2022 Presentations (Communicative Events)

Faculty Self-Care, Mental Health, and Community Support Through Pandemic Teaching

Counselman Carpenter, Elisabeth A.; Cummings, Stephen; Marquart, Matthea S.

These are the slides from a webinar for the Madison College Open Community Fridays series, which is hosted by Dr. Tina Rettler-Pagel of the Madison College Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Webinar description:
This session will discuss multiple models of professional self care for faculty and students particularly related to teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will discuss what institutional strategies that can and should be promoted for lower rates of burnout as well the role of professional mentorship, and peer-based accountability partners can play in improved self-care outcomes. Participants will consider ways to build self-care strategies into their courses to bolster both students and instructors, and sample strategies across disciplines will be shared. Participants will also be able to identify skills to begin a year-long practice to enhance self-care practices during this time of collective stress.