Post-Pandemic Pedagogy

Valenzano together a variety of scholars to reflect on their COVID-19 pandemic experience in higher education and speculate what future outcomes it may yield…. Chapters that highlight facets such as UDL, mental health, and disability studies are surely applicable to all. Given the widespread reliance on educational technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, the contributors represent both the good and the bad of what such technology offers currently and could offer in the future. Higher education historians will find this title most useful as will educators who wish to compare their practices during this challenging time. Recommended. Faculty.

* Choice Reviews *

"By combining theory and practical advice from many top communication scholars and teachers in the discipline, this text journeys through the COVID-19 global pandemic, a once-in-century crisis that rattled and revolutionized higher education. The contributors challenge us to reimagine what we have done for decades to prepare for a post-pandemic teaching and learning environment."

-- Joseph P. Mazer, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

"Post Pandemic Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift reflects back on our collective experience before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. I found reading this book to be extremely cathartic as I am continually amazed at the adaptations we all learned to embrace during this difficult time. I particularly enjoyed the organization consistency of these reflexive pieces and that each provided a discussion on the lessons we learned and the recommendations offered for moving forward. I am also extremely thankful that we can now say, we are on the other side of this devastating virus. I am confident that this book will serve as an historical reflection on our personal, professional, and pedagogical lives during this crucial time."

-- Cheri Simonds, Illinois State University

"Post Pandemic Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift provides an extraordinary opportunity for educators to reflect on their pandemic-related experiences as they consider post-pandemic instructional strategies. Although the collection centers on pandemic experiences, the focus surrounds improving student learning in our post-pandemic learning environment. Each of the chapters offers unique perspectives and ideas that will serve new and seasoned instructors well. This compilation is a must-read for individuals who have a genuine concern for enhancing student learning."

-- Joshua Westwick, South Dakota State University

"When working to form the United Nations after World War II, Winston Churchill said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” As we begin to emerge from the many crises that accompanied COVID-19, it is important for us to reflect on the ways that our assumptions were challenged and new opportunities began to emerge for addressing problems that became more visible during the pandemic. These authors do exactly that—they help to identify ways that many of the things we thought were true about teaching and learning were upended during this difficult time and recommend strategies for using the lessons from COVID-19 to help us build a more accessible, equitable, kind, and resilient approaches to teaching and learning. This collection of essays serves as a valuable snapshot of our experiences during this year, articulates some of the silver linings that emerged, and outlines an ambitious scholarly agenda that will further strengthen our post-pandemic pedagogy."

-- Melissa Broeckelman-Post, George Mason Univer