction) 

In addition to the Introduction to Topic, request a supplementary quiz and/or activity for students to complete before or after viewing the seminar video. We can provide a stock activity for you to incorporate into a Canvas assignment or work with you to custom-design one that ranges in complexity from basic comprehension to reflection to application. Faculty manages student submission/evaluation process. 

Replacement for Course Instruction (Active Instruction) 

Request a custom-designed seminar video that more acutely acknowledges the content and learning context of your course. Incorporate a custom-designed activity that ranges in complexity from basic comprehension to reflection to application. Faculty manages student submission/evaluation process.

Content Menu of Seminar Videos 

Note that some of the items below are currently only available as standalone videos with optional activities while some items are available as (optional) pre-packaged Canvas modules. 

• Writing Academic Paragraphs/MEAL (10 minutes of video)
• MEAL/Academic Paragraphs in Scientific Writing (10 minutes of video; Canvas module optional) 
  • View the Content Outline
• Three Levels of Revision (15 minutes of video) 
• Plagiarism & Principles of Citation (25 minutes of video) 
• Creating a Literature Review (35 minutes of video) 
• APA Style & Documentation (20 minutes of video) 
• MLA Style & Documentation (30 minutes of video) 
• Reading & Understanding Scientific Research Articles (10 minutes of video; Canvas module optional) 
  • View the Content Outline
• Reader Expectations: Sentence Clarity & Cohesion (15 minutes of video; Canvas module optional) 
  • View the Content Outline
• Argument & Thesis Statements (15 minutes of video; Canvas module optional) 
• Active & Passive Voice in Scientific Writing: When, Why, How (8 minutes of video; Canvas module optional) 
  • View the Content Outline
• Analysis in Academic Writing (Available Soon!)