Grit, Resilience, and Mindset: Critical components for student success in online courses during COVID-19

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Educators throughout time have sought to understand why some students persist to overcome challenges, while others give up. We will present a theoretical exploration of this issue which supports multifactorial elements including grit, resilience, and a growth mindset as critical components for student success in online college courses, especially since COVID-19 began. Our presentation will include practical suggestions for classroom applications in online courses.

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Learning outcomes "*Discuss the importance of engaging students by teaching what a growth versus fixed mindset is during the weekly seminar. *Describe grit, and resilience skills to focus on student strengths for the future *Identify strategies to increase student grit, resilience and growth mindset during pandemic and beyond"

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