If you’re having trouble focusing, you’re not alone. Most of us have been thrown for a loop by the changes unfolding in our lives. We’ve lost familiar routines, we’re isolated; many of us are frightened, and perhaps grieving; colleagues and students are worried about their careers, as well as their health and their families. Even […]

Governor DeSantis recommended on Tuesday that all Florida colleges and universities complete the spring 2020 semester remotely. We may have been expecting this, but most of us are experiencing confusion and even grief as we try to sort out the rest of the term.  Our students will also feel a sense of loss, and the […]

As most of you are aware, all schools in Florida are currently closed, so faculty and students who are parents have lost the structure that supported their academic lives. Teaching and learning with restless children at home will be exceptionally challenging. For many of us, continuing to teach synchronously at a distance may be impossible. […]

Moving Our Teaching to a New Modality On Wednesday, President Thrasher announced that we will shift from in-person to remote classes for at least the two-week period of March 23rd – April 6th. For those of us with limited or no experience teaching online, this may sound daunting. It’s also likely to be unnerving for […]

Just In Case: Adjusting Courses and Communicating with Students Living and working in a hurricane-prone state like Florida, we’re no strangers to campus closures. Over the last three years, we‘ve learned the value of developing contingency plans for our courses, just in case. Right now, COVID-19 is all over the news. Governor DeSantis has said […]