Welcome to Digital Dialogues!

With the Online Quarantine Queens

As you all move to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester, Ann and Becky wanted to support you through a brief weekly newsletter.  We’ll provide some teaching tips you can apply in your classes, and connect you to some curated resources that might be helpful to you as you filter through everything you are hearing about teaching online.

Teaching Tip

Some of you started teaching your class virtually before spring break, but for others, this is your first week connecting with your students online.  You can do this!  The best thing you can do to make this week successful is to communicate clearly with students about your expectations, and what class will look like.  We’ve been hearing from some students that they would like to hear more from their professors; this communication would alleviate some of their anxiety, particularly if they have multiple classes changing format all at once.

Try this!

• Send out a weekly announcement reminding students of class meetings, deadlines, and due dates that are coming up.
• Welcome students back from spring break, and check in with them about how they are feeling about the rest of the semester.
• Reply promptly to student emails.  You don’t have to be on call, but should check your email frequently.
• Let students know when you typically check your email, and share your preferred contact information with them so they can reach you when they are worried.

Resources

April 1: Communicating with Students, and Email Tips

April 9th: Providing High Quality Feedback in Online Courses

April 14th: Engaging Activities to Do in Your Synchronous Sessions

April 20th: Moving your Final Assessment Online

April 28th: Wrapping up the Semester and Moving Forward