Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty (Lion Tamers Guide to Teaching, #1)

Likewise, we need to be clear about our expectations of them. Which, honestly, should be in some ways lower in expectations than usual.

Don't forget to breathe
It's going to be okay

s for up to two or three weeks.

it taught him how to gain the trust of students and form the kind of empathetic and compassionate bond that promotes learning.

ays reboot your mobile, desktop, or laptop device before a web meeting-webinar.
Protect network data bandwidth.
Turn off unneeded programs and close open browser tabs.
Turn off Netflix, online games, and other data-heavy drains on the entire household network.
Pause Dropbox, virus scanners, and other programs that work in the background.
Wear earbuds or headphones.
This seems unnecessary, but really solves a lot of distracting echoes and other sound issues, like screechy feedback or sounding like you're in a tunnel.
In a large group, these sound glitches can add together and be very distracting.
If you have connection issues or other troubles, don’t do that during the meeting-webinar.
Resolve issues with the instructor outside the meeting (after the meeting).
Learn how to manage video/audio settings in the system you are using.
Set up your audio and video before the meeting-webinar begins, so that you are “ready to go” before it starts.
Learn how to mute yourself.
Keep yourself on mute when you are not talking to avoid noise, interruptions, and echoes that you may not hear, but everyone else will.
If you are asked to speak, don't forget to unmute yourself first. Figure out how to do that before you are asked to speak.
Check your angle
Try to have your webcam slightly above you and not too close to your face.
Zoom in so that its mostly your face, not your whole upper body and three quarters of the shot is of everything behind you.
Turn off or mute other devices, including landline phone ringers.
Tell others that you are in a meeting to avoid interruptions or background noise.
Don’t chat among yourselves, hold up notes or signs, or otherwise distract the instructor and other learners.
Exhibit professionalism.
Do not share meeting URLs, passwords, or other credentials.
Dress in acceptable public attire.
Do not disrupt the meeting.
Do not have unacceptable content visible in your video or shared screen.
Do not use inappropriate or disruptive language, sounds, or content in chats, screen markups, or othe

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it can also improve memory, focus, and concentration

after study shows that we can reduce stress by eating a small bit of dark chocolate

They can learn from their mistakes and try again

They can learn from their mistakes and try