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04/16/2020
Mikayla Marshall Oral History, 2020/04/16
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2020-03-15
The Quiet of a Pandemic
At the beginning of the COVID-19 quarantine, I was recently married (about two days) and had to immediately shift to online teaching. My school believed this was only going to last two weeks. We hadn't shifted to a live online class and were still teaching asynchronously with online meetings once a week for anyone who needed help. Since I taught U.S. History rarely did my students feel they needed help (even if they really did). My husband was still working, since his oil job was considered essential, so I found myself with hours of empty quiet time. Of course, I found myself originally spending hours watching tv and streaming countless tv shows. After a couple of days of this, I decided it was time to step outside. I'm from southern Louisiana so every good house has a porch you can sit on, and mine was perfect. My neighborhood was never incredibly loud, but I live only a few blocks from I-10 (the busiest interstate in the U.S.) and there were always traffic noises. For the first couple weeks or so of quarantine, you could hear a pin drop. It was an eerie quiet, and it took some getting used to; however, I would learn to love that quiet. I would spend my days on my porch (thanks to some unseasonably "cooler" days) reading, watching Netflix, and watching my neighborhood. Birds I had never seen or heard before were in my oak trees. I also learned that Robins are very territorial and would watch my cats like a hawk during nesting season. Blue Jays didn’t wait to see what my cats would do if they got too close to a nest the birds were swooping down on them. I learned that my oak trees have a fungus that grows on the branches and can help me learn about the health of my tree. People I had never seen before were walking with a quick hi as they walked by me. I had never heard my neighborhood so quiet before or since. While I dealt with anxiety that my husband would get sick at work, or I would somehow transmit the disease to someone who couldn't fight it I also learned to relax and enjoy the moment. I had very limited responsibilities, my students only had about 3-4 assignments a week and they were assigned on Sundays. I would certainly never wish to return to that time; I would however wish that everyone could learn to relax and enjoy the quiet even if it is from your front porch -
11/20/2020
Joanne Jahkne-Wegner Oral History, 2020/11/20
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2021-02-19
#JOTPYPhoto from Kelly Hoile McDaniel
I’m a third grade public school teacher in a small town in Oklahoma. Here is my school yearbook photo for this year. This picture sums up how different this year is than any other year. #ruralvoices #covidteaches #k12 -
2020-03-13
Rhetoric and Composition class has to adjust quickly to online teaching
Before spring break in March 2020, our rhetoric class was very discussion and in-person interaction-based. When we were told that our classes would be moved to online for the rest of the semester Professor Delgado was the first professor that I got an email from. His email made me feel reassured that the transition was going to relatively easy. This email represented a professor acting fast to ease the worries of their students. PDF of the emails sent from Professor Derek Delgado -
11/17/2020
An Oral interview with St. Mary's University History Professor Dr. Gerald Poyo
Dr. Poyo talks about the process of converting his classes online. Teaching these past two semesters has changed his opinion about online classes. Through the help of St. Mary's University and the History Department, he was been to tackle the difficult job. -
05/23/2020
Denise Pearson Oral History, 2020/05/23
This interview is the fourth in a collection compiled by Glennda McGann for the COVID-19 Oral History Project -
2020-05-25
Elementary Students Learning in the Midst of the Pandemic
An account written by me, a sister who is reflecting on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the learning experience of her brother, a 10-year-old elementary school student. -
2020-03-27
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Works to Fulfill Mission During Pandemic
The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music plans to move music education programming to virtual instruction and informing musicians of health and financial resources. -
2020-04-03
Rebirth of a teacher
Reflection of a teacher's experience with online teaching.