Scenario 1

Dr. Kumar's colleagues are having a weekly Zoom happy hour meeting on Friday afternoon. It's one of the few social networking opportunities during this pandemic. However, Dr. Kumar has to let her colleagues know that she cannot make it again this week. She is teaching a summer online class with high enrollment and there are so many weekly assignments to grade, including papers, discussion activities, etc. Dr. Kumar has to spend more than two days grading and providing feedback every week. She feels overwhelmed teaching this online class. She also worries about whether students will even take a look at the feedback she provides.

Scenario 2

In Dr. Kumar's "Self & Society First Year Students Seminar" course, there was a discussion activity about a topic related to immigration. A student made a comment to a peer's post, saying, “You’re just saying that because your family is not from America.” Dr. Kumar felt frustrated about how to respond to this situation. If she chose to ignore this violation, it would give the impression that she does not take the rules seriously. How should Dr. Kumar respond? How can she model inclusive language in an online class with high enrollment?

What are your suggestions for Dr. Kumar to improve the effectiveness of facilitating an online class?