ISU professor shares thoughts on returning to class during pandemic

Sycamore staff and students are getting back into the swing of things at Indiana State University.

For some educators, the new year brings new worries.

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Students and staff... at "indiana state university"... are getting back into the swing of things... as news 10's jordan kudisch explains... for some educators... the new year brings new worries along with the pandemic.

Some teachers will be some teachers pandemic.

Some teachers will be wearing one of these to teach while others may do most of their lectures from behind a computer screen.

Both can be stressful when it comes to a new year.

Dr. malynnda johnson has worked at i-s-u for almost 10 years.

But year..

It won't be her typical semester..

She'll be going completely virtual.

"i got really creative to see what keeps them engaged and work with each other to do the learning that they need."

Johnson will be doing a hybrid lesson this semester.

That means for the majority of her class..

It will be done through individual meetings..

And zoom calls.

She says there's no doubt she'll miss the face-to-face interaction.

"i miss my students so much and i am looking forward to getting to see them back in class, but at the same time i am very concerned about their safety."

Wearing masks and making sure students follow social distancing guidelines has been a huge concern for johnson.

"small little things can help you protect yourself and help protect others so just wear your masks, be safe, and the sooner we are all on the same page the sooner we can get past this together."

Although the uncertainties may have brought on stress..

Johnson says there's some good to going virtual.

I'll tell you how..

Coming up.

For now, reporting in terre haute, jordan kudisch, news 10.