Resilient Teaching Through Times of Crisis and Change
Resilient teaching is the ability to facilitate learning experiences that are designed to be adaptable to fluctuating conditions and disruptions. This teaching ability can be seen as an outcome of a design approach that attends to the relationship between learning goals and activities, and the environments they are situated in. Resilient teaching approaches take into account how a dynamic learning context may require new forms of interactions between teachers, students, content, and tools.
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Resilient teaching is the ability to facilitate learning experiences that are designed to be adaptable to fluctuating conditions and disruptions. This teaching ability can be seen as an outcome of a design approach that attends to the relationship between learning goals and activities, and the environments they are situated in. Resilient teaching approaches take into account how a dynamic learning context may require new forms of interactions between teachers, students, content, and tools. Additionally, they necessitate the capacity to rethink the design of learning experiences based on a nuanced understanding of context. The course is designed with higher education faculty, lecturers, and graduate student instructors in mind, but may also be applicable to educators in a wide variety of instructional environments. The course is aimed at participants who may be asked to rethink how they teach in the immediate or near future due to the ever-changing circumstances of the current COVID-19 pandemic. While the creation of this course is motivated by the current crisis, we expect it will remain relevant to instructors who are faced with disruptions and change to their teaching for any number of reasons and must quickly adapt their course designs. To support learning and reflection, we are introducing a new journaling tool within the course that provides a place for participants to reflect on their own experiences. To support community growth, participants can choose to share their journal entries with the wider course community in an interactive gallery space.Modules
Lesson 1: Welcome and Introduction to the Course
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4
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8
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Discussion
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- The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning
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Discussions
- Reflecting on Rear View Mirror Experiences with Emergency Remote Teaching
- [Optional] Metaphors as a Tool for Understanding Resilient Teaching
4
Videos
- Welcome to the Course
- Introducing the Gamut Workbook Tool
- A Community Oriented MOOC
- A Look in Our Rearview Mirror
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Readings
- Welcome to Resilient Teaching Through Times of Crisis and Change
- Help Us Learn More About You!
- Discussion Prompts and Journal Entries
- Developing Your Resilient Teaching Plan
- [Optional] Preparing for Future Disruption: Hybrid, Resilient Teaching for a New Instructional Age
- [Optional]: Using Metaphors as a Tool for Understanding and Imagining
- References and Additional Resources
- Course Syllabus
Lesson 2: We Need Resilience Now More Than Ever
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Discussion
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- Reflecting on 15 Scenarios for Fall
- Looking at Possible Scenarios through a Lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Discussions
- Unpacking the HyFlex Model
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- The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Teaching
- In Conversation with Josh Kim and Eddie Maloney
- Further Conversation with Josh Kim and Eddie Maloney
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- 15 Fall Scenarios
- A Deeper Dive into 15 Fall Scenarios
- References and Additional Resources
Lesson 3: Towards a Pedagogy of Resilience
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Discussion
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- Connecting Resilient Pedagogy to Your Own Practice
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- Refining our Definition of Resilient Teaching
- More Examples of Resilient Design
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- A Look Towards the Horizon Line
- Designing for Resilience
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- Imagining a Resilient Pedagogy
- Taking Inspiration from Across Disciplines
- Resilience in Agroecosystems: A Mini-Case by Alison Bressler
- Resilience in Music: An Interview with Dr. Joe Girard
- References and Additional Resources
Lesson 4: End of Week Knowledge Check
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- End of Week Knowledge Check
Lesson 1: Thinking About Courses as Systems
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- Consider Your Teaching Context
- Defining the Components of a Course
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- [Optional] Unpacking the Slinky Illustration
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- A Systems View of Learning Design
- Looking at Courses as Systems
- [Optional] Using the Illustration of a Slinky
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- [Optional] Connecting the Slinky Illustration to Course Design
- References and Additional Resources
Lesson 2: Designing for Interactions
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- Articulating Course Level Learning Goals
- Designing for Interactions in Your Course
