S.A.F.E. Topics

In the tenth episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts Sean and curry continue the special series on “Going Remote” with a conversation about the economic disparities and opportunities our students are facing. We chat with our business and accounting colleagues Christina Sharp (Business Administration), Mike Deschamps (Accounting; Career & Technical Education & Workforce Development), and Nate Scharff (Business; Career & Technical Education & Workforce Development) in Zoom (where else?).

In this episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast special series on “Going Remote”, hosts Sean and curry chat with Ghada Osman, the Interim Mental Health Counseling Supervisor of Health Services at MiraCosta College. Ghada shares telehealth resources available to students and addresses the stages of coming to terms with ongoing crises.

In the eighth episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts Sean and curry continue the special series on “Going Remote” with a conversation about movement, mindfulness, pet grooming, and "attitudes of gratitude." We chat with Casey McFarland (Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition), Jeff Murico (Philosophy & Religious Studies), Rachel Hastings (Communication Studies), and Thao Ha (Sociology) in Zoom (where else?).

In the seventh episode of the S.A.F.E. Topics podcast, hosts curry and Sean continue the special series on “Going Remote” with a conversation on the support our students and faculty can expect once classes resume. We were joined by Lise Flocken (Transfer Center), Edward Pohlert (Tutoring & Academic Support Center), and Denise Stephenson (Writing Center) through Zoom.

Sean and curry talk with Jim Julius, the director of distance education at MiraCosta, about what faculty and students should know about "remote instruction." We ask Jim to clarify what expectations are being placed on faculty and on students, and we discuss various resources created to support remote teaching and learning.

Sean and curry talk about the steps each will take to transition their current onsite classes into online spaces. Starting with instructor and student needs, we explore the possibilities of teaching and learning remotely.

In this episode, we talk with students in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "bootstraps." Our friends Jacob Blas, Matthias Tirona (soc), Kennedy Monterroza (psych), Victor Alpizar, and Monique Morales (soc) joined Sean and curry for this episode.

In this episode, we talk with faculty in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "bootstraps." Our colleagues Alexis Tucker Sade (anthropology), Nery Chapeton Lamas (computer science), and Tony Burman (rhetoric and composition) joined Sean and curry for this episode.

In this episode, we talk with students in an unscripted conversation about issues related to one word, "syllabus." The student contributors are Sam Mayorga (Biomanufacting Major), Melissa Ortega (Social Justice and Equity Center Intern, Sociology Major), Andre Idso (Sociology Major), Josef Emmenegger (Performing Arts Major), and Suzy Morales Benitez (Social Justice and Equity Center Scholar, Sociology Major) joined Sean and curry for this episode.

The goal of this episode is to have an authentic and unscripted conversation about topics and issues related to one word, "syllabus." Our colleagues Annie Ngo (business), Shawn Firouzian (math), Rica French (astronomy), and James Garcia (sociology) joined Sean and curry for this episode.