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Don’t Use Zoom Fatigue as a Convenient Scapegoat for Exhaustion

The Scholarly Teacher

Todd Zakrajsek. University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Key statement: The term “Zoom fatigue” masks other relevant and overwhelming sources of fatigue (life demands, screen, and social) that need to be addressed to restore physical and mental well-being. “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” -Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride.

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Start with Empathy: Human-centered campus communications

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

I started to write this during hour 6 of what ended up being a 10+ hour flight delay-turned cancellation-turned next day reschedule. I was part of the massive Skywest server outage (one of the largest regional carriers in the US) that affected hundreds of flights and thousands of people. As I went through the rollercoaster of pressing refresh on the United app, interpreting vague text message.

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A real leveller: Improving a year-long, team-based project for undergraduates and professional industry mentors during lockdown

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Image credit: Zoe Patterson In this post, Zoe Patterson explains how the Design Agency project for Graphic Design students not only survived the pandemic, but was enhanced in its move to an online format. Zoe is Graphic Design Programme Director at Edinburgh College of Art. This post is part of the January and February Learning & Teaching Enhancement Theme: Online/hybrid enhancements in teaching practice.

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Roompact’s Carbon Footprint Report Card for 2021

Roompact

Roompact has always been sensitive to the needs of our planet, attempting to make green choices whenever possible. Beginning with 2021, Roompact is making a formal commitment to our planet by offsetting all of our carbon usage when greener options aren’t available. Partnering with the organization We Are Neutral, we have submitted an inventory about.

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Ridgewater announces new DEI director and social justice speaker series open to the public

Ridgewater College

Diversity awareness, multicultural relationship building and student support have been passions and priorities for Ridgewater College’s Jehana Schwandt for nearly nine years. Schwandt is now taking those priorities to a new level as the newly appointed director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Schwandt knows Ridgewater and its communities well, having served as an academic advisor and part-time diversity officer and Multicultural Club advisor for years, as well as recent interim DEI dir

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Caring for Your Community – Not just the Numbers

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

It’s hard not to look. To track. To evaluate. The likes, comments, shares, RTs, saves, watch times, subscribers, connections, viewers, the list goes on. This data is important. It helps tell the story, connecting the dots between goals, strategy, and impact. There are entire courses, books, and conferences devoted to digital analytics, evaluation, and assessment.

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Online Learning Equitable Practices with Maritez Apigo

Dr. Al Solano

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Learn how to create an equitable online learning environment. In this episode, I interview Maritez Apigo , English Faculty and Distance Education Coordinator at Contra Costa College. Correction: on 47:57, the survey showed 20% of students wanted on-campus instruction, not online classes. (Scroll down to access the transcript.).

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10 - Dr. Aaron Hughey

StudentAffairs.com

We chat with long-time faculty member, Dr. Aaron Hughey, a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University. Full transcript available at [link].

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“Third Thinging” Difficult Conversations in Residence Life

Roompact

Even after a year as an assistant hall coordinator, difficult dialogues sometimes scare me. I attribute this fear to growing up in Iowa and my instinctual reflex of avoiding conflict at all costs, and its reinforcement through 23 years of “Iowa nice.” If you have not heard of “Iowa nice,” there are other midwestern variations.