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The University of Mary Washington is among countless educational institutions worldwide that have switched to virtual classes due to the coronavirus threat, or COVID-19. Suddenly, students are at home, and so are their teachers. The transition has been daunting for many professors, especially those who have never taught online.<\/p>\n

\"\"But one UMW faculty member saw it as an opportunity.<\/p>\n

College of Education Professor John Broome launched the Higher Ed Learning Collective<\/a> (HELC), a grassroots, we\u2019re-all-in-it-together kind of Facebook group for sharing high- and low-tech remote-teaching tools, sprinkled with a dose of self-care. He never imagined the Collective would gain traction across the globe in just a few weeks, morphing into a worldwide movement with over 24,000 members in more than 100 countries \u2026 and counting.<\/p>\n

HELC already has introduced a website<\/a> and YouTube channel<\/a>, and dozens of universities, libraries and online learning sites are recommending the group, as is UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The Collective is creating a sense of community in a world that desperately needs one, and Broome hopes HELC will outlive the coronavirus pandemic, driving faculty to better address the diverse needs of students.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot everyone has access to good online or hybrid pedagogy,\u201d said Broome, who \u2013 like so many fellow academics \u2013 was anxiously posting on social media. \u201cWe\u2019re struggling as educators and as humans \u2026 so why not teach each other for free?\u201d<\/p>\n

The group contains memes, photos of members\u2019 home-teaching environments, and thousands of posts about effective use of video-conferencing tools, whether to give grades or pass\/fail, and communicating with students about the pandemic. Instructors have discussed students lacking access to broadband or computers, and if it\u2019s better for classes to meet together virtually or let students complete lessons on their own.<\/p>\n

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College of Education Professor John Broome recently created the Higher Ed Learning Collective to help faculty members around the world adjust to teaching online. The Facebook group now boasts over 24,000 members in more than 100 countries. Photo by Kristi Meacham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kashef Majid was initially intimidated by the prospect of teaching online. \u201cOn HELC, I\u2019ve gotten tips to make my classes more interactive,\u201d said Majid, who teaches marketing at Mary Washington. When his first day didn\u2019t go as planned, he said, he got reassurance from other faculty that they were experiencing the same problems.<\/p>\n

HELC includes online coffee breaks and happy hours, daily live meditation and a virtual yoga studio \u2013 and lots of humor. A popular topic is the challenge of sharing physical living and learning spaces with families, as Broome found when a mother recently interrupted a student\u2019s advising session to put away laundry.<\/p>\n

Plans for a blog, a book and a peer-reviewed e-journal are already in the works, as well as mentorship opportunities for professors looking for one-on-one guidance, and an educator-speaker program. A proponent of culturally responsive teaching practices, Broome encourages learning from those with marginalized identities, such as scholars who are black, indigenous and people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ and disability communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can upload profiles and connect with instructors who want to bring in a guest to give their students a different perspective,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Broome
Broome is planning for the Higher Ed Learning Collective to live beyond the pandemic and continue to be a resource to help higher education instructors to become better teachers, both inside the classroom and online. Photo by Norm Shafer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some professors intend to use the Collective in the short term, said Broome, but he\u2019s relying on his strategy management background to ensure that HELC has a lasting impact on higher education. Many of his UMW colleagues are already on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like being a new instructor all over again,\u201d Middle Eastern Studies Professor Nabil Al-Tikriti said of teaching online. With the group\u2019s support, his classes are running smoothly, Al-Tikriti said, and in some cases, individual participation has improved.<\/p>\n

Overwhelmed with helping her students transition to virtual classes, College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Betsy Lewis didn\u2019t have a lot of time at first to explore HELC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I noticed something beautiful and unexpected,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cThe group brings together academics from my life that I thought would never be connected \u2013 from old grad school friends to young colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creating community, Broome said, is the Collective\u2019s central mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaculty engagement, empowerment and advocacy is our goal,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is about the future of higher education \u2026 a space where everyone can become a better teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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