A few thoughts on the first week of remote university teaching: I& #39;m breaking up two 50 min lectures into four pre-recorded 15-20 min. chunks, and then an optional 20 min. real time Q&A. 1) Students tell me they appreciate pre-recorded lectures, esp. if they have bandwidth issues.

2) they like having the lecture available as both a video & an audio podcast (thanks zoom). I am encouraging them to go for a walk as they listen to get away from their computers and combat #zoomfatigue. #highered #soctwitter

5/ I& #39;m holding regular office hours and a weekly virtual lunch of up to 5 students which ended up being surprisingly fun as we ate in front of our monitors. Though I& #39;m sad to not be teaching in person, I& #39;m glad to be finding ways to build community online.

3/ Students want to connect with each other outside of class. In addition to their section and writing introductions on a discussion thread, one student just set up an optional groupme for the class. I& #39;m so grateful to him.

4/ I& #39;m also starting lectures with an image and taking 3 deep breaths. I was worried students would think this was hokey, but so far they have told me they like it. I know I definitely need the reminder to relax. I& #39;m asking them to send in pictures of their special places.