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What do you think the relationship is between care and equity?

Latest Comment from Laura Tilghman (November 11, 2023): "Taking both of these to heart mean that we will care for others differently, depending on their needs and past experiences. So in the classroom, I..." More >>

How do you care for yourself in your teaching? How do you care for yourself as you care for others?

Latest Comment from Martha (November 3, 2023): "It took me until this late in life to learn to embrace my procrastinating tendencies instead of feeling shame about them. I am a proud procrastinator,..." More >>

What are some ways students can participate in a community of care, demonstrating care and compassion for their instructors?

Latest Comment from Laura Tilghman (November 11, 2023): "Reading through the posts by @azalea @abuchholz and @robin-derosa I am reminded of times when I have also shared deeply personal things with students..." More >>

Share a time when caring for a student or class felt particularly hard or fraught.

Latest Comment from Elisabeth (November 8, 2023): "Thank you for sharing this perspective. From the faculty perspective, I try to reach out to students that are not engaged but I know that sometimes..." More >>

Have you ever been part of a learning environment or experience where you noticed something inequitable? Tell us about it…

Latest Comment from Ray Lepisto (November 8, 2023): "I was a part of a course where there was not any instructions on how to do assignments, and there was not any mention of expectations. I had looked..." More >>

What role does care play, if any, in your teaching?

Latest Comment from HillaryW (April 7, 2022): "I love the word generosity! I can get down with that. I proposed equanimity in an annotation on Catherine Denial's piece. ..." More >>

What do you think are some of the qualities of an “equitable” learning environment?

Latest Comment from Ray (November 8, 2023): "

  • Welcoming and approachable. If students do not feel that they can approach you for help or express a concern, we are doing them a disservice...." More >>

What alignments or mismatches do you notice between your pedagogical approach and a critical, caring, clustered approach?

Latest Comment from Tim (February 17, 2022): "Well this has been the hardest question and it’s made me think a lot this week. After some reflection I do feel aligned in my current pedagogical..." More >>

Do you have a pedagogical approach and, if so, how would you describe it?

Latest Comment from Robin (October 5, 2024): "Curious how you structure a discussion so that it is effective and engaging? I think most instructors at PSU consider discussion to be the center of..." More >>

What is pedagogy? What is teaching? What is the relationship between the two?

Latest Comment from Martha (September 26, 2024): "I love that you've articulated this. However people define the terms for themselves, I find that taking the time to think about what they mean to you..." More >>

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