Many faculty members are so preoccupied with how to set up an online class that it's as if the big, important questions have gone missing (opinion) bit.ly/39bfFE5
Academic peeps: I've lived through many disasters. Here is my advice on "productivity". First, play the long game. Your peers who are trying to work as normal right now are going to burn out fast. They're doomed. Make a plan with a longer vision. /1
"The real skill that Panicgogy requires is sort of a critical compassion, if you will, the ability to look at the situation as it really is. Figure out what's going on, how you can operate within that, and how you can be compassionate in that as well."
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3 ways CCs can support students. “structure classes so coursework can be done asynchronously. Assignments requiring real-time streaming or other high-bandwidth activities should be avoided altogether..students without high-speed internet aren't left out.” educationdive.com/news/3-way…
“Beyond the electronic connection, we need to connect emotionally especially in times of anxiety and uncertainty.” “In Descartes’ Error, Antonio Damasio asserts, “We are not thinking machines. We are feeling machines that think.” ihenow.com/2xaHkrL#hope4learning
Online learning does not mean dumbing-down material. But it does mean that your course material — as well as the ways your students engage with it and learn from it — will look different. chroni.cl/2TSWvP1
Join CIT Remote Teaching Open Lab both in person and online, Friday, March 13, 1:30 - 4:30 PM. In-Person: Haverhill Room C208 or Zoom: zoom.us/j/128960960
Join this upcoming Blackboard webinar, “Preparing to scale online teaching and learning during the Coronavirus,” Tuesday, 3/10, 10:00-11:30AM. Hear suggested practices to prepare for teaching and learning continuity bit.ly/2Tpw03I
To quote a student attendee, "Mind blowing!" Thank you Jenny Fielding for yesterday's eye-opening Tech Talk on Digital Literacy, the Post-Truth Landscape, and Civic Online Reasoning. Such a critical skill to hone in today's inundated information world. #TechTalk2020
Join librarian Jenny Fielding tomorrow as she presents Digital Literacy, the Post-Truth Landscape, and Civic Online Reasoning: Wednesday, 2/26, 12:30-1:25 PM, C204. bit.ly/316PcFx
Looking to sort fact from fiction in a world where online "truths" are often questionable? Librarian Jenny Fielding presents Digital Literacy, the Post-Truth Landscape, and Civic Online Reasoning on 2/26/20, 12:30-1:25 PM, C208. bit.ly/316PcFx