What has your experience been with in-person classes so far this fall? Do you have any inclusive pedagogical advice on this topic?
"My in-person class this semester is in a tent outside, and in terms of physical accessibility, there is a paved walkway that goes directly into the tent which is efficient. Within the tent there is a provided microphone which my professor doesn't use yet. Taking into account how hard it is to hear with masks on, especially when you are distanced to the back of the room, this is something I think professors should be more aware of. In terms of accommodations regarding mental wellbeing and taking steps away from in-person group learning, my professor has been very thoughtful which I think is great because the context of the time we are in is so unprecedented."
"My experience with in person classes this Fall has been a little unsettling. I feel like there has been such a need to return to 'normal' and congregate as a group that sometimes I have to remind myself that we are in the middle of a global pandemic. In my in-person class we sit outside in a big circle and when it begins to get dark, we go inside the tent. This peculiar routine has somehow become normal to me. I think that there is no way to be inclusive given the situation that we are in without recognizing that the pandemic has affected all of us differently. I would like for professors to check in with students more, although I feel like students have been saying this for years and its been a slow change. I want professors to put theory to praxis and acknowledge mental wellbeing."
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