Supporting your students
YukonU promotes and supports a student-success oriented culture. Extensive resources are available across campus to ensure that students achieve their goals and feel supported. Supporting your students in their academic and non-academic lives is often key to their success.
Connect2YukonU is a comprehensive source of support for students, including accessibility and academic accommodations, non-academic challenges, student life and much more.
One resource that has proved useful to faculty from an academic perspective is the ACE Framework from Plymouth State University. Within this framework, instructors can find a wide variety of resources to help support students. We have found the following resources to be particularly helpful to instructors as they think of ways to best support their students:
Occasionally, what feels like a bit of a problem can arise. It may be a misunderstanding or a disagreement. It may be a student with a problem. It may be a group of students or a team with a problem. Or it may be you with a problem or issue. In all cases, know that there is support.
Of course, we should all take steps to ensure clear and supportive communication to try to avoid misunderstandings. Being clear about participation and contribution expectations, what students should do if they are going to be unable to participate during a few days due to an unforeseen circumstance such as illness or death in the family, how late assignments will be handled, etc. can go along way toward preventing problems. Check with your Program Chair to learn about program policies that will help you be consistent with what other instructors expect and are communicating to students.