Setting the tone activities

Ways to let students know you care, early on and throughout the semester

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Addressing many of the questions you might have about video conferencing.

Maha Bali, Autumm Caines

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Consider different approaches to grading and how they can affect the classroom atmosphere and more!

Maha Bali, Mia Zamora, Jasmina Najjar, Laura Gibbs, Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh, Arley Cruthers

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Setting a human-centred tone to your class from the beginning of the semester.

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Support students’ wellbeing by suggesting a daily or periodic practice of gratitude, promote radical self-compassion.

Maha Bali, Nadine Aboulmagd, Hoda Mostafa, Azza Awwad

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Meditation provides an opportunity for students to relax before or after teaching.

Nadine Aboulmagd

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Use the Purpose to Practice structure with students to co-develop “community guidelines” for the class.

Maha Bali

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Use a pre-course survey to get to know your students early on in the semester.

Maha Bali

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Engage everyone in making sense of profound challenges. Use to address difficult or confusing topics.

Maha Bali

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Creating semi-formal, semi-synchronous spaces outside of class time for students to socialize with each other.

Maha Bali

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How to help students thrive in class in times of trauma.

Mays Imad