Cheryl-Haley’s Super Powers

Over the last nine months, my teaching approach and the methodologies I use has changed to adapt to the “New Normal.”  I feel that most of my days are filled with putting out fires, changing lesson plans on the fly, and ensuring all of my students’ learning styles are incorporated into my online lectures.  The adjustment from in-person to online has been difficult for everyone; Zoom has allowed me to connect with my students on a more personal level.  Previously I recorded lectures and then uploaded them to our learning platform. One major roadblock is wifi access and reliability for some of my students and myself. When the internet goes down, you have to resort to plan B mine is making short videos to explain topics or procedures and uploading them when the internet allows.  There has been some hesitation from others moving to an online learning environment, lacking knowledge of the learning platform, and resistance to learning something new. I find I am the go-to person for computer issues, course design, content loading, and student issues.  I have become efficient at multi-tasking, taking on a project to enhance student success, and creating continuing education courses to expand our program.  It will be interesting to see if my current methodologies and technology change as we head into 2021 and new programs are developed.