COVID-19 and other pandemics: "Do more by knowing more" learning modules
COVID-19 Safe Start learning modules
Please visit the modules below to learn more about living with, and making decisions about, COVID-19. The purpose of these modules is to get all students, staff, and faculty in touch with reliable, accurate information so that we can all have a Safe Start back to TCC together.
Find out about:
- Transmission
- Masking
- Vaccines and vaccination (with links to TCC requirements)
- Testing (including how to get a self-testing kit at TCC)
- Variants
- Loss and grief
- Re-entry and re-imagining post-COVID
Option: You can also enroll in and take the full COVID-19 Safe Start mini-course. Many instructors are offering extra credit to those students who complete the course and pass the assessment with 80% or higher. Ask your instructors if they offer extra credit for this important course. More information about extra credit opportunities within the course.
- Link to full self-enrolled courseCourse is available in English and 8 additional languages.
1. About COVID-19 transmission
- About COVID-19 transmissionA short learning module about COVID-19 transmission. How is SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, spread from person to person? What is exposure, viral load, and viral shedding? Find out more!
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
4. About COVID-19 variants
- About SARS-CoV-2 variantsA short learning module about viruses and SARS-CoV-2 variants specifically. Learn more about those variants, how they occur, and when we should be concerned about them.
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
7. About COVID-19 re-entry, and re-imagining the future
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
2. About COVID-19 and masking
- About COIVD-19 and maskingA short learning module about COVID-19 and the roles masking and distancing play in reducing transmitting the virus to each other.
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
5. About COVID-19 testing
- About COVID-19 testingThis brief learning module is about the continued importance of testing for COVID-19; the differences between molecular, antigen, and anti-body tests; and where to get tested, including here at TCC.
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
3. About COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination
- About COVID-19 vaccines and vaccinationA short learning module about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination. What are mRNA vaccines and how to they work? Do they change our DNA (no). Do you still need to be vaccinated? Find out where you can find a COVID-19 vaccine here, and updated information about booster vaccinations.
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
6. About COVID-19 losses and grief
- About COVID-19 loss and griefThis module calls attention to our collective and individual losses during this pandemic, and addresses grief we may be experiencing with tips and resources about moving through grief processes.
- The full mini-courseClick the link above to access the full 7-module mini course. Your instructors may offer extra credit for completing the mini-course. Ask them!
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