Supporting Student Academic Success During a Continuing Pandemic

Supporting Student Academic Success During a Continuing Pandemic Lyda F. Mc. Cartin, PH. D. Interim Director, CETL

6 Tips for Supporting Student Academic Success Remember, we are still in crisis Communicate early and often Mix up high and low bandwidth activities Use early low stakes/no stakes assessments Rethink attendance Make a contingency plan

Remember, we are still in crisis

Communicate early (and often) • Survey students about their technology capabilities and their current situation • Email now about important course information • Be present in Canvas Use the Canvas announcement feature regularly Create a discussion forum for course questions Create a discussion forum for course related news, cartoons, memes Create a forum just for students

Mix up high and low bandwidth activities

Use early low-stakes/no-stakes assessments (and all semester) • This is What I Know • Smaller Chunks • Free-Write

Rethink attendance • Take attendance But does it have to be punitive? • Think “engagement”

Make a contingency plan • Supports students who are ill or quarantined • Prepares you for another rapid shift to remote learning

Discussion & Questions

• Schedule a consultation with CETL • Use the Fall 2020 Teaching Guides More Teaching Support • Attend a Webinar: Fully Asynchronous Online Courses: What Works for Student Success, Tomorrow 10: 30 am Incorporating Synchronous Learning in an Online Course, August 10 th 1: 30 pm Creating Summative Assessments that Align to Student Learning Outcomes, August 11 th 10 am CETL FLIPPED How can you help online students be more successful in your course? August 11 th 9 am or 1 pm How do I infuse equity into any online class? August 12 th 9 am or 1 pm