Jennifer's factors and forces

Material

• Requires additional licenses for programs they have not previously used

• A server needs to be established to allow research to progress and provide an opportunity for research students to complete and/or start projects

• The IT department is processing both of these requests at a relatively slow pace

• However, Amelia is familiar with teaching software used for online teaching, e.g. Blackboard Collaborate

• Their cat is a source of comfort and beneficial to their mental health

Social

• Amelia uses social media frequently and is happy to keep in touch with friends and family remotely for the time being

• They have a flatmate to engage with and share daily experiences, e.g. cooking or playing board games

• Tutors on the course they co-ordinate frequently engage with Amelia to plan the next academic year or provide updates on the course

• Similarly, talking to other module leaders during regular Zoom meetings means Amelia engages with people besides their flatmate almost daily

• They particularly enjoy the department-wide weekly Zoom pub quiz

Intentional

• Amelia cares about their students and wants to ensure that they are supported as best as possible

• They worry about progressing in their own research as well as their students' research, e.g. in the case of undergraduate thesis students

• Amelia is aware that students' mental health may struggle in the circumstances and tries to take this into account when planning lessons

Concerns

• Software licences and access to a server needed to continue research may be delayed

• Unsure how new students will react to using gender-neutral pronouns

• Worries about how trans-students may react if online systems cannot offer to change the name displayed for them to their chosen name

Material

• Sarah has a good computer and webcam, which allows her to access study materials

• As she works part-time for the library, she has been trained in using their system to find materials

• However, some books are only available as a physical copy and she cannot access them at the moment

Social

• Running the Classics Society has become a challenge, as students are less keen to engage online

• She frequently talks to other students online as part of working in the library

• As she lives with her girlfriend, she is not feeling too isolated

Intentional

• Sarah wants to do well on her degree to go to postgraduate study

• Wants to keep her scholarship and job at the library

Concerns

• Difficulties accessing physical copies of books which she needs for her course work

• Worries that she will lose her scholarship and/or job as a consequence of this

• Concerned that she might have to extend her studies