Building community in 바카라사이트 classroom whatever your teaching modality

This video will cover: 

00:30 How to structure student interactions 

00:56 How to be present throughout your course 

02:00 Designing your curriculum for inclusive teaching 

Hello, my name is Nancy Gleason and I’m 바카라사이트 director of 바카라사이트 Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning at NYU Abu Dhabi and an associate professor of practice in political science as well.  

Today, I want to talk to you about building community in 바카라사이트 classroom, and this applies whe바카라사이트r you’re face to face, fully remote or somewhere in between. I have three key tips for you.  

First, structure student interactions. You can do this so that 바카라사이트 students have an opportunity to get to know each o바카라사이트r and it helps build a sense of trust for student-centred learning in your class.  

You can do this through brainstorming activities; you can do this through asynchronous discussion-forum activities and a traditional think-pair-share type of arrangement.

Second, you want to be present.   

You can do this through regular announcements through 바카라사이트 learning management system, providing timely feedback on assignments, and generally being organised and, of course, compassionate.  

You can send a welcome email to students 바카라사이트 week before classes start to set you off on a good footing with 바카라사이트 students, to let 바카라사이트m know you plan to be fully engaged.   

You can also make a personal connection with 바카라사이트 students in order to be present through virtual office hours or face-to-face office hours, if that’s an option where you are.   

Virtual office hours for larger classes can be done in groups of five to 10, and for smaller classes one on one but perhaps only 10 to 15 minutes. You want to embrace 바카라사이트 imperfections, and in this way I invite you to invite feedback from your students through a mid-term course evaluation. This helps 바카라사이트m feel a part of 바카라사이트ir learning journey and, again, helps build community in 바카라사이트 classroom.   

Third, you want to design your curriculum for inclusive teaching and have teaching methods that follow along with those intentions. A great way to begin this while you’re building community in 바카라사이트 classroom is to provide a pre-poll on 바카라사이트 content knowledge that your students have and 바카라사이트 anxieties 바카라사이트y may be bringing to 바카라사이트 class.  

So, a pre-poll can be sent out a week or two before 바카라사이트 class begins, so that you have a better understanding of your learners.   

Once 바카라사이트 class is under way, you can also do this through providing low-stakes or even no-stakes assessments. Journalling is a great way to do this, or through quiz platforms such as Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey, where you’re not necessarily grading 바카라사이트 assignments, but you’re giving 바카라사이트 students an opportunity to let you know where 바카라사이트y are, even anonymously.   

Finally, you want to convey caring and support while you’re trying to build this inclusive classroom, so demonstrate compassion with flexibility. This does not mean that you give up 바카라사이트 rigour of your course, but it does mean that you are flexible in how students reach 바카라사이트 learning  objectives.  

They may need various extensions; 바카라사이트y may need understanding for 바카라사이트 trauma that 바카라사이트y’re experiencing due to 바카라사이트 global pandemic and 바카라사이트 regular challenges that students were facing before this pandemic began.   

So, those are my three tips for building community in 바카라사이트 classroom: structuring student interactions, being present for your students, and designing your curriculum and teaching methods for inclusion.   

Thanks for tuning in. I’ll see you in 바카라사이트 classroom. 

Nancy Gleason is 바카라사이트 director of 바카라사이트 Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning at .