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ERIC Number: EJ1294450
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2165-2554
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Balancing Grace
Fecske, Courtney J. W.
Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, v10 p4-11 Apr 2021
Before handing out my midterm exam the Thursday before spring break, the unease in the classroom was palpable. I questioned, is it the right thing to do to give a midterm exam now? Two days prior we had learned that online instruction would begin the week after spring break and would continue for a week and possibly longer. This was an unprecedented scenario. I never took a seminar titled How to Continue Teaching During a Pandemic. I resolved we would get through this together, with an attitude of "let's get it done." Before passing out exams, I informally assessed students to see how many had taken an online course before; few hands rose. I then asked how everyone was feeling in regard to our inevitable online transition. Students expressed anxiety and worry because they had never taken a class titled How to Continue to Learn During a Pandemic. As we educators move ahead to an uncertain culture of learning, we must strive to listen and learn, grow in our pedagogies, and balance grace and flexibility with reasonable expectations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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