Faculty to Faculty is a video series created as a collaboration between The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and Penn State faculty. In these short videos, we asked faculty to share their pedagogical and/or technical strategies and lessons learned from transitioning to flexible instructional modes in accordance with Penn State's COVID-19 response.
In this video, associate teaching professor of Chemistry, Tracy Halmi highlights the importance of encouraging and connecting with students. She offers a few strategies to maintain the connection throughout the semester as a tool for students' success. 
The Schreyer Institute would like to acknowledge the support of the Center for Teaching & eLearning Initiatives at Penn State Behrend in the production of this video.