Thank you Yildiz.
Well the VPA has made the decision for this summer semester.
But I agree there is a danger of remote instruction becoming a permanent temporary solution. For the fall semester, I hope that SFUFA and Senate will insist that there should be timely and campus-wide consultation about whether and how to exit from the lockdown
mode.
Regards, Oliver
Than you, Oliver, for your thoughtful comments.
I believe we should also be concerned and proactive under the circumstances of covid-19 crisis about the normalization of online teaching.
Best regards,
Yıldız
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From: Oliver Schulte <oschulte@cs.sfu.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 3:15:30 PM
To: SFUFA Office
Cc: academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: Re: SFUFA Update on COVID-19 Measures
Dear SFUFA,
we need *fast* action on the challenges you mention. These are all about workload conditions so completely within the union mandate. President Petter has published an Op-Ed in the Vancouver Sun praising
SFU faculty for moving their lectures on-line. Taking credit and warm words are one thing, but we also need actual support for our work. If the university wants classes to run, they need to provide the facilities for doing that. This should include the following.
1. Access to our offices for preparing and delivering remote lectures. Our private homes are not resources for university work. This is also an EDI issue.
2. Extra budget for TA support. This would also help our graduate students with their finances in very challenging times. See previous posts on this list.
3. Expanded and immediate access to Professional Development Funds for purchasing equipment for remote work.
Regards,
Oliver
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On April 1, 2020 at 12:08:41, SFUFA Office (sfufa_executive_assistant@sfu.ca) wrote:
Finally, we are hearing from many members about specific challenges related to workload, course planning, technical support, and infrastructure and equipment needs related to sudden changes in course delivery. We are working
on each of these as best we can, and appreciate your patience while we seek to address specific situations that arise.
And please do continue to reach out if there is anything at all that we might assist with in this very difficult and uncertain time.