Be Mindful

Behaviour and conduct advice

• What do you do when you begin the session? How you introduce yourself

• What can you do differently to invite your students to connect with you.

• Use of language, triggers, show of support

• Encourage participants to point out issues

• Illustrate that you care and react to issues

• Be careful of language and diction

• Don't touch learners' keyboards

• Be mindful of how you address the participants

• Avoid using exclusionary phrases such as "you guys"

• Check in with the audience at intervals as a form of assessment of their understanding and give them time to catch up.

• How do you finish the session with your students?

• Reflecting back on your session, what is the last thing you do not think about ?

• How would a member of your audience report any incidence of abuse?

• How can we empower them to take charge of the material and learning experience to be able to teach it to someone else?

• How do you gather feedback?

• Encourage group work

• How do you come up with better solutions for groups with limited resources?

• Which factors can be controlled and which can't be controlled but should be accounted for?

• Weigh out the pros and cons of software setup local vs cloud

• Material preparation and give access beforehand