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Teachers Unfiltered - Laurence May

Posted on September 16, 2022

In this edition of Teachers Unfiltered we ask OAC's Laurence May important questions and he gives his honest and unfiltered answers. Scroll down for the video.

Table of contents:

0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - What subjects do you teach and how long have you been at OAC?
0:58 - Why are you a teacher and what keeps you teaching?
2:20 - What keeps you working at Open Access specifically?
2:56 - What do you think when a student asks you a question via email? Do you get annoyed?
3:43 - What do you think when a student asks you the same question twice or takes a while to process things?
4:43 - What do you think when a student gets the answer wrong?
5:22 - How do you feel when a student tells you they are struggling with an assignment?
6:33 - Do you like it or prefer it when students unmute or use their camera?
7:34 - Does it annoy you when a student asks for an extension on a task?
8:06 - What do you think when a student misses a few classes?
8:51 - What do you do when you feel so anxious about what is in your email inbox that you find it hard to even look at your inbox?
10:17 - How do you approach building a working relationship with a student?
11:19 - What is your approach when students are unwilling to engage in a class or course?
12:34 - What qualities do you like to see in your students?
13:53 - What piece of advice would you like to give to your students?
14:53 - What do you think are the most important ways of supporting your students?
15:56 - Is there anything else you would like your students to know?