Fall into fall: Top posts in September

[alanya_harter]

The weather's getting crisp, and my daughters are plugging away at their online college courses. Judging from the posts that have been popular in our community over the past 30 days, you're thinking about going back to school too, from the other side of that Zoom call. It doesn't matter what discipline you teach--transitioning to online-only or hybrid teaching isn't easy, even when you've had a few months to get used to the idea. How are you guys coping with the teaching challenges the pandemic has brought? You'll find a few answers to that question in the posts below.

Psychology:

• Social Anxiety Changes Our Focus 
• Caring more deeply than our students 
• Hearing in a Face-Masked World  

English:

• Recognizing Fallacies in the Daily News 
• Ten Questions to Ask About Fake News  
• The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors, Sixth Edition, by Leigh Ryan and Lisa Zimmerelli 

Digital Community:

• Temporary Student Access: A Fast Track to Buy-In 
• Combatting Cheating 
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Institutional Solutions

• 6 Tips to Maximize Student Engagement in Online and Hybrid Classes 
• Using iClicker and Perusall Together Keep Learning Active Even Online at U of L 
• Skyfactor's 2020 Assessment & Impact Award: Housing and Residence Life Winners Announced! 

Economics Community:

• Sandwich Shop Pricing Activity 
• Auctioning Seats Activity 
• Cafeteria Trays Activity 

Macmillan Learning Newsroom:

• Susan Winslow Promoted to President of Macmillan Learning 
• Online learning will be different this fall -- here's four reasons why 
• A Conversation with Nancy Hewitt about Women's Equality Throughout U.S. History 

Webinars on Demand:

• Webinar: How to Prepare for an Uncertain Fall 
• Tyler Dewitt - Gen Chem Videos and a preview of the new Macmillan Gen Chem partnership 
• Go React: Video Assessment in LaunchPad | Macmillan Mobile Video App Demo 

History Community

• Things I Will Miss This Fall 
• Teaser: Dr. Susan Kent on the Pandemic of 1918 
• First Day of School Blues 

Communication Community

• The Power of Storytelling: Communicating with Impact 
• A Five-Step Model for Speech Preparation 
• Class Activity: Love Languages 

STEM Community

• Constructing your own lightboard studio 
• It's That Chemistry Algebra 

College Success:

• Trello: A great project tool for college and beyond 
• Meet the Author: Matt Sanders 
• The Whole World is Watching