2020 Year in Review: nOT so bad!

 2020 – An eventful year – pedagogy in a pandemic!


Celebrating 33 years of certification as an occupational therapist!












A trip to Florida to present on ‘qualitative data sources for narrative analysis’












https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqrc/eleventh/day1/42/

(last time I have traveled out of New York State)


Final photo of me as I left the college in the Spring 2020, optimistic for a quick return!













Sample 2020 Blog posts:


Alterio, C.J. (2020, January 27). On so-called ‘Civility Pledges’ and the abolition of free thought and free speech.  ABC Therapeutics Blog, http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2020/02/on-so-called-civility-pledges-and.html

 

Alterio, C.J. (2020, March 17). Synchronous vs. asynchronous content delivery in context of COVID-19.  ABC Therapeutics Blog, http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2020/03/synchronous-vs-asynchronous-content.html

 

Alterio, C.J. (2020, April 12). Immediate action is required to address the crisis in occupational therapy fieldwork education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  ABC Therapeutics Blog, http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2020/04/immediate-action-is-required-to-address.html

 

Alterio, C.J. (2020, September 17). A critique of the concept of ‘occupational rights’ on Constitution Day 2020.  ABC Therapeutics Blog,http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-critique-of-concept-of-occupational.html

 

Initial invitation to present in an online context: 







Media recognition for Community Health and Wellness degree:

Fingerlakes1.com (2020, April 23). Keuka College, FLCC join forces to increase areas medical professionals. 

https://fingerlakes1.com/2020/04/23/keuka-college-flcc-join-forces-to-increase-areas-medical-professionals/

 

Media recognition for Reopening taskforce work:


Finger Lakes Times (2020, August 28). Keuka College celebrates ‘Community Day’ https://www.fltimes.com/news/keuka-college-celebrates-community-day/article_385dec42-3e9f-586e-9217-9467ffef8181.html

  

Keuka College recognition for Reopening taskforce work:

 












Press that I wish didn’t happen:

The Chronicle Express (2020, October 15). Keuka College temporarily closing campus operations. https://www.chronicle-express.com/story/news/2020/10/15/keuka-college-temporarily-closing-campus-operations/3667696001/


More peer reviewed and invited presentations are delivered in a virtual context…

 













Good news!


 










2020 silver lining – working from home all year with a toddler and preschooler underfoot –

good excuse for getting to break up the day with so many walks with grandchildren!

 




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