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Dr. Danielle Kilgo studies the intersections of race, gender and ability issues in visual, digital and social media communication and has written extensively about protest movements, both historic and contemporary. She says Covid-19 helps make the protests we're seeing nationally and around the world a big reason why the movement in this moment is a different one.
When campuses went virtual in the spring it was a scramble for students and faculty. Ben Motz, director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab at Indiana University's Pervasive Technology Institute began studying that transition. He discusses some of the findings of that work here for those preparing for another unique semester this fall.
“Mega-Study of COVID-19 Impact in Higher Education” involves multiple campuses and faculty and students. In our conversation he is sharing some of the early findings, including the four key recommendations for instructors based on the mixed-methods research.
It is important, Motz notes, that faculty remain aware of the potential burdens students may face while designing their fall courses.
Dr. Greg Siering is the director for the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Indiana University - Bloomington and he joins us to talk about emerging best practices in teaching remote and hybrid classes, building community with students in a virtual setting and the services that CITL provides to faculty.
Accidental drug deaths had been on the rise, and then the pandemic hit. IUPUI clinical psychologist Dr. Melissa Cyders joins us to discuss the challenges of the year and some of the early findings related to substance use disorder during the pandemic.
There is help available to you, and others. Here's more from the Substance Abuse and Metal Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov/find-help/recovery
And here is a Google Doc that can help you find and join online support meetings:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10A2Nd6194FLadIn3XtysqOmWLzLTGYxVcFCYxpf7HIw/htmlview
Cyders referenced this work in our talk:
https://theconversation.com/people-with-substance-use-disorders-face-greater-challenges-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-137476
The Indiana State Department of Health's Drug Overdose Dashboard:
www.in.gov/isdh/27393.htm
NY Times: Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/health/overdose-deaths-fentanyl-opiods-coronaviurs-pandemic.html?referringSource=articleShare
NewsNation: After record ‘deaths of despair’ in 2019, early pandemic data is grim
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/after-record-deaths-of-despair-in-2019-early-pandemic-data-is-grim/
Cyders also discussed the IU Grand Challenge:
https://science.iupui.edu/psychology/research/long-term-recovery.html
More from Cyders:
https://science.iupui.edu/people-directory/people/cyders-melissa.html
Sustainable Food Systems Science's Jodee Ellett works with the Indiana Food Council Network and local food councils throughout the state. She explains what's going on in the food supply chain, how farmers may fare this year, and the growing trend toward community gardening and more.
Linda Pisano is the Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance department's chairperson, and a professor of costume design. She talked with us about how the shutdown is impacting the performing arts, classroom instruction and the people that create all of those wonderful shows. She gives us tips on where you can find some great productions online, and how we can all support the arts going forward.
Before Election Day the American public will have four opportunities to hear the top of the Republican and Democrat tickets meet in debates. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are scheduled for three debates. Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will meet in one vice presidential event.
We talked with Dr. Gerald Wright, a professor in the Indiana University political science department, about the upcoming debates, how they might be different, and what homestretch campaigning during coronavirus-public health conditions might look like.
Zoë Peterson is a professor in the Counseling Psychology Program and the director of the Sexual Assault Research Initiative at the Kinsey Institute. Emily Miles talks with Peterson about the reports of increasing domestic violence, and much more. She talks about the subtle early signs, steps a victim can take and much more.
If you need help, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit www.thehotline.org.
Dr. Micah Pollak, an economist at IU Northwest and director of the Center for Economic Education & Research</a> is the coauthor of a study titled "The effect of in-person primary and secondary school instruction on county-level SARS-CoV-2 spread in Indiana."
He and his colleagues -- including two physicians, Dr. Gabriel Bosslet and Dr. Babar Khan, biostatistician Dr. Jeong Hoon Jang, medical student Rebekah Roll and IU Northwest education dean, Dr. Mark Sperling -- examined the 2020-2021 school year using data from across Indiana to ascertain the risk in-person teaching has had on local communities. We talked with Pollak about this study, how they conducted their research and what it might mean for next school year.
https://soundcloud.com/on-topic-with-iu/on-topic-with-iu-analyzing-classroom-risks-of-community-spread-of-covid-19-with-dr-micah-pollak
Study: The effect of in-person primary and secondary school instruction on county-level SARS-CoV-2 spread in Indiana https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33846706
Prices are going up on a lot of products, but that's proof of a growing economy, says Kelley School of Business economist Kyle Anderson. We talk about the housing market, difficulties in getting things like microchips, fluctuating prices in lumber, the evolving labor force and much, much more. Overall, Dr. Anderson is optimistic about where the Indiana and national economies are heading.
