Coming Monday: Internet Hurdles (faculty and staff email) — March 20, 2020

The University of Tulsa acquires Fab Lab Tulsa

The University of Tulsa has announced the acquisition of Fab Lab Tulsa, which provides access to digital fabrication tools and resources throughout the community through membership and programming. The move is part of TU’s ongoing efforts to promote innovation and aligns with the university’s global reputation in engineering, computer science, and the creative arts. “We […]

Unique organizational studies program offers expansive opportunities

At roughly 75 majors, organizational studies is one of the largest majors in The University of Tulsa’s Kendall College of Arts & Sciences. From social sciences, media, and arts to business administration, the program provides students a wide range of knowledge and skills, rather than limiting them to a single discipline. But as a so-called […]

TU Law celebrates alumna Sara Hill’s historic confirmation to federal bench

The University of Tulsa’s College of Law congratulates alumna Sara Hill (JD ’03) as she becomes the first Native American woman to serve as a federal judge in Oklahoma. This historic appointment marks a significant milestone in the state’s legal landscape. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Hill, who fills a vacant […]

New faculty member brings expertise and INSPIRE lab to Psychology Department

The University of Tulsa Department of Psychology has a wide variety of faculty-led research labs. From the Exposure, Relaxation & Rescripting Therapy for Chronic Nightmares study to the Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience lab, TU offers students the opportunity to participate in ongoing research and even publish their findings. New to Kendall College of Arts […]

More than 60 years of James Joyce Quarterly

Legend has it that Thomas Staley, former provost of The University of Tulsa, founded the James Joyce Quarterly, fondly known as JJQ, in his garage. Or was it his kitchen table? That was more than 60 years ago, and since then the journal has become an internationally esteemed publication known for its publishing of critical […]

Happy Friday TU,

As promised, we’re sending a note on what next week will most likely look like for connectivity and internet speed. Bottom line: You will experience internet issues. There will be lags, occasional frozen screens and dropped connections. This is not specific to you or to TU; this is a national issue as our web infrastructure is inundated with exponential increase in demand. Everyone is suddenly remote, and now, providers must step up. Our advice? Hang in there. Of course, you can always contact help@utulsa.edu or paige-francis@utulsa.edu, but, just like resetting our lives with a self-quarantine, this is all part of the adjustment period.

How can we work stronger and smarter given the current environment? A few ideas:

For teaching and supporting, try a flipped approach! Sharing a video together midday may be difficult based on region and resources. Try sharing a video via a link the night before your class or meeting. Use your scheduled time during the day to discuss the video rather than watch it. Encourage teamwork! In addition, if you can replace that assignment with shared screenshots, that might be an even smoother experience.
Understanding a new, unequal playing field. Our students love our campus for many reasons. One is the technology we provide for their use 24/7. For example, it’s highly likely our newly remote students will not have printers and scanners at their disposal. California has also just quarantined the entire state, so our students housed there can’t even leave their home to find a printer or scanner to use. Even Amazon is selling out of affordable technology options due to demand. Think about the requirements you are making of students in this new-to-us remote world. Can they succeed? Are there other options? Consider leniency in due dates and expectations for the early part of the week as several students are in transition with housing.
Want to discuss creative delivery options for remote teaching? Check out the new Expert Help section on the TU Keep Teaching site: https://keepteaching.utulsa.edu. Note: This is not a replacement for the Faculty Resource Center (FRC) team and its Org in Harvey. This is an added layer for discussing unique online options for traditionally face-to-face methods. For course builds and development, email frc-help@utulsa.edu. But for deeper personalized conversations, we do have self-identified campus experts ready to share and discuss ideas for online delivery listed on https://keepteaching.utulsa.edu.
Self-service research. For those who like to research, review a crowd-sourced Google Doc, built by peers, on remote teaching resources.

Where there were once two forks in the road – Academics and Technology – we are now one. We are all in this together and we will be stronger on the other side of this pandemic. We are available for you and to you. Thank you for all of your hard work!Paige and Tracy

Paige Francis
Vice President for Information Technology and CIO
University of TulsaTracy Manly
Acting Provost
University of Tulsa

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