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WI22 courses to be fully remote for first two weeks of term

December 22nd, 2021

As announced by Chancellor Khosla, UC San Diego courses will be delivered fully remote for the first two weeks of the WI22 term (January 3rd through January 17th, 2022). Here are some things to be aware of as you prepare for the WI22 term:


Course availability:

WI22 courses, including announcements and inbox messages, can be made available to students as of today (December 22nd) once you publish your course.


Class communications:

Timely communication with students is especially critical at this time. Therefore, email notifications for announcements are now enabled in Canvas. Please make sure to publish the course before sending out communications to students in Canvas.

  • Instructors can use Announcements to broadcast messages to their classes.

Lecture delivery:

For smaller classes, a synchronous lecture often works well; for large classes, it is often better to have an asynchronous lecture followed by some form of a “live” discussion. Asynchronous content is better for accessibility.

  • More information is available on the Teaching Modalities webpage.
  • If appropriate, consider reusing Podcasts, Kaltura, or Zoom video recordings that were uploaded to My Media in previous terms.

Additional considerations:

Disruptions to the regular teaching schedule and formats brings additional challenges. Here are a few things to consider when making alternate plans during the first two weeks:

  • Re-evaluate the attendance and participation policies while teaching remotely. Not all students have equal access to technology or other resources for the revised format of your classes.
  • Consider best practices around academic honesty while remote teaching. Visit the Promoting Academic Integrity in Digital Learning page for tips on fostering integrity in the remote classroom. 

EdTech Training Resources:

Below, is a list of our campus-supported remote instruction tools, along with links to tutorial videos and other resources:

Learning Management System: Canvas

Please note: Canvas courses are limited to 4GB of storage. Therefore, video recordings should not be uploaded to the Files section of a Canvas course. Please use the My Media tool in Canvas to store video recordings.


Virtual Lectures/Meetings: Zoom

Please note:  If you are an instructor or IA/TA teaching a Winter 2022 course during the remote-only mode from Jan. 3 to Jan. 17, and require a Zoom Large meeting license to accommodate a 300+ enrollment lecture, please contact us at zoom@ucsd.edu.  We have temporary no-cost Large meeting licenses available for your use. 

  • Zoom Best Practices (video)
  • Zoom Step-by-Step Guides
  • Zoom Cloud Recordings (while signed in with UCSD credentials) will automatically be copied to My Media in Canvas. Even though recordings are deleted from the Zoom cloud after 30 days, the videos in My Media will be available to you indefinitely.

Multimedia Storage: My Media

Use My Media and Media Gallery to upload, store, and publish videos in Canvas.


EdTech Support

Support for instructors:

Instructors or TAs experiencing a technical issue, can contact our faculty helpline at (858) 822-3315 or email:


Support for students:

Main Campus students in need of assistance should contact the Service Desk at 858-246-4357 or servicedesk@ucsd.edu.