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6 Oct, 7 tweets, 5 min read
wow is there a lot going on here

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I just can't anymore, and I know a lot of you can't either. I am so done with these elite pockets of #HigherEd ignoring the work that the vast majority of us are doing every day.
"And some people would argue that those various services, as necessary and well intended as they might be, have a significant downside..."

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"...they shield students far too much from those experiences of success and failure that, in fact, yield informed, self-reliant citizens who can at once possess independent judgment and interact productively and compassionately with others."

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"Such support services, offered by community organizations, would be open to any student regardless of degree-granting institution."

Because community organizations are just so flush.

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We need a new #HigherEd publication for a new era. This is something I'm feeling more strongly than ever. We are wasting time with these tired old tropes and the gatekeepers that publish them.

#sorrynotsorry
Also what is a "courtesy professor"? Instead of getting rid of student support services and co-curricular activities, can we get rid of that?

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6 Oct
What is everyone planning in their courses for election week? How will we take care of ourselves, each other, and our learners? Let's brainstorm and crowdsource ideas?

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I'll share my two cents from the standpoint of #traumaaware teaching, diminished executive functions, and severe stress/overwhelm...
Reduce uncertainty. Create a simple plan for election week, and start gently communicating it as soon as you can. Let students know what they can expect.
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22 Sep
A thread on #MentalHealth, #ToxicStress, and #TraumaAwareness in #HigherEd...

With recognition that our leaders are also experiencing all of these challenges, are they acknowledging these realities?
What I'm hearing from faculty is no. People are drowning. Faculty, staff, and students are numb, traumatized, scared, and barely holding on by a thread. And they do not feel seen and supported by #highered leaders. There are, of course, exceptions. Those don't make rules.
I think sometimes our leaders feel like talking about these issues is not their job. It's the counseling office's job, right? No. Not right. Conversations about scope of practice can help move this conversation forward, perhaps. Image
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17 Sep
recently a lot of educators have been saying to me they've done everything they can to create awesome online learning spaces, and still students aren't engaging...and I say, our students are dealing with other challenges outside of our classes...

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i guess i have more to say on this...i think we have to be careful that our desire to engage students doesn't make it about US, you know?

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rely on sound pedagogy and create cultures of care, be a student yourself, outreach regularly, be kind. students might still choose not to engage in the ways we want them to. we are not the center of their universe.
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8 Sep
A thread on something that is really concerning me. The level of stress and overwhelm I'm seeing in educators is at an all-time high. We need to talk about emotions, vicarious trauma, and #highered leadership.

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I want to start by saying that many professions, obviously, have a higher likelihood of vicarious trauma, and that needs attention, of course. I work with educators, so that's my focus. I'm not discounting any other field, just focusing here on mine.
I'm also going to try to come at this by discussing two levels of what I'm seeing in educators: 1-a more generalized experience of picking up other people's emotions and 2-a more specific and serious experience of vicarious trauma.
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4 Sep
Talked to some teachers yesterday about how we can build asynchronous approaches into synchronous sessions. Curious if anyone is doing this or has any ideas?

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Some context: many educators are being forced to offer sync sessions, but they recognize this is not ideal. So trying to help folks work within this constraint...also thinking about #ZoomFatigue for both teachers and students.
We talked about keeping the Zoom running and giving students an assignment in the middle of the sync session. Put up a slide that says "Writing Time" or "Reading Time" or whatever, and give them 30 minutes to go do that thing, but room is open if they want to chat.
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2 Sep
Okay...this tweet has led to some interesting discussions about the teacher-student dynamic, unpaid labor, wingpeople, and the like...I guess I'll process out loud because I'm a glutton for punishment?

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I was throwing spaghetti at the wall here at a way we could get students more engaged in sync online sessions AND help manage faculty overload. I'm always seeking those spaces of mutualism in our work.
What I'm talking about is stepping away from our role as the sole leader in the classroom and inviting students into leadership roles. Moving from a sage on the stage to a guide on the side in our Zoom classes.
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