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lthough students are spread out for social distancing and wearing face masks, teaching in a classroom can be just as nerve-wracking for the professor as the students. Linda Hill knows. Linda Hill is doing it. Linda Hill tells students that, “Hey, we’re just like you.” “It’s very anxiety-provoking to many people. Your faculty members are certainly not. They’re probably
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just as anxious as you are,” says Hill, coordinator for graduate courses in the nurse anesthesia program who teaches several face-to-face classes. Adding to the stress are the extra steps that faculty must take when teaching in a classroom, she says. “Setting up for each day’s lecture is cumbersome technically as well as making certain all the safety measures are being followed carefully,” she says. With classes thrown into a whirlwind due to COVID-19, professors across campus are dealing with new and sometimes difficult realities. Some, like Hill, teach courses face-to-face. Laurel Rhyne, lecturer UTC.EDU/NURSING
