Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom
Update: 2025-09-04
Description
Seth Offenbach shares about his article, Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom, on episode 586 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
I had to recognize the reality that my classroom was never going to be the number one priority for people during the pandemic.
-Seth Offenbach
When we teach, why not be kind?
-Seth Offenbach
My goal is to challenge my students intellectually. My goal is not to stress them out.
-Seth Offenbach
We all miss deadlines.
-Seth Offenbach
In order to truly be kind, you have to create a safe space for the students where they feel that they can come to you, talk to you and learn with you.
-Seth Offenbach
Resources
- Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom, by Seth Offenbach
- Currents in Teaching and Learning – January 2025 edition
- Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, by Kevin M. Gannon
- The Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool: A First Step in Doing Social Justice Pedagogy, by Sherria D. Taylor and Maria J. Veri
- Feeling Better: A Year without Deadlines, by Doreen Thierauf
- A Pedagogy of Kindness, by Catherine Denial
- Cultivating Compassionate Community to Foster Academic Integrity?, by Maha Bali and Yasser Tammer
- An Equity Syllabus
- Liquid Syllabus, by Michelle Pacansky-Brock
- Jesse Stommel
- The Practice of Ungrading, by Jesse Stommel
- Remi Kalir’s Annotated Syllabus
- Go Ahead and Ask for More Time on That Deadline, by Ashley Whillans
- A Pedagogy of Kindness: The Cornerstone for Student Learning and Wellness, by Fiona Rawle
- Effect of Syllabus Tone: Students’ Perceptions of Instructor and Course, by Harnish & Bridges
- Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Implementing Flexible Deadlines to Improve Student Learning Experiences, by Hills & Peacock
- Enhancing Social Presence in Online Learning, by Joyce & Brown
- The 1:1 method, by Seth Godin
- Master Slave Husband Wife, by Ilyon Woo
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