Online instruction  creates vulnerabilities and opportunities that ask for a renewed commitment to academic integrity and an equitable environment for learning. Difficult times require empathy, patience, and a commitment to these principles:

For Students

1. I will be a respectful online member of the course, who supports my classmates’ ability to participate and access course materials and does not undermine the work of the instructor. This includes rejecting and not engaging in any form of device-enabled harassment or disruption.
2. I will promote academic freedom and intellectual engagement with course materials. I will not record or share online interactions that involve classmates or instructors in the course.
3. I will maintain the privacy of my classmates and instructors and not allow anyone outside of the class to participate in any activity that is associated with the class.
4. I will honor the intellectual property rights of instructors and classmates, and not record or make course materials accessible to anyone who is not enrolled in the course without the instructor’s written permission.
5. I will follow the rules about online and in-person collaboration, discussion, and sharing that the instructor specifies.
6. I understand that violations of the above are violations of Cornell policy as provided by the Code of Academic Integrity, the Campus Code of Conduct , University Policy 6.4 (Harassment and Bias), and University Policy 4.15 (Copyright).

For Faculty

1. I will pay careful attention to workload and scheduling policies remembering that most students are likely to take more than one course.
2. I will approach accommodation requests with trust, empathy and appropriate levels of flexibility, and will afford necessary accommodations to address disability needs.
3. I will promote equality by taking steps to ensure that no student is disadvantaged because they have to work in an environment with reduced resources, problematic internet access or because of time zone differences.
4. I will promote fairness by taking into account health concerns and added caregiving responsibilities related to the pandemic.
5. I will encourage my students to collaborate and support each other and will be available to discuss concerns about the rules and boundaries that I have imposed about group work.
6. I will do everything that I can to ensure that all my students have sufficient access across multiple platforms to members of the teaching team including myself.