Lucas Center Blog

Responding to Student Mental Health Concerns During Challenging Times

October 29, 2020 / Counseling and Psychological Services / Tags: Covid, Faculty Development, Mental Health

The Counseling and Psychological Services department provided information about helping students during these challenging times. The included powerpoint gives information about what mental health concerns are prevalent amongst students as well as how to deal with those effectively.

Teaching Resources for Faculty

July 17, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: covid, difficult dialogue, facilitating discussion, remote instruction, resources

We’ve been monitoring the web and various listservs to identify resources you may find helpful as you plan for the fall semester. There is a brief description and a link to more extensive information for each. We hope you find something useful. And, if you have found any other resources to aid your fall preparation, please share them with us and we’ll post them here.

FGCU Virtual Campus Website

May 27, 2020 / Jacob Foster / Tags: Covid19, Remote Teaching, Student Resources, Virtual Campus

FGCU’s student success team has just rolled out a new virtual campus where students and faculty can find access to the events and resources traditionally available on campus. Below you can find some of the resources available on the new virtual campus. There are many events still being held for faculty and students, so make sure to check out the new website and see what is being offered.

Engagement and Community in the Online Environment

May 04, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: community, coronavirus, covid, engagement, higher ed, learning, online, remote, teaching

One of the most frequent concerns we’re hearing from faculty recently has to do with building community and engaging students in the online environment, especially in the context of summer teaching, when in-person classes would typically meet between six and eight hours a week.

My Covid Playlist, vol. 3: Celebration and Uplift Edition

May 01, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: covid, diversion, happiness, music, playlist, uplift, youtube

I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of ready to get out of my funk. This insane latter half of the semester is coming to an end, and it’s time to change the vibe. Finish your grading, mix up your favorite adult beverage, and do whatever it takes to get your groove back. We hope this list helps.

Resources for Remote Teaching

April 29, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Design, covid, learning, online, remote, teaching, video

During the transition to remote instruction many of you had to quickly transform your courses, which may have left little time to explore resources that were shared online and elsewhere.

Teaching for Equity and Empathy

April 15, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: covid, empathy, equity, inclusion, learning, teaching

During our emergency transition to remote instruction considerations of empathy and equity may have taken a back seat to more pressing concerns such as creating lecture videos and identifying methods for administering assessments online, among a myriad of other technical and logistical challenges.

Student Perceptions of Instruction (SPoI) in an Unusual Time

April 08, 2020 / Jackie Greene, EdD / Tags: covid, data, spoi, student feedback

The end of this semester is in sight as the email from the SPoI Admin. reminds us. I am thankful for their reminder because, honestly, sometimes I forget what day it is, and I know forgetting has nothing to do with my age.