Collected Resources for Life in the Time of COVID-19 – Updated April 3

General information

• Overall Harvard FAQs: https://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus 
• Social science FAQs: https://socialscience.fas.harvard.edu/COVID-19-FAQs
• College information: https://dso.college.harvard.edu/coronavirus
• College FAQs: https://dso.college.harvard.edu/coronavirusfaq
• Specifically for Graduate students:  https://gsas.harvard.edu/coronavirus

Online instruction

• For help with online instruction, the Department of Government's point person is Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies George Soroka. 

• A guide to creating online content in the Harvard Department of Government
• General advice on remote instruction, pedagogy, and Zoom/Canvas training: https://teachremotely.harvard.edu/
• For faculty and TFs on College classes: https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/resources-faculty
• Bok Center guide on teaching remotely: https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/teaching-remotely
• Remote learning best practices for students: https://learnremotely.harvard.edu/
• HUIT’s working remote site, updated regularly: https://huit.harvard.edu/remote
• Harvard's Academic Resource Center for students: https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/home
• FAS Registrar virtual walk-in office hours: https://registrar.fas.harvard.edu/news/how-contact-our-office-during-cov...
• To contact the Office of Undergraduate Education: oue@fas.harvard.edu
• To contact the FAS Academic Technology Group: atg@fas.harvard.edu
• To contact the Bok Center: bokcenter@fas.harvard.edu
• From HUIT, best Zoom practices and links to Zoom training: https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=f8c8bc8adbbeb704dffdbc32ba9619e0
• From HMDC, basic guidelines for Zoom: https://css.iq.harvard.edu/guidelines-faculty-using-zoom
• From HMDC,  more details about Zoom and how to use it effectively: https://css.iq.harvard.edu/using-zoom-teaching
• Rules and best practices for recording Zoom sessions: https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=6880408bdbab...
• On Zoom security: https://css.iq.harvard.edu/faq/what-zoom-bombing and https://css.iq.harvard.edu/meeting-security-tips
• Tips from OUE on Zoom bombing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aa1gn9uT7yarQ15Mx68rgzsJQ6ngeF8wJzR_hdG-eq8/edit?usp=sharing
• Closed book exams on Zoom: https://gov.harvard.edu/proctoring-closed-book-exam-zoom
• Teaching with multiple time zones: https://gov.harvard.edu/managing-multiple-time-zones
• Processing financial transactions in the Department of Government: Processing financial transactions

Wellbeing and work-life issues

• Harvard University Health Services COVID-19 Information: https://huhs.harvard.edu/about-us/announcements-events/coronavirus-infor....
• Harvard College tips for Mental and Physical Wellbeing: https://dso.college.harvard.edu/mental-and-physical-wellbeing
• The University has instituted a temporary program to help support income-eligible faculty who incur back-up childcare expenses during this period of intense disruption due to COVID-19.  Faculty who meet the criteria will be eligible to receive up to $1,500 (before taxes) as reimbursement for back-up childcare expenses. For more information contact childcare_scholarships@harvard.edu.
• Help with child (or adult) care for graduate students: Care.com. Each PhD student is eligible for a maximum of 10 subsidized days of care per year.