Teacher: I worry about having this extension of the classroom in quotes where we can't set expectations. Students now have a private discord community that they share among themselves, but not with the professor or TAs. "We worked hard to craft a supportive and safe environment for students to explore these topics"
Dave Stachowiak and Bonni Stachowiak answer listener questions on episode 473 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Forgetting is the friend of learning.
-Bonni Stachowiak (quoting Robert Björk)
Our stated preferences aren’t always going to align with having sufficient challenge in that learning experience to produce deeper, more memorable learning.
-Bonni Stachowiak
Trust students.
-Bonni Stachowiak (quoting Jesse Stommel and many others)