As UW campuses prepare continuity of instruction plans in the face of pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spring 2020, the University of Wisconsin System Digital Learning Environment (DLE) provides enterprise learning technologies that campuses can use to continue instruction online.
For information about the readiness of our enterprise learning technology vendors for an emergency, see:
Given the cloud-based nature of the three core DLE technologies, we expect our core vendors to be able to scale up to accommodate any surge in DLE course content brought on by most emergencies.
Institutions currently manage additional campus-specific tools integrated into their institutions' Canvas sub accounts. Please contact campus IT support for information on campus-specific applications.
Emergency planning often raises more questions than it answers. UWS campus partners are encouraged to forward their DLE questions to their
DLE Institutional Liason. Your feedback is welcomed as we work through the preparedness planning process.
Online Teaching Resources
As campuses prepare continuity of instruction plans, we recommend these guides to adapting instruction in the face of an emergency.
Outside of the UW System, the following are good resources:
Members of the Educause Instructional Technology Community are compiling the following crowd-sourced lists in real time:
