Faculty & Staff Resources - UGA Social Work

Updated April 21, 2020: Syllabi

Teaching Resources

General Information
• Message from Provost: Preparation for resuming classes on March 30, 2020
• Note About OneSource depository for forms and teaching templates
• Going Online Quickly: Resources and Templates
• Office of Instruction: Teaching and Learning Continuity
• Instructional Design assistance
• Disability Resources Center: Faculty FAQ
• Keep Teaching USG
• USG List of Remote Teaching Resources (live Google sheet)
• Gwinnett Campus teaching resources
• Center for Teaching and Learning newsletters
• UGA Libraries continuity of service status summary, March 23, 2020
• Office of Instruction: Teaching and Learning Continuity
• Added March 30: UGA Libraries: Social Work databases
• Added March 30: UGA Librarian Amber Prentiss: contact info, appointments, social work subject guides
• Added March 30: Tasks for Managers in Responding to Mental Health Needs During Social Distancing or Quarrantine
• Added April 15: Webinar series and resources for faculty who are new to teaching online (Columbia University School of Social Work)
• April 15: A love letter to social workers on the front lines of COVID-19 (Teaching & Learning in Social Work)

ADA Compliance & Accessible Materials

• Accessible Documents DIY Tutorial
• Five Strategies for Accessible Social Media
• UGA Disabilities Resource Center: Document Accessibility basics
• Microsoft Office document accessibility best practices
• Email accessibility tips
• Inclusive Remote Learning Resources
• Added March 30: Pedagogy, Distance Learning & ADA compliance in time of epidemic

Supplemental Learning Materials
• Coronavirus: Protecting the Public During an Epidemic
• USG Course Material Guides to Affordable Materials
• Twenty-three free higher ed resources
• Selma Online (Harvard University)
• Added April 16: Supporting children facing the illness or loss of a loved one FAQ 1 (Massachusetts General Hospital PACT program)
• Added April 16: Supporting children facing the illness or loss of a loved one FAQ 2 (Massachusetts General Hospital PACT program)
• Added April 16: How can I help my child cope with the recent death of a loved one? (Massachusetts General Hospital PACT program)
• Added April 16: Low income students struggle with online workload (The Hechinger Report)
• Added April 16: A look at student mental health during quarantine (University Affairs)
• Added April 16: Overview of helping apps for practitioners and educators (University of Buffalo School of Social Work)
• Added April 16: 78 free higher ed resources during coronavirus pandemic (University Business)

Syllabi
• Guiding Principles for an Adjusted Syllabus
• Syllabi revisions
• Added April 21: Syllabi on Race, Social Justice, Diversity (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)

Zoom tips
• Added March 20: Zoom video conferencing
• Added March 20: Instructions for Advising via Zoom
• Added March 20: Zoom settings for polls and breakout sessions
• Added March 23: CAES Zoom tips, March 16, 2020
• Added March 24: How to Keep the Party Crashers from Crashing Your Zoom Event
• Added March 27: UGA-branded Zoom backgrounds
• Added March 30: Update to Zoom sharing settings for educational accounts
• Added March 30: Best Practices for Securing Your Virtual Classroom
• April 15: Tips on improving webcam lighting for online educators (Teaching & Learning in Social Work)
• April 16: Half a million Zoom accounts are for sale on the dark web (NBC News)
• April 16: Zoom security and privacy issues: What you can do. (Fast Company)

Technology Services

• SSW Information Technology Services (ITS)
• UGA EITS

Departmental Resources

• Announcements
• Checklists
• Bylaws & Committees (April 16, 2021)
• Policies/Procedures

Calendars

• SSW Events
• UGA Academic
• UGA Master Calendar

Forms, Documents

• OneSource depository for forms and teaching templates
• Group Projects Student Teams Weekly Activity Log
• SSW Graphic Design Request Form
• SSW logo – contact sswpr@uga.edu
• SSW Powerpoint Template
• UGA Powerpoint Template
• UGA Likeness Release Consent Form
• UGA Finance & Administration Forms
• UGA Office Templates (Powerpoints, University Letterhead, Name Tags, etc.)
• Template for Office Hours
• Template for Student Drop-In Hours

Campus Resources

Most resources for UGA employees can be found at UGA Faculty & Staff Resources, including discount programs, faculty/staff athletic tickets, domestic partner services, and travel procedures and forms. Other handy links not listed there:
• Emergency Preparedness
• Office of Faculty Affairs
• OneUSG Connect Employee Self-Service Guide
• Research at UGA
• UGA Financial System checklists for faculty and staff
• UGA Human Resources
• UGA Libraries
• UGA OneSource
• Added March 27, 2020: Coronavirus Departmental Planning Checklist
• Added March 27, 2020: Graduate School FAQ for Faculty & Staff on Recruitment Initiatives