Faculty/Staff Help Center

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Recent Questions from Faculty and Staff

Classrooms/EMS

How can I reserve a classroom for use as quiet teaching space?

There are a very limited number of pre-selected FAS classrooms available for this purpose. No technology or media support is available beyond wifi connection. To use a classroom, you must seek the approval of both your Department Administrator and the head of your Division. Please consult FAS Classrooms page for more information.

Can I use an FAS classroom to film lectures?

Please review the Use of Campus Spaces to Support Remote Instruction guidance for information on FAS policy and the process for requesting campus space.

Courses

When will my enrollments be finalized in my Canvas site?

You might notice that the number of students in your Canvas site does not match your enrollment numbers. Your Canvas site will be updated on Saturday, September 12, 2020. This date was extended to give students an additional week to view course materials and make changes to their enrollment.

How can I get help using the Sectioning Tool?

Check out our training materials, including step-by-step instructions, FAQs, and video guides for performing specific tasks. We will also host several virtual lab sessions between the Registration Deadline and the First Day of Classes.

Are meeting patterns rules being relaxed due to remote student schedules? 

Courses (including secondary sections such as labs and discussions) are still required to start at the designated class start times. The FAS Schedule has been expanded to add more time blocks to accommodate distant time zones.

How can I merge my Canvas sites if I’m teaching multiple primary sections within the same course or combined sections across the FAS?

Contact the Academic Technology Group to request your sites are merged.

Where can I view time zone information for my students?

Students’ time zone information will be listed on your my.harvard Class Roster. Additionally, head instructors may view graphical distributions of enrolled students in Link. Read more about Where can I view time zone information for my students?

Exams

When can my final assessment be due?

Final papers, take-home exams, projects, presentations, and other culminating course assignments due after the end of regular classes must be due on or before the day of each course’s assigned Exam/Final Deadline Group, but no earlier than the fourth day of Reading Period. Final projects that include individual or group presentations may be scheduled beginning on the fourth day of Reading Period and may extend through the Final Examination Period. *

* Each course will be assigned an Exam/Final Deadline Group in order to spread out student deadlines and to establish... Read more about When can my final assessment be due?

When can I hold an online final exam? What guidance is available for administering online final exams?

Courses holding an online final exam should use the Exam/Final Deadline assigned in the my.harvard course search, and an alternative exam time should also be arranged for students in distant time zones.

The Office for Undergraduate Education has compiled information on remote...

Will FAS be holding seated Final Exams this semester? Will a Final Exam Schedule be published?

FAS is not holding seated Final Exams for the 2020-2021 Academic Year. As such, there will not be a coordinated Final Exam Schedule.

Advising Committees

How to I make sure the Advising Committee for my department is up to date?

Roles in my.harvard typically expire on June 30, or December 31. It is the responsibility of the Department Administrator to give new leadership or staff access to my.harvard or renew the appointments for existing members of the Advising Committee roster. This includes roles such as: Department Chairs; Directors of Studies; Head Tutors; Program Administrators; Dept Administrators. Department Administrators should review overall access at least once per term to ensure access continuity....