A part of 2.3: Inquiry on Teaching and Learning Poster + Talk session.

Online teaching practices which are beneficial for students’ mental health and well-being
Shivon Sue-Chee, Sessional (CUPE 3902, Unit 3)/CLTA, Statistical Sciences, FAS
Ruth Crasto, Computer Science, BSc. Candidate, FAS
Daniel An, Psychology/OISE MA. Graduate

Course instructors can have a significant impact on students’ well-being during the pandemic. This poster will present findings from a reflective inquiry study which will examine students’ perception of certain teaching practices from their online classroom that had a positive impact on their well-being. Students will be recruited from several large third-year statistics course sections during the 2021 winter semester. It includes students’ ratings of the frequency and impact of teaching practices that have been reported in the past to be beneficial for students’ well-being. It also includes participants’ responses to questions about the specific types of teaching practices which made them feel connected to their instructor or their peers, motivated them to learn or made them feel they were learning effectively, and made them feel their course instructor recognized they had lives outside of school. This can help us better understand, from the students’ perspective, how we can better support their well-being in our classrooms.