Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Last week, the SIPsquad talked about “the unwritten academic rules of college” and how we can support students as they learn to navigate the complicated systems of higher education. This week, we would like to focus on the social and emotional challenges that students face during their college years. …
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Oct 10 2019
SIP 10.9 Flexibility with Deadlines
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Some students are driven by deadline pressure, but many find the stress of a looming deadline overwhelming. Additionally, our students are often juggling competing demands and deadlines from courses, jobs and their personal lives, and our assignment due dates may overlap with a big work-related deadline or an important …
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Oct 10 2019
SIP 10.8 Compassion on Campus
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Last week, the SIPsquad dished on the stress and anxiety surrounding working in “crisis mode.” As a follow-up this week, we would like to consider how to embed compassion into our practice as faculty and staff. Being aware of the distress students and faculty are experiencing and wanting to …
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Mar 07 2019
SIP 9.7 The 30-Second Deep Breathe
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? It started with an 8 am class. On a Monday. Following an icy, congested drive to campus and a classroom walk-run Hollywood style: cape-flying coat, computer bag slapping legs, mug sloshing coffee down sleeves. Out of breath, hand on the classroom door knob, lungs gulped an inhale and, involuntarily, …
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Feb 22 2019
SIP 9.6 Supporting Anxious Students
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Imagine this: You’re in the middle of presenting complex material to your upper-division class, when you’re suddenly distracted by a student’s rude behavior. She’s shifting around in her seat, not taking any notes, and whispering to the students around her. Then you notice another student, totally disengaged, playing with …
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