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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Test your knowledge!<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/sensiclass\/toolbox\/inclusive-online-teaching\/bibliography-and-further-resources-2\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Bibliography and further resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n<h2>\n\tClass description<br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t<em>Course Topic:\u00a0<\/em>different seminars\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Student composition: M<\/em>A level,\u00a0domestic\u00a0and international students\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<address>\n\t<!--break-->Challenges faced by teacher:<br>\n<\/address>\n<address>\n<p>\n\t\tOnline teaching in times of the pandemic at\u00a0private flats and family homes of students was a challenging situation, especially when sensitive topics were discussed as part of the seminar. Learning with the use of computers is comfortable in many ways, but it did not replace personal meetings. Discussing sensitive topics in particular turned out to be problematic; some students who lived or\u00a0studied in family homes were not able to actively discuss certain topics, particularly political issues and political ideologies or\u00a0worldviews.\u00a0I noticed that not many of them had the courage to speak when a family member or other students were present in the same room. According to many students, the presence of family members or roommates when studying online leads to\n\t<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\">\u201ca sense of discomfort\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\">\u201cbeing blocked when participating in classes\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\">\u201ca sense of rigidity as someone intrudes into our educational space\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\">\u201cfear that someone will say something or <\/span><span style=\",serif\">interrupt<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\"> in our classes\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t\tSometimes students were not able to share their own point of view concerning a particular sensitive topic because they were at home with their families. As one student noticed,\n\t<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\">\u201cstudents are staring at the screen, with family life taking place around them, tend to just sit and listen and be disengaged rather than ask questions and actively participate in a class\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t\tAnother student shared:\n\t<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\",serif\">\u201cit isn\u2019t so simple when normal life is going on around us, and academic discourse in which nothing is black and white enters this normal, ordinary life\u201d. <\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t\tOther opinions pointed to embarrassing situations which can happen when a family member overhears a fragment of a class conversation, or misunderstands a statement\u00a0without\u00a0context. These situations can easily cause discomfort and lead to misunderstanding or antagonism. An important issue to consider is the unintentional presence of small children in the space where an academic seminar is taking place (Markowska-Manista &amp; Zakrzewska-Ol\u0119dzka, 2020). Several students who have either their own children or younger siblings pointed out this issue, which can also be problematic in the case of discussing sensitive topics. Certain discussions or content should not be fragmentarily heard or seen by children playing nearby, such as the subject of genocide, child soldiers, deviation, pathology, child abuse, human trafficking (Hall, 2020). And a final issue to consider was that\u00a0of illness. Sick students, who wished to attend the seminar online, were able to do so, considering that they did not have to leave their home, but were only able to listen, rather than participate. Students suggested that in these situations, they felt\u00a0depressed.\n\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t<em>How to address this situation?<\/em><br>\n\t<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tThe instructor decided to\u00a0conduct a student evaluation online, in order to understand the diverse needs of students when discussing potentially sensitive topics in an online setting. nInviting students to voice their opinions was also a form of encouraging\u00a0students participation. Students can answer the following questions (online, anonymously, if\u00a0needed):\n\t<\/p>\n<\/address><ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\tWhen is a particular topic controversial, and when is it sensitive? Answer the question focusing on your experience and knowledge.\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tWhat challenges connected with sensitive topics and its implementation in our class can you see?\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tWhat limitations, problems connected with such topics and its implementation in our class can you see?\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tHow can a discussion on such subjects be conducted in an ethical, non-discriminatory way online? Write some examples.\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tWhat strategies would you choose to discuss this topic in an online class?\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tWhat can be a limiting factor for you in participating in an online class when discussing a controversial topic?\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tWhat is the best way to address the limitations you described above?\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"file media-element file-os-files-link\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%2270208%22,%22view_mode%22:%22os_files_link%22,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"file-icon\" src=\"\/profiles\/openscholar\/modules\/os\/modules\/os_files\/icons\/application-pdf.svg\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/463\/online_teaching_-_student_feedback_on_sensitive_topics.pdf\">online_teaching_-_student_feedback_on_sensitive_topics.pdf<\/a><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin:0in\">\n\t\t<span><span style=\"sans-serif\"><span style=\",serif\">Works cited:<\/span><\/span><\/span><br>\n\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tHall, J. J. (2020). Approaching \u201csensitive\u201d topics: criticality and permissibility in research-led teaching about children, sexualities, and schooling. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 44(2), 248-264.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tMarkowska-Manista, U., &amp; Zakrzewska-Ol\u0119dzka, D. (2020). Family with children in times of pandemic\u2013what, where, how? Dilemmas of adult-imposed prohibitions and orders. Society Register, 4(3), 89-110.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\u00a0\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tNikischer, Andrea (Buffalo State College), Teaching Sensitive Topics Online (online presentation), 2019. 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