This resource discusses the ways in which traditionally hands-on archaeology assignments were transformed to satisfy social distancing requirements and maintain relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This assignment offered an opportunity for students to learn about Japanese shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing”). By participating in shinrin-yoku individually, students not only learned about a practice relevant to the course but received a valuable break from the stress of online learning.
This assignment asked students to examine, discuss, and write about a variety of visual artifacts remotely.
This resource examines the advantages asynchronous online discussion has over traditional in-classroom discussion. Students used an online forum to deliberate aspects of The Doctrine of Double Effect.
This resource examines how transforming the format of online quizzes in a physics class bolstered both student engagement and enjoyment.
These three ways of responding to students are particularly helpful in blended/remote classes.
This resource gives a framework for organizing online/blended course blocks. Includes an example.
This extensive list of strategies to build community includes many which apply in blended/remote contexts.
This resource focuses specifically on creating community in online classes.
This resource provides examples of multi-step assignments that work well in blended/remote courses.