Thread by @sheardcat, Something I've been thinking a lot about recently: how best do I [...]

Something I've been thinking a lot about recently: how best do I support my students during a pandemic (and national lockdown, and global economic collapse, and...)?

Ask A Manager has good advice, the tl;dr being "folks are exhausted": https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/remote-work-coronavirus-exhausting-zoom-virtual-happy-hours-games.html

All These Virtual Work Happy Hours and Team Games Are Exhausting

How not to support your remote employees right now.

https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/remote-work-coronavirus-exhausting-zoom-virtual-happy-hours-games.html

(I'm currently supervising or co-supervising 8 research students, including my first time 100% solo-supervising. It's great, but also a lot??)

BES Macro has a great thread on coping in academia: https://twitter.com/BESMacroecol/status/1257295823605465090

https://twitter.com/BESMacroecol/status/1257295823605465090

This article, on remote learning more generally, is great, but it honestly stresses me out a fair bit. Be flexible but also structured. How do I do that? I barely understand how to teach in Precedented Times, nevermind the 2020 landscape. https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/05/20/student-view-springs-shift-remote-learning

The student view of this spring's shift to remote learning

A professor's in-depth survey of students before and after courses went virtual offers insights into how colleges can improve. The key elements: a thoughtful mix of flexibility and structure.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/05/20/student-view-springs-shift-remote-learning

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