Seth Offenbach shares about his article, Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom, on episode 586 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

I had to recognize the reality that my classroom was never going to be the number one priority for people during the pandemic.

When we teach, why not be kind?

My goal is to challenge my students intellectually. My goal is not to stress them out.

We all miss deadlines.

In order to truly be kind, you have to create a safe space for the students where they feel that they can come to you, talk to you and learn with you.