Post-Pandemic Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift discusses how COVID-19 upended the college and university pedagogical paradigm. This collection looks at what we thought we knew about good teaching, how those notions changed during the pandemic, and speculates on where we will go from here in our classrooms and on our campuses.

Post-Pandemic Pedagogy: A Paradigm Shift discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic radically altered teaching and learning for faculty and students alike. The increased prevalence of video-conferencing software for conducting classes fundamentally changed the way in which we teach and seemingly upended many best practices for good pedagogy in the college classroom. Whether it was the reflection over surveillance software, or the increased mental health demands of the pandemic on teachers and students, or the completely reshaped ways in which classes and co-curricular experiences were delivered, the pandemic year represented an opportunity for one of the largest shifts in our understanding of good pedagogy unlike any experienced in the modern era. This edited collection explores what we thought we knew about a variety of teaching ideas, how the pandemic changed our approach to them, and proposes ways in which some of the adjustments made to accommodate the pandemic will remain for years to come. Scholars of communication, pedagogy, and education will find this book particularly interesting.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Teaching in the Midst of COVID-19: Teaching Effectiveness as a Function of Student Preferences for Instructional Behaviors

Scott A. Myers and Casey M. Stratton

Chapter 2: From Novel to Necessary: COVID-19 and the Kairos of Bringing Technology into the Classroom

Ashley A. Hanna Edwards

Chapter 3: Post-pandemic Pedagogy: Compassionate and caring course curriculum in the digital university

Linda Carozza and Steve Gennaro

Chapter 4: Reimagining Engagement for (Post)Pandemic Teaching: A Multi-Leveled Approach

Lindsey Anderson, Raphael Mazzone and Melissa A. Lucas

Chapter 5: Teaching Communication in a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic World

Brad Mello and Cyndi Grobmeier

Chapter 6: Networked Family Spirit: Paradox and Tension in Moving a Small University Online

Katherine Hampsten and Amanda Hill

Chapter 7: Post-Pandemic Anxiety: Teaching and Learning for Student Mental Wellness in Communication

Lori Blewett and Maureen Ebben

Chapter 8: The Pandemic and Disability Inclusive Pedagogy: Examining the Response to COVID-19 in Higher Education

Brittany Lash

Chapter 9: Landscape of Service Learning Courses: Post-Pandemic Evolution of Community Partnerships and Service Learning Projects

Sharon Storch

Chapter 10: Navigating Uncertainty Together: Pandemic Lessons Learned from Training New GTAs in Teaching Public Speaking

Anne C. Kretsinger Harries, Kate Challis, Ali Garib and Elizabeth Helmick

Chapter 11: A Case for Teaching Public Speaking without Live Audiences

Matt McGarrity

Chapter 12: Progressing Through Tuckman’s Phases in a Virtual College Classroom:

Using Online Tools to Support Student Group Development

Angela M. McGowan-Kirsch and Amanda Lohiser

Chapter 13: Post-Pandemic Pedagogy in Intercollegiate Academic Debate: Performing Civic Life in Virtual, Hybrid and In-Person Environments

John J. Reif

Conclusion: Predicting the New Pedagogical Paradigm