Empathy by Design

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 9:15AM–10:00AM ET | 204AB, 200 Level
Viewing Location: Philadelphia
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Presentation/Panel Session
This session will be recorded for later viewing
Being empathetic is essential for delivering a humanized course, but designing online courses to facilitate emotional intimacy is challenging, and online students often perceive their instructors as distant and uncaring. In this session, we will define empathy, review research on its instructional impact, and make the case that empathy is largely a matter of design, not personality. We will share a course from Minnesota State’s Network for Educational Development called Humanizing Your Online Course, featuring activities to help faculty design their courses with empathy as a goal.

Presenters

  • Catherine Ford

    Program Director for Educational Development, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

  • Ken Graetz

    Director, Teaching, Learning,& Tech Services, Winona State University