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- Designing for Interactions
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- Articulating Course Level Learning Goals and Learning Objectives
- Learning Objectives Specified Across Six Dimensions
- Readings and Additional Resources
Lesson 3: Principles of Resilient Design for Learning
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- Starting with an MVP
- Considering the Unknowns
- Identifying Potential Points of Failure
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Discussions
- Examples of Risk Factors in Course Design
- Using One Principle of Resilient Design to Inform Another
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- Three Principles of Resilient Design for Learning
- Designing for Extensibility
- Designing for Flexibility
- Designing for Redundancy
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- References and Additional Resources
End of Week Knowledge Check
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- End of Week Knowledge Check
Lesson 1: Putting Guiding Principles of Resilient Design for Learning to Work
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- Taking a Look at the Resilient Design for Learning Principles as a Whole
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- Introducing our Worked Example: Video Games for Learning
- Worked Example: Designing for Interactions
- Worked Example: Designing for Extensibility
- Worked Example: Designing for Flexibility
- Worked Example: Designing for Redundancy
- Worked Example: Putting it All Together
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- Introducing Professor Chris Quintana and our Worked Example
- Resources to Support Designing for Extensibility
- Resources to Support Designing for Flexibility
- Resources to Support Designing for Redundancy
- References and Additional Resources
Lesson 2: Your Resilient Teaching Plan
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PeerReview
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Peer Review
- Sharing Your Resilient Teaching Plan
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- Introduction to Developing Your Resilient Teaching Plan
Lesson 1: Case Studies with Resilient Teaching
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- Reflecting on Case Studies of Resilient Teaching
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- Case Study Video Interview: Principles of Microeconomics
- Case Study Video Interview: Introduction to Electronic Circuits
- Case Study Video Interview: Biomechanics of Human Movement
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- A Care-Centered Model for Teaching in Times of Crisis and Change
- Introduction to Case Studies
- Case Study Profile: Principles of Microeconomics
- Case Study Profile: Costume Design 1
- Case Study Written Interview: Costume Design 1
- Case Study Profile: Introduction to Electronic Circuits
- Case Study Profile: Principles of Software Design for Learning
- Case Study Written Interview: Principles of Software Design for Learning
- Case Study Profile: Biomechanics of Human Movement
- Case Study Profile: Small Jazz Ensembles
- Case Study Written Interview: Small Jazz Ensembles
- Case Study Profile: University Band
- Case Study Written Interview: University Band
- Case Study Profile: Pandemics & Medicine
- Case Study Written Interview: Pandemics & Medicine
- Case Study Profile: Foundational Gross Anatomy
- Case Study Written Interview: Foundational Gross Anatomy
- Case Study Profile: Honors Chemistry
- Case Study Written Interview: Honors Chemistry
- References and Additional Resources
Lesson 2: Course Wrap-up
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- Course Wrap-up
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- Course Feedback
- Contributor Acknowledgements
- Expand on your resilient teaching by designing engaging courses for your students.
- Keep Learning with Michigan Online!
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"Resilient Teaching Through Times of Crisis and Change" is a comprehensive course designed to empower educators with the skills to adapt their teaching methods to fluctuating conditions and disruptions. This course falls under the Personal Development domain and is expertly crafted by Coursera to assist higher education faculty, lecturers, and graduate student instructors, although it is also suitable for educators across various instructional settings. The course underscores the importance of resilient teaching, which involves creating adaptable learning experiences that remain effective amidst dynamic learning environments. It emphasizes the need for new interactions between teachers, students, content, and tools, and the ability to redesign learning experiences based on a deep understanding of changing contexts. While initially inspired by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the course content is designed to be relevant for any situation requiring swift adaptation in teaching methods. Participants will benefit from a unique journaling tool introduced in the course, allowing for personal reflection and the option to share insights with a broader community through an interactive gallery space. This fosters a supportive learning environment and community growth. With a professional course level, this extensive 1200-hour program is available through Coursera's Starter and Professional subscription plans. It's ideal for educators who need to rethink and adapt their teaching strategies quickly and effectively in response to ongoing or future disruptions. Enroll now to enhance your teaching resilience and ensure your instructional methods can withstand any challenge.
Rebecca Quintana, PhD