#Jessifer

I've been terrified of the hybrid models, feeling like they tie our hands from using the best approaches of either face-to-face or online by blending the two in the same
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Connecting doesn’t require video surveillance. When students are forced to work from home, requiring them to turn on cameras is an invasion of privacy. We can make connection through text,
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Dear campuses using COVID-19 as an excuse to install cameras in classrooms, STOP. * Cameras in classrooms are a security and privacy risk* Surveillance is a mechanism of policing not
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Lots in the Briefing today. You'll get 2,800 words + slide deck later this afternoon. Sneak preview:2 campuses have dominated news the entire time. Do you know who they are?Why
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Many colleges and universities have teaching and learning centers, which are a good step in the right direction, but these need to treated less like service units and more like
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I agree with Jesse here. For those that will not be swayed by the ethical, compassionate argument, though, you should also know that proctoring software fails miserably when you check
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Despite the difficulties of remote learning, finally taking the leap to stop grading has been an incredible experience. I never want to go back. But I'm looking for sample syllabus
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We have to build for asynchronous, design real points of entry for students who can’t be physically present at a particular time or in specific ways. This can (and should)
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I purposefully produced three versions of the same talk here: a written transcript, a set of slides with images and text, and a video.https://twitter.com/Jessifer/status/1263146469118402562 None is a mere copy of
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My kid started Jr. High last week. He couldn't stop talking about how much he loved his History teacher.This afternoon we found him in tears, overcome by stress and self-doubt.
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Robust asynchronous learning requires that students can engage (as full participants) no matter how and when they are available. If we want to provide access to students who can’t be
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As a service to students and the greater good, if your institution is considering a contract with Turnitin or any remote proctoring software company, I will gladly take a meeting
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A static recording of a synchronous Zoom conversation doesn’t really count as “asynchronous” learning, at least for the purposes of access. Nor does a mere recording of a face-to-face classroom
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I have a student who is writing (not trying to write, succeeding in writing) papers on his phone because he doesn't have a computer at home so maybe we should
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A lot of professors and teachers are having thoughts about the inequities of grading under present conditions, but the thing is that most of those concerns apply equally under "normal"
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My thoughts from this new @timeshighered piece: “We need to trust students to be partners in shaping the future of their own education. This means we can’t begin with the
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