Teaching, Learning and Working Remotely

Planning Your Class Remotely: Suggestions and Strategies

Need some tips on facilitating successful, remote synchronous sessions? This guide serves to help with replicating and repurposing your face-to-face teaching methods to best fit with the remote environment. The PDF document links out to a number of other helpful guides, such as recommended settings for BlueJeans and Zoom meetings. Access the guide here.

Staying in Touch with your Students

In addition to the course Canvas site, each Nursing course is equipped with a class mailing list available through Courses InTouch , which can be used to send email messages to all students registered for the course. Learn more about using your class mailing list .

Using Integrated Canvas Tools

There are additional tools integrated with Canvas which can enhance your students’ experience outside of the classroom. Nursing ITS has created guides to help faculty work with these tools:

Learn more about Panopto
Learn more about Blue Jeans
Learn more about Zoom

Not sure which tool to use? Explore a guide to Blue Jeans and Zoom here.

students in need of technology assistance

Tips for Success

Penn Online Learning has created a guide for students to help navigate the challenges of learning remotely at home. The guide includes advice for creating a plan and connecting to Penn services for help. View the guide.

Using integrated canvas Tools

Your instructor may include Canvas-integrated learning tools into class activities. Nursing ITS has created guides to help students navigate these tools:

Learn more about Panopto
Learn more about Blue Jeans
Learn more about Zoom

Accessing Penn Nursing VDI

VDI provides students access to a Windows 10 desktop and site licensed applications virtually, using any computer with an internet connection. Learn more about the School of Nursing VDI Service

Using PennKey and Two-Step Verification

Get help with PennKey sign-in and two-step to ensure you have access to all of Penn’s student resources.

View the help guide from Penn ISC

ASSISTANCE DURING OFF-HOURS:

Off-hours student support

Accessing Virtual Penn Library Resources

Penn Libraries staff have provided remote resources, including video consultations, off-campus access to digital collections, streaming services, and support. Access the Library support guide.

Penn Nursing VDI

VDI provides Faculty & Staff access to a Windows 10 desktop and site licensed applications virtually, using any computer with an internet connection. Learn more about the School of Nursing VDI Service

Remote Desktop Options

There are several remote desktop options available based on your operating system. Nursing ITS has created the following guides to help navigate these options:

PC to PC Remote Desktop Instructions
Mac to PC Remote Desktop Instructions
Mac to Mac Remote Desktop Instructions

Penn O365 Email/Calendar

Remote options are available for email and calendaring through Penn O365. Available options include Outlook configuration and accessing email through a web browser via webmail.

View all available options for configuring O365 with Outlook
Access email online using webmail (http://outlook.com/upenn.edu) - will need PennO365 credentials

Click here to reset your PennO365 password.

Penn PPS

The PennNet Phone Service (PPS) is a web service that allows you to manage certain telephone features and voice mail options from a web browser. This includes managing voicemail settings, forwarding a phone line to a different number, and other features.

Log in to PPS (http://pps.voice.isc.upenn.edu/) - will need PennKey credentials
View instructions for using PPS

Click here to reset your PennKey password (if previously enrolled in PennKey Recovery Service)

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a centralized portal for communication methods including instant messaging, team meetings, video conferencing, and file sharing. Teams is available to all PennO365 users (including at the School of Nursing) and integrates with other O365 tools such as calendars, contacts, OneDrive storage, SharePoint sites, and OneNote.

Learn more and get started with Microsoft Teams

Blue Jeans

BlueJeans is a videoconferencing service that works on your desktop or mobile device. Meet and share documents with colleagues in any location. BlueJeans is available to all users with a Nursing account (meeting scheduling and sharing), and meetings can be shared with individuals at Nursing and externally.

Learn more and get started using BlueJeans

Zoom

Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing platform that allows users to host online meetings, participate in group messaging, and share video and audio content. Zoom works on desktop, laptop and mobile operating systems.

Learn more and get started using Zoom

Penn+Box

Penn+Box is Penn’s cloud-based collaboration service for securely managing and sharing files and folders within the Penn community and externally. Users can access, create, manage, and distribute content across various device types and operating systems.

Access Penn+Box (PennKey login)
Learn more about Penn+Box and get help

Microsoft OneDrive

OneDrive is a cloud-based collaboration service for securely managing and sharing files and folders and is available to all Penn O365 users (including at the School of Nursing).

Learn more about Microsoft OneDrive and get started