Cultivating Compassion and Empathy in Online Courses Part of the Summer Digital Teaching Forum Series Students—especially online students—face many pushes and pulls in their lives; many work full-time or multiple jobs, are family caretakers, and may be physically distant from the UTSA Campus. These factors have been compounded as COVID-19 continues to impact families [...]

Creating Connections and Campus-Like Experiences in the Digital Classroom Part of the Summer Digital Teaching Forum Series Face-to-face classrooms are where student connections and a sense of belonging may emerge, and friendships flourish. Similarly, faculty are missing that same in-person exchanges and discussions where those amazing “aha!” moments happen. By promoting interaction between students [...]

Providing and Promoting Self-Motivation and Success Skills Part of the Summer Digital Teaching Forum Series Keeping students motivated to succeed throughout the semester is a perennial concern for many faculty. This concern may be compounded while teaching online and remotely, as both we and our students may be living on very different schedules than [...]