Recognize the personal and educational values of understanding and flexibility during the pandemic.
Identify strategies for flexibility and empathy in assignments and course requirements.
Better understand aspects of student anxiety and how to respond to student concerns.
READ web-based articles Authentic Teaching and Connected Learning and Let's Add Compassion to our Online Curriculum.
VIEW video Managing Student Anxiety.
Optional: Consider working through the discussion questions in Authentic Teaching and Connected Learning (Schwartz) and jotting down some ideas to keep in mind as you design and deliver your course.
Optional: Download the Checklist & Notes document to add key ideas and action items as you follow along through the Deliver Module.
Authentic Teaching and Connected Learning
This article [5 minute read] from Harriet Schwartz (Carlow University) discusses modeling communication and relationships through authenticity in a remote environment.
Let's Add Compassion to our Online Curriculum *
This article [10 minute read] by Karen Head (Georgia Institute of Technology) addresses the challenges of teaching online and maintaining compassion and rigor during this difficult time.
*Please note this article requires authentication through William & Mary.
This video [12:45] is a compilation of ideas and strategies shared at a STLI Spring 2020 workshop. You will hear from Kelly Crace (Health & Wellness; Center for Mindfulness and Authentic Excellence) on various aspects of understanding and encountering student anxiety. If you would like to check out the full presentation, visit our workshop archive.
Moving on to Deliver Module 3.3: Student Engagement