remote teaching

A Call for Mostly In-Person, but being Flexible Isn’t the Worst Thing in the World

Posted by admin on April 1, 2021

Nicole Walker
Professor of English
President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow

 

Admittedly, we’ve been asked to be flexible a lot this past year. Faculty have taken on additional courses, some were laid off, then, some were thankfully rehired, but often with higher workloads. Those faculty will probably never feel secure in their jobs again. We’ve given up sabbaticals. Our salaries were cut, although those cuts were, thankfully, restored. If resilience was the theme word for 2020, then I hope the theme word… Read more

Being Kind to Yourself in a Time of Uncertainty

Posted by admin on October 8, 2020

Pamela Stephens, Professor of Art Education and President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow

As the global Covid-19 pandemic forced many of us to teach remotely, art educators willingly took action to provide exceptional learning experiences for their K-12 and post-secondary students. In a completely unplanned teaching and learning environment, art teachers quickly switched from traditional face-to-face classroom instruction to unfamiliar remote educational practices; practices that were largely unfamiliar to many. This abrupt pedagogical shift brought with it a variety of struggles.

Navigating mostly… Read more