Something that may be of interest
In our recent faculty meeting, we were encouraged to help out students finish strong. What can we do in the next few weeks to help our students successfully cross the finish line? This bulleted article from Faculty Focus tackles six scenarios you may be experiencing in your classes including:
2020 has been a challenging year. Four helpful tips in this Chronicle article to help avoid burnout.
Many of us are used to “reading our classroom” – getting a pulse of where our learning community is. We quickly track our students’ understanding of an idea or topic by their body language and facial expressions, or questions asked.This semester, with masked students in the hybrid setting and remote students a small image on our screen, we cannot get a clear sense of our students’ comprehension.
We’ve made it past the halfway mark! As we reflect on the first half of the semester, now is a good time to pull out the syllabus to check what is working and what might need tweaking. This article from The Chronicle shows how the mid semester course correction is a useful and productive exercise.
As we begin the second half of the semester, I am amazed at the many useful pieces of advice I’ve received from faculty:
Have some tips of you own that you would like to share?
Tell Us [The Chronicle] What It’s Like Teaching During the Pandemic: The fall semester is underway on most campuses. So, how is it going? Whether you are teaching in person, in hybrid form, or fully online, we would like to hear your stories. Were you prepared for what you’re handling now? If not, what has been unexpected?
Spending too much time on the screen? Here are two resources to help manage our screen time. The Zoom fatigue digital map is a self-contained reference for combating Zoom fatigue. Too graphic, try this article, What can you do to make your daily dose of videoconferencing a little less tiring?, for four simple tips.
I never thought in this role I would be sharing advice on how to wear a mask, but here we are. Here are some pro tips from Consumer Reports on dealing with our new normal. This Inside Higher Ed piece provides suggestions for teaching F2F with a mask and creating a caring classroom.
Too early to think about research papers? Not really, these tips on scaffolding the research paper throughout the semester lowers stress for both you and your students. It also slows the traffic for the Academic Integrity Committee!
Looking for some new writing prompts for your intro writing courses? Consider these 177 Questions to Inspire Writing, Discussion, Debate and Reflection or these These 18 Images to Inspire Your Own Short Story from the New York Times. Don’t forget, you have free access to the NYT through Denison. Sorry, the daily crossword costs extra.
