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Disruption Preparation Guide

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For instructors and teaching teams

This guide is for those who are teaching or supporting courses that could be disrupted by external situations such as public health emergencies, current events, natural disasters, and so on.

Strategies for adapting to disruptions

This guide focuses on strategies and resources for preparing for and adapting to disruptions to teaching and learning, such as public health emergencies, current events, natural disasters, and so on.

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Pages within this guide

A summary of strategies for building resilience and flexibility into your syllabus and teaching plans.
Guidelines and links to policy to help instructors handle disruptions to instructional activities in the classroom.