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Mentoring University Instructors: Transitioning to Online Teaching during COVID-19

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact that Online Instructional Mentors had on instructors at a Tier 1 research university during the unexpected transition to online teaching as a result of the COVID pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted schools globally faculty nationwide created virtual classrooms. As faculty at a large university in Texas, worked to transition their courses to an online format, it was recognized that some graduate students and faculty were teaching in a web-based environment for the first time. Efforts were put in place to mentor these faculty during this transition and to make certain their students’ needs and concerns were addressed.

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Covid-19, Online teaching, University

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http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2967

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Mentoring University Instructors: Transitioning to Online Teaching during COVID-19

The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact that Online Instructional Mentors had on instructors at a Tier 1 research university during the unexpected transition to online teaching as a result of the COVID pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted schools globally faculty nationwide created virtual classrooms. As faculty at a large university in Texas, worked to transition their courses to an online format, it was recognized that some graduate students and faculty were teaching in a web-based environment for the first time. Efforts were put in place to mentor these faculty during this transition and to make certain their students’ needs and concerns were addressed.