UCU in Corona Times
The months of social distancing, starting from mid-March 2020, meant exceptional times for everyone. We asked our students and staff members about their experiences of studying and teaching online, coping with the coronavirus measures and strategies that helped them to come into terms with the situation.
Week 1 Since Thursday 12 March 2020, when the university announced its coronavirus measures, life also at 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht has radically changed. At the same time, students and staff members come up with constructive initiatives to adjust to the new reality. This wrap up features the student-run NOS in English Facebook page and reflections by our student Fiona. Plus a selection of pictures of life in corona times.
Week 2 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht returned from a very unexpected kind of Spring Break. The coronavirus measures mean a virtual return to class, and many lecturers spent their Break week converting their courses to online. UCU lecturers Katja Rakow and Robert Geitner share their first experiences as well as their inspiration and advice. Plus: photos by the UCU Wellbeing Team.
Week 3 Max is looking for a new clarity in organising studies, Keerthi finds the UCU community as her only remaining constant in confusing times, and our Student Life Officer Mark Baldwin reflects on coping with the exceptional situation of social distancing from his personal perspective. Followed by a selection of photos by FocusCo members: a view on the world as seen from the photographers' rooms.
Reflections on an Inside Out World In his longread essay, our Student Life Officer Mark Baldwin reflects on coping with social distancing, while missing his College Hall office and the face-to-face counselling with students.
Week 4 Our student Lara den Hartog Jager left for an exchange semester to Seoul at the end of February, and very soon had to face the reality of distance learning. She decided to stay.
Week 5 Our Law fellow Bald de Vries signals a "a tremendous explosion of positve energy and solidarity" to continue teaching courses at a distance, and Ingrid Wesselink, Secretary to the Board, shares her double feelings about working from home.
UCU alumna leads German corona study One of the students of the first hour at the pioneering 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht back in 1998, Annelies Blom is now in charge of the Mannheim Corona Study, a daily online panel survey about people鈥檚 lives and opinions during the coronavirus outbreak. We interviewed her on Skype.
Week 6 Shortly before the coronavirus measures were put in place, Managing Director Sjoerd Bosgra and Communications & Marketing Officer Babette Heeren joined 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht. They share their experiences of starting a new job from home.
Week 7 The corona times experiences of Dirk Reedijk, Financial Controller at 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht, and an account of what it is to give an online guest lecture by alumna Mara Soekarjo and Economics Lecturer Kim Zwitserloot. Plus a proof in pictures that King鈥檚 Day did happen at the College.
Week 8 When classes went online after the March break week, 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht lecturer Tim Goudriaan immediately realized the he had to figure out an unconventional alternative for his new skills-based Conflict Simulation & Negotiation course. How to teach students practical skills in an online environment?
Week 9 How does it feel to graduate in times of corona? We asked our students Maria Rokhmaniyko, Michele Li and Jeroen Wegh about their experiences of concluding their studies and planning their further steps during social distancing.
Week 10 The coronavirus measures meant a radical change on the 木瓜福利影视 College Utrecht campus for both students and staff members. Improvisation and adjustment have been the key words in everyone鈥檚 vocabulary, also in the Dean鈥檚. James Kennedy shares his experiences of social distancing.
