COVID-19 Teaching Resources


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During local, national or international crises, students and faculty can become emotionally charged, feel mentally drained, and be uncertain about how to respond to opposing viewpoints with humility. The links below provide strategies to help faculty create teachable moments in times of crises and develop respectful rapport despite varied perspectives.


COVID-19: Winter 2020

As the recent coronavirus outbreak continues to capture our attention, we thought that it might be helpful to expand the scope of this page and provide faculty with resources specific to COVID-19 and the particular teaching and learning challenges posed. Faculty play a crucial role in helping students critically evaluate information from various sources and also engage with others in a respectful manner. Your students likely have questions. Prepare yourself to not only direct students to reliable sources of information, but also to have an authentic, considered discussion about the outbreak and related concerns/issues. Care for your students and for one another. 

As new resources come to our attention, we will update this page. We welcome your suggestions/additions, as well. 

Campus Information & Learning More About COVID-19

 

Responding to Fear, Bias and Discrimination Associated with COVID-19

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General Articles

 

Encouraging critical thinking in online threaded discussions, Journal of Educators Online. Arend, B. (2009).

Designing and orchestrating online discussions. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Baker, D.L. (2011).

Facilitating class discussions around current and controversial issues. Ezzedeen, S. (2008).

Practical teaching How to lead effective group discussions.  Muller, J., & Irby, D. M. (2005).

Teaching critical thinking through online discussions, Educause Quarterly, Macknight, C. (2000).

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Facilitating Dialogue and Discussions

 

Addressing controversial issues, Flinders University

Facilitating Challenging Discussions in Effective Ways, Queens College, CUNY

Listen, Affirm, Respond, Add – The LARA Method to Create Dialogue, The Program on Intergroup Relations, University of Michigan

Start Talking: A Handbook for Engaging Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education, Kay Landis, editor, University of Alaska, Anchorage & Alaska Pacific University

Mastering online discussion board facilitation: Resource Guide, Edutopia

Sample rubrics:

 

 

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