Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes

Isolation can affect our well-being negatively. To prevent the spread of the infection COVID-19, many workers, including university lecturers, are required to work from home. In order to maintain high levels of well-being and team cohesion, academics at the University of Derby Online Learning initi...

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Autores principales: Yasuhiro Kotera, Pauline Green, Christine Rhodes, Alan Williams, James Chircop, Rachel Spink, Rebecca Rawson, Uche Okere
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e04280eaa019466dab473b9f4a8ca3562021-12-02T17:00:16ZDealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes10.19173/irrodl.v21i4.48431492-3831https://doaj.org/article/e04280eaa019466dab473b9f4a8ca3562020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/4843https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 Isolation can affect our well-being negatively. To prevent the spread of the infection COVID-19, many workers, including university lecturers, are required to work from home. In order to maintain high levels of well-being and team cohesion, academics at the University of Derby Online Learning initiated a virtual huddle to briefly socialise and check on their colleagues’ well-being every morning. This piece of field notes reports the context (COVID-19 in the United Kingdom), the details of this morning socialization, the first-hand experience of attending this huddle, and possible applications. Perceived positive impacts of our huddles include better well-being, cultivating compassion in team culture, and enhanced team cohesion. These advantages can be also useful in student supervision, wider socialization with colleagues to counter the silo mentality, and other occupational sectors. Our field notes will be helpful for lecturers and other types of employees who work collaboratively yet in isolation during this uncertain and challenging time of crisis.  Yasuhiro KoteraPauline GreenChristine RhodesAlan WilliamsJames ChircopRachel SpinkRebecca RawsonUche OkereAthabasca University Pressarticleisolationwell-beingteam cohesionCOVID-19crisis managementSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 21, Iss 4 (2020)
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topic isolation
well-being
team cohesion
COVID-19
crisis management
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
spellingShingle isolation
well-being
team cohesion
COVID-19
crisis management
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Yasuhiro Kotera
Pauline Green
Christine Rhodes
Alan Williams
James Chircop
Rachel Spink
Rebecca Rawson
Uche Okere
Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes
description Isolation can affect our well-being negatively. To prevent the spread of the infection COVID-19, many workers, including university lecturers, are required to work from home. In order to maintain high levels of well-being and team cohesion, academics at the University of Derby Online Learning initiated a virtual huddle to briefly socialise and check on their colleagues’ well-being every morning. This piece of field notes reports the context (COVID-19 in the United Kingdom), the details of this morning socialization, the first-hand experience of attending this huddle, and possible applications. Perceived positive impacts of our huddles include better well-being, cultivating compassion in team culture, and enhanced team cohesion. These advantages can be also useful in student supervision, wider socialization with colleagues to counter the silo mentality, and other occupational sectors. Our field notes will be helpful for lecturers and other types of employees who work collaboratively yet in isolation during this uncertain and challenging time of crisis. 
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author Yasuhiro Kotera
Pauline Green
Christine Rhodes
Alan Williams
James Chircop
Rachel Spink
Rebecca Rawson
Uche Okere
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title Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes
title_short Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes
title_full Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes
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title_full_unstemmed Dealing With Isolation Using Online Morning Huddles for University Lecturers During Physical Distancing by COVID-19: Field Notes
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