<p>Seth Offenbach shares about his article, Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom, on episode 586 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
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<p>I had to recognize the reality that my classroom was never going to be the number one priority for people during the pandemic.
-Seth Offenbach</p>
<p>When we teach, why not be kind?
-Seth Offenbach</p>
<p>My goal is to challenge my students intellectually. My goal is not to stress them out.
-Seth Offenbach</p>
<p>We all miss deadlines.
-Seth Offenbach</p>
<p>In order to truly be kind, you have to create a safe space for the students where they feel that they can come to you, talk to you and learn with you.
-Seth Offenbach</p>
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<li><a href="https://webcdn.worcester.edu/currents-in-teaching-and-learning/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2025/01/Kindness-and-Community.pdf">Kindness and Community in an Online Asynchronous Classroom, by Seth Offenbach</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.worcester.edu/currents-in-teaching-and-learning/">Currents in Teaching and Learning – January 2025 edition</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wvupressonline.com/node/823">Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto, by Kevin M. Gannon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://journals.shareok.org/jcscore/article/view/87">The Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool: A First Step in Doing Social Justice Pedagogy, by Sherria D. Taylor and Maria J. Veri</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ncgsjournal.com/issue171/thierauf.html">Feeling Better: A Year without Deadlines, by Doreen Thierauf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://catherinedenial.org/a-pedagogy-of-kindness/">A Pedagogy of Kindness, by Catherine Denial</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.mahabali.me/pedagogy/cultivating-compassionate-community-to-foster-academic-integrity-with-yasser_tammer/">Cultivating Compassionate Community to Foster Academic Integrity?, by Maha Bali and Yasser Tammer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/anequitysyllabus/home">An Equity Syllabus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://brocansky.com/humanizing/liquidsyllabus">Liquid Syllabus, by Michelle Pacansky-Brock</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.jessestommel.com/">Jesse Stommel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.jessestommel.com/the-practice-of-ungrading/">The Practice of Ungrading, by Jesse Stommel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://remikalir.com/annotatedsyllabus/">Remi Kalir’s Annotated Syllabus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://hbr.org/2021/12/go-ahead-and-ask-for-more-time-on-that-deadline">Go Ahead and Ask for More Time on That Deadline, by Ashley Whillans</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/pedagogy-kindness-cornerstone-student-learning-and-wellness">A Pedagogy of Kindness: The Cornerstone for Student Learning and Wellness, by Fiona Rawle</a></li>
<li><a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-011-9152-4">Effect of Syllabus Tone: Students’ Perceptions of Instructor and Course, by Harnish & Bridges</a></li>
<li><a href="https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.26">Replacing Power with Flexible Structure: Implementing Flexible Deadlines to Improve Student Learning Experiences, by Hills & Peacock</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ojdla.com/archive/winter124/joyce124.pdf">Enhancing Social Presence in Online Learning, by Joyce & Brown</a></li>
<li><a href="https://seths.blog/2025/05/the-11-method/">The 1:1 method, by Seth Godin </a></li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9781501191060">Master Slave Husband Wife, by Ilyon Woo </a></li>
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