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Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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Learning from 2020: How the Challenges of Remote Teaching Reinforce the Need for Care-Informed Pedagogy
Teaching Sociology, v50 n1 p3-16 Jan 2022
How did instructors design their sociology courses for remote teaching during the 2020-2021 academic year, and what challenges did they face in teaching those courses? To answer these questions, we surveyed lead instructors and graduate teaching assistants (n = 77) in the Sociology Department at the University of Michigan, supplemented by interviews with students and our experiences as remote course consultants. Through this case study, we found that instructors cited increased workload and lack of connection as challenges with remote teaching, in addition to pandemic-related struggles. Most instructors reported using either synchronous or a mix of synchronous and asynchronous instruction in course design, incorporating both formative and summative assessments, and implementing communication and community-building strategies to establish connections with and among students. We argue that these challenges and course designs highlight the importance of care-informed pedagogy to not only remote teaching in 2020-2021 but also sociology instruction in general.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Distance Education, Online Courses, Sociology, College Faculty, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Faculty Workload, Barriers, Interpersonal Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Caring, Coping, Evaluation Methods
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan (Ann Arbor)
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