COVID-19 Updates - Information for Educators

Information for Educators

From GSA and Its Members

• Explore GSA's Ageism First Aid,an online multi-module course designed to help change the common negative misconceptions and myths about aging by replacing them with facts that should be common knowledge. The course will support factual conversations about aging and spark widespread use of positive aging-related language among people in the health and helping professions.
• GSA opened up access to all section forums on GSA Connect, including the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) community. Our members there are sharing tips for online teaching as many transition to virtual classrooms.
• AGHE Peer-2-Peer Sessions (virtual discussions to help educators prepare for the 2020 fall semester in light of the impact of covid-19)
  
  • Clinical Placements: Exploring Virtual Options Slides (Session Recording | Session Slides)
  • Service Learning: The Good, the Bad, and the Challenges in the Time of COVID-19 (Session Recording | Session Slides)
  • Tips for Preparing to Lecture in Your Online Class (Session Recording | Session Slides)
• AGHE Teaching Briefs
  • Open Educational Resources
  • Links to Useful Information and Resources About COVID-19
  • Links to Useful Information and Resources for Wrapping Up Your (Online) Course
  • Adapting Your Final Exams and Assessments
  • Teaching Tips for Online Instruction
  • Starting the Conversation: Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Gerontology
• AGHE Biblio Briefs
  • Articles in Gerontology and Geriatrics Education on Ageism: Practice and Measurement
  • Articles in Gerontology and Geriatrics Education on Dementia Education
  • Articles in Gerontology and Geriatrics Education on Online Instruction in Gerontology

From Partners

• Transforming COVID into a Learning Opportunity for Your Students (Simon Fraser University Centre for Educational Excellence)
• The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has collaborated with member institutions and CITI Program to launch a complimentary course to train research faculty and team members, research staff, students, and other staff at medical schools and research organizations on COVID-19 safety as they return to campus this fall. The highlights of the course include a discussion of recommendations from NIH, CDC, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as optional modules on specific research areas. Organizations may subscribe to this free course by October 1, and learners will receive a CITI Program completion report as evidence of successful training. Download a demo and learn more about the course here.