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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.85,0:00:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CHRIS MURPHY: Supporting\NComputer Science Student Mental
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.18,0:00:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Health.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.68,0:00:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, my name is Chris\NMurphy, and I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.60,0:00:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a senior lecturer in computer\Nscience at Bryn Mawr College.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.82,0:00:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mental health of\Nundergraduate computer science
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.94,0:00:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students is becoming\Na growing concern.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.31,0:00:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as our community seeks\Nto make CS education more
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.74,0:00:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accessible, it's more and\Nmore urgent for instructors
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.53,0:00:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to address student\Nmental health issues
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.66,0:00:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be inclusive\Nof students who are
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.16,0:00:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,living with ongoing\Nmental health conditions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.55,0:00:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As CS instructors,\Nwe of course care
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.17,0:00:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about our students' education.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.79,0:00:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should also signal that\Nwe care about our students'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.25,0:00:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental health and create\Nenvironments in which students
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.07,0:00:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel supported.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.03,0:00:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing I do is\Nensure that students
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.71,0:00:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know about campus\Nmental health resources
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.69,0:00:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by listing them in\Nmy course syllabus.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.59,0:00:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which destigmatizes\Ntheir use and indicates
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.04,0:00:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's perfectly\NOK to ask for help
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.81,0:00:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to mental health.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.43,0:00:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also try to be aware of\Nwhether my course policies are
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.67,0:00:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unnecessarily contributing\Nto student distress.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.00,0:00:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And recommend considering\Nflexible policies
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.25,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for submission\Ndeadlines and late days,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.77,0:01:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or using evaluation\Napproaches that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.57,0:01:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allow students to\Ndrop a low score,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.46,0:01:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to revise and resubmit work.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.18,0:01:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also important to be\Nthoughtful about the scheduling
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.56,0:01:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of things like\Nexams so that they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.33,0:01:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't conflict with religious\Nholidays and other classes'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.24,0:01:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deadlines.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.56,0:01:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By signaling that academics\Nis just a part of life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.20,0:01:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not the other way\Naround, instructors
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.33,0:01:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can help students focus on\Nlearning instead of on grades.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.38,0:01:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition to supporting the\Nmental health of CS students
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.84,0:01:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in general, we must not overlook\Nthe needs of the growing number
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.08,0:01:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of students who are living\Nwith ongoing mental health
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.63,0:01:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conditions, such as\Nanxiety and depression.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.84,0:01:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Students living with\Nmental health conditions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.88,0:01:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may unexpectedly need extra\Ntime to treat their condition.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.36,0:01:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And flexibility in terms\Nof attendance and deadlines
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.42,0:01:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can help ensure the students\Nsucceed in the class
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.61,0:01:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while staying healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.56,0:01:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Something I've\Nrecently started doing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.15,0:01:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is providing options for things\Nlike in-class presentations
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.36,0:01:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and group projects.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.66,0:01:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the students are not\Nforced into social situations
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.53,0:01:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are unnecessarily\Ndistressing or even triggering.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.57,0:02:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so they can achieve the\Ncourse learning outcomes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.87,0:02:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a manner that\Nsuits them best.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.63,0:02:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last, instructors should\Ndemonstrate empathy
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.67,0:02:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,toward their students\Nand acknowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.32,0:02:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that students who are living\Nwith mental health conditions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.93,0:02:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,face unique challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.12,0:02:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not advocating for\Nlowering standards or reducing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.58,0:02:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rigor, but rather\Nsuggest that instructors
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.95,0:02:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be willing to make\Nadjustments as needed
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.08,0:02:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to help their\Nneurodiverse students succeed.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.12,0:02:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition to all\Nthis, it's important
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.75,0:02:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we as CS instructors look\Nafter our own mental health
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.48,0:02:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.18,0:02:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, the best thing we\Ncan do to take care of others
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.60,0:02:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is take care of ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.56,0:02:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We certainly hope that all\Nmembers of the CS community
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.86,0:02:37.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will stay healthy\Nwhile supporting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.66,0:02:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our students' mental health.