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[Thread on #remoteteaching]

Thank you @ProfJohnRBuck for a wonderful convo on fall remote teaching. I always learn so much from our discussions and the call today was no exception! For the benefits of others, here are a few things that came up in the call. #AcademicTwitter

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What is the best way to develop a personal connection with students, when we won't be seeing each other face to face ever. It's different than in spring, when we started off with face-to-face instructions. This requires some serious thinking. #onlinelearning #remotelearning

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How to encourage class participation when many universities (like Rutgers) are recommending asynchronous remote teaching (for obvious reasons that students might be spread across different time zones). This also brings up the question of equitable teaching.

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How to carry out class discussions and class work? Breakout rooms in @zoom_us, @Webex, etc., are great features but in the absence of a mentor or initiator in each room, discussions might come to a halt in these rooms. Is it better to keep everything in the main session?

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Computational sciences and #COVID19 data. While it is tempting to use examples from the pandemic, we should be aware of the fact that it might trigger some students. What's the best way to gauge whether students can handle such examples?

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As countless faculty start preparing for #remoteteaching in fall 2020, I hope thinking along these lines will lead to more impactful and equitable learning opportunities for all students. The end solutions will of course vary depending on what is being taught and to whom.

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I myself will be teaching a senior-level elective class on #MachineLearnin that will focus on both theory and implementation in Python.

Please feel free to add your own thoughts to this thread for the benefits of others.

#onlineteaching #remoteteaching

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