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Hand Washing Quiz
Health Canada App
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How to protect yourself
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Online Learning Readiness Questionnaire
Online Learning Readiness Quiz
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Supporting Student Success Online
Post-Secondary Student's Life During COVID-19
Overview
So much has changed since March 2020 when campuses closed. Keeping the doors of learning open we found ways forward and continued to do our learning from home. The world is a different place and being on campus is different too. As you know, campuses are opening in a limited way for 2020-2021 academic year. This short course provides information for ALL students to keep yourself and others safe as a select few go back to campus.
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Welcome
When deciding how to react to a certain situation always do your best to be positive and mindful when emphasizing the elements of students. ABC College ensures to highlight showing kindness and respect towards others at all times. We encourage students to ask questions and take part in discussions.
Learning Objectives
This learning module will:
Explain and model the roles and responsibilities of students and instructors regarding how to establish and maintain a safe and healthy teaching and learning environment at ABC College.
Develop ways to educate students about all stakeholders' roles and responsibilities.
Recommend educational strategies that ensure that all stakeholders are fullfilling their roles and responsibilities to the entire faculty and staff.
Course Elements
This course contains the following sections:
COVID-19 Resources and General Information
Keeping You Safe!
Coming to Campus?
COVID-19: Protecting Yourself and Others
Coming to Campus?
Should You Stay Home?
How to Manage Your New Virtual Courses
Student's Perspective
Final Considerations
Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19 Resources and General Information
Safely returning to campus
ABC College is preparing to welcome a limited number of students and employees back to the campus in the 2020-2021 academic year. This page provides resources and information to ensure the safety of all our community members.
Both campuses are open and students may visit to support their course work; however, in support of physical distancing, we encourage you to attend the campus only when necessary.
Text4hope
This is a free program through Alberta Health Services that provides daily texts with resources and tools to support building coping skills during COVID-19.
Learn more about Text4hope.
Mental Health Commission
The Mental Health Commission has created handouts to assist in developing a plan to take care of your mental health during this time. This document also has a list of resources that are available across Canada as well as specific supports for each province and territory.
- Covid and Your Mental Health
- Taking care of your mental and physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Canada Thrive Health
These resources were created by Government of Canada with some tips to support your mental health during this time.
Alberta Health Services: Mental Wellness Moment Join Dr. Nicolas Mitchell, the Provincial Medical Director for Addiction and Mental Health, in videos as he discusses and provides tips to common mental health topics and challenges people may be experiencing during COVID-19.
Active Minds
Active Minds- Changing the conversation about mental health Active Minds is the nation's premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for students.
Self-Care Tools
Wellness Together Canada This tool kit is through Government of Canada, to connect Canadians to peer support workers, social workers, psychologists and other professionals for confidential chat sessions or phone calls, and will make it easier to find credible information and help address mental health and substance use issues.
A Mindful Mess This resource offers free 30-minute mindfulness sessions on Zoom.
- Anxiety Canada This website offers written, video, audio and mobile application resources with a broad range of strategies for coping with stress and anxiety.
Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health During COVID-19, post-secondary campuses strive to support student mental health. CICMH has created and collated resources that may be helpful.
Keeping You Safe!
How is College keeping people safe from COVID-19?
Since March, colleges have switched from in-person classes to online learining during COVID-19. ABC College will continue to instruct and provide education and student support services online. For the 2020-2021 academic year the colleges are delivering limited in-person classes and labs. The colleges are following instructions from Alberta Health Services and have the following safety measures in place:
- Physical distancing and barriers
- Personal protective equipment required
- Cleaning and disinfection procedures and regulations on campus
- Students need to complete a COVID-19 AHS Assessment course before coming to campus
Is it safe to come to the ABC campus?
Alberta colleges are following Alberta Health Services guidelines. Anyone coming to the college campus must complete an Alberta Health Services self-assessment, wear a mask, and only enter and leave the college through the main entrance. These safety measures to enhance safety and minimize risk.
What is considered close contact?
Alberta Health Services defines close contact as close physical contact without consistent and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (including face masks and gloves). Every ABC employee on campus is required to use personal protective equipment.
How is the college involved in contact tracing?
When any person tests positive for COVID-19, Alberta Health Services starts a contact tracing investigation to determine close contacts.
If an individual from a college has been on campus within the past 14 days and develops symptoms of COVID-19, they are required to email the college. This information is used by the college for two purposes:
- To assist AHS in their contact tracking investigation, should they request it;
- To inform AHS if two or more symptomatic individuals with a known location link were on campus together. This information will be used by AHS to determine if an outbreak on campus has occurred.
Click here -> Alberta post-secondary learning during COVID-19
COVID-19: Protecting Yourself and Others While on Campus
How to Wear a Non-Medical Mask Poster
COVID-19 travels and is transmitted in droplets which usually fall onto surfaces or objects before they reach 2 metres. This is why it is important to maintain a 2 metre distance from other people whenever possible.
If maintaining a 2 metre distance is not possible then you need to be wearing a mask that covers your nose and mouth to prevent the spreading or ingesting of droplets. While inside campus buildings, you need to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Hand Hygiene
Infection Prevention & Control
After you touch surfaces including door handles, railings, buttons, etcetera, it is very important that you wash or sanitize your hands. If washing your hands with soap and water is not available then using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is acceptable.
Physical Distancing
COVID-19 travels in droplets, which usually fall to the ground or surfaces before they reach 2 metres. This is why we need to keep 2 metres away from other people at all times.
If physical distancing is not possible, you need to wear a mask. While inside campus buildings, you need to wear a mask at all times.
Coming to Campus?
Stay smart and stay safe. Students and employees are asked to be aware of what to expect if you’re coming to ABC College.
Take the Alberta Health Services COVID-19 Self-Assessment.
All students who will be visiting campus must complete a mandatory COVID-19 Return to Campus course. This online quiz will provide you with important information you will need to know before attending your labs or classes, including protocols for arriving and leaving campus.
Obey all campus safety protocols (wear a mask, wash your hands, keep physically distant from others).
If you don’t need to be on campus, stay at home!
Should You Stay Home?
As flu season is upon us, it is important to be monitoring your health and any possible symptoms you may have that indicate you could have COVID-19. The Government of Alberta has created a daily checklist to help you determine if you should stay home if you are exhibiting any of the symptoms on the list. Take a look! To prevent the spread of COVID-19 individuals who present with symptoms are required to isolate for 10 days. Common symptoms that indicate you have COVID-19 are fever, cough, runny nose, shortness of breathe, and sore throat.
Student's Perspective
In the midst of a global pandemic that has affected lives and the wolrd, colleges have been leading the way to support students. Thousands of students return to campus to attend in-person mandatory labs and classes.
How to Manage Your New Virtual Classes?
Students can engage with their teachers and classmates in an online learning environment. Online learning enhances awareness and understanding of the learning process, creates opportunities and provides some opportunities for online learners to make sure their success as they plan and make decisions about online courses and programs. Students can have access to various courses and have the ability to work and learn at their own pace.
Are you ready to be an online learner? What supports do you need to ensure you will be successful? Numerous online learning readiness interactive quizzes can be found with a quick search on the internet and in the attached resources below:
Final Considerations
Stay Informed!
There are many resources available online to keep you up-to-date about the ongoing and ever-changing new normal of COVID-19. Several helpful resources are linked for your convenience.
Test your knowledge about what you do and do not know about COVID-19 with the quiz linked below.