Academic Instruction Guidance
Campus leadership created the Academic Instruction Implementation Team in order to provide guidelines and parameters for departments, programs, colleges, and schools to adapt their class offerings and schedules to the goals of CU Boulder’s Road Map to fall 2020 plan. Since that time, the team has continued to issue guidance editions to help the campus meet its instructional mission in the face of rapidly evolving circumstances and changing student needs.
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Edition #20, August 16, 2024
- Syllabus statements and fall 2024 course planning reminders
- Emergencies on campus and in the community, CU Boulder Alerts
- Free speech, academic freedom, and political activity
- Teaching resources across the university
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Office of Information Technology
- University Libraries, more
Archive
Edition #19, January 12, 2024
- Spring 2024 course planning reminders
- Required syllabus statements, including a recommended syllabus statement on mental health resources
- AI in the classroom, clear grading policies
- Emergencies on campus and in the community, CU Boulder Alerts
- Teaching resources across the university
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Office of Information Technology
- University Libraries, more
Special Edition, October 31, 2023
- Academic Unit Guidance for Issuing Public Statements Using University Websites
Edition #18, August 16, 2023
- Fall 2023 course planning reminders
- Required syllabus statements, recommended syllabus statement on mental health resources
- AI in the classroom, clear grading policies
- Emergencies on campus and in the community, CU Boulder Alerts
- Teaching resources across the university—
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Office of Information Technology
- University Libraries, more
Edition #17, Jan. 6, 2023
- Spring 2023 course planning reminders
- Spring 2023 teaching and advising information and resources
- Curriculum planning and teaching assignments for summer 2023 and beyond
- COVID-19 information and how to manage medical absences from class
Edition #16, Aug. 9, 2022
- Fall 2022 teaching and advising information
- COVID-19 updates
- Fall 2022 course planning reminders
- Curricular planning and teaching assignments for spring 2023 and beyond
- Updates from the Center for Teaching and Learning and Libraries
Edition #15, March 3, 2022
- Mask-optional campus starting March 7
- Update: Revised Grade Replacement Policy
- Update: Campus closure for weather and other emergencies
- Reminders: Final examination schedule and final exam modes for spring 2022
- Updates from the Center for Teaching and Learning, Technology, and Libraries
Edition #14, Jan. 12, 2022
- Class instruction modes starting Jan. 24, 2022
- Flexibility for instructional personnel who are ill, quarantined, or displaced
- Flexibility for students who are ill, quarantined, or displaced
- Advising and academic coaching starting Jan. 24, 2022
- Campus services to support student learning: changes starting Jan. 24, 2022
- Technology assistance for students and faculty: return to normal operations starting Jan. 24, 2022
Edition #13, Jan. 4, 2022
- Guidance for the revised start of the spring 2022 semester
- COVID-19 updates
- Guidance for departments, colleges, and schools: academic and other events through Jan. 23, 2022
- Guidance for assisting students affected by the Dec. 30 fires
- Campus services to support student learning through Jan. 23, 2022
Edition #12, Nov. 19, 2021
- New for spring 2022: Classroom capacities; passing periods
- New for spring 2022: Vaccination reporting requirements
- Spring 2022 classes: Mostly in person
- Planning the fall 2022 class schedule
Edition #11, Aug. 12, 2021
- Fall 2021 instruction issues related to COVID-19
- Planning the spring 2022 class schedule and class assignments
- Resource updates from the Center for Teaching & Learning and the Office of Information Technology
Edition #10, May 26, 2021
- Fall 2021 classroom capacities and rooming progress
- Adding in-person class capacity for fall 2021
- Summer 2021 graduate exams and defenses
- Preview: Spring 2022 instruction modes and class meeting patterns
Edition #9, March 5, 2021
- Update: COVID-19 Conditions and Classroom Capacities for Fall 2021
- Planning the Fall 2021 Class Schedule for More In-Person Instruction
Edition #8, Dec. 7, 2020
- Finishing the Fall Semester
- Planning and Support for Spring 2021 and Beyond
- Relevant Due Dates for Chairs and Directors (none in this edition)
Edition #7, Oct. 30, 2020
- Spring 2021 Academic Calendar and Instruction Modes; Planning Your Spring 2021 Syllabus; Pass/Fail for AY 2020-21; Fall 2020 Final Exams and FCQs; Snow Days
- Relevant Due Dates for Chairs and Directors: Changed Course Instruction Modes Ongoing after October 30 (if needed)
Edition #6, Aug. 17, 2020
- Academic Instruction Implementation Guidance Edition #6 08/17/20
- Instructor Guide for Student Illness Revised Version 08/17/20
Edition #5, Aug. 06, 2020
- Academic Instruction Implementation Guidance Edition #5revised 08/13/20
- COVID-19 Classroom Behavior Guide 08/06/20
- Fall 2020: Establishing Course Expectations and Managing Classroom Dynamics Guide
- Instructional Personnel – COVID Mitigation 07/31/20
Edition #4, July 16, 2020
- Academic Instruction Implementation Guidance Edition #4 07/16/20
- Guidance for Working with International Students Outside the US 07/02/20
Edition #3, June 29, 2020
Edition #2, June 18, 2020
- Academic Instruction Implementation Guidance Edition #2 06/18/20
- OIT Survey Fall 2020 Technology Needs and Requests