Disruption?

Yes! A disruption means you, me, or all of us cannot participate in 'class as usual' for a reason we could not predict at the beginning of the semester. After COVID-19, we are well aware that disruption can happen fast. While we hope to avoid any closures due to COVID related reasons, let's face it, disruption happens every semester. You may get sick, I may get sick, or campus may close due to a wildfire - this is California after all. Life happens! Our goal as a learning community is to do our best to keep teaching and learning with as little interruption as possible. This page explains what you can expect from me and what I expect from you when facing disruption - small or big!

If I am 'out'

Since this section is on-line you may never notice that I've been missing a bit. But, if I've missed something obvious I'll email the class with directions on how to make up or catch up on what I've missed.

If you are 'out'

First, it must be for one of the unavoidable reasons as given in the syllabus for an excused absence for missing an exam. If one of those reasons applies please let me know ASAP and even in advance, if possible, and we'll work out what was missed and a way to catch up. But, you need to contact me first. I do not take roll in class and will not know when you're out and specifically why you would miss that class, so, contact me and we'll work something out.

If Campus Closes

Depending on the reason and length of time of the closure I will apply a combination of the two strategies above. If the closure is not for a local issue, say, poor air quality due to distant fires, "If I am 'out'" will likely apply. If it is for a more local issue, say, an earthquake where individual students may be impacted with power outages or access issues then some combination of the two above will need to be worked out when power is restored and access issues are cleared up. As noted above, if you're individually affected you'll need to find some way to contact me ASAP to begin working out your individual issues to allow you to keep up or catch up. As campus closure reasons may vary widely I simply can't predict how I will need to respond other than to state that some combination of the two approaches above my need to be worked out.