Practice compassion

Convey warmth and support in your communication with students.

Message your students and tell them that you are there for them.
Convey hope, find opportunities to tell students that everything will be alright. Read Hope Matters from Inside HigherEd.

Be flexible

Faculty need to be somewhat flexible to genuinely support students. Here are some strategies to accommodate students who are unable to participate because of circumstances beyond their control:

Revamp your late policy.
Accommodate requests for more time on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Enable multiple attempts on Canvas assignments and quizzes and accept the higher grade.
Drop the lowest score from an assignment group in Canvas for the class
Exempt a score for an individual student in the Canvas gradebook.
Change the due date for an individual student.
Consider Voice and Choice in course planning.
Reconsider your camera policy during Zoom sessions.

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