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Biological Sciences Department (BIOL) Assistant Professor Kati Geszvain is photographed as a new faculty theme of "Teaching in Virtual Environments" in the studio on Thursday, September 3, 2020, in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/ Chico State)
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School of Nursing faculty Paul Weingartner is photographed as a new faculty theme of "Teaching in Virtual Environments" in the studio on Friday, August 28, 2020, in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/ Chico State)
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Public Health and Health Services Administration Department (PHHA) Assistant Professor Stephanie Machado is photographed as a new faculty theme of "Teaching in Virtual Environments" in the studio on Thursday, September 3, 2020, in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/ Chico State)
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Multicultural and Gender Studies (MCGS) Assistant Professor Vanessa Esquivido is photographed as a new faculty theme of "Teaching in Virtual Environments" in the studio on Thursday, September 24, 2020, in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/Chico State)
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Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing Department (MMEM) Assistant Professor Jeremy Fishel is photographed as a new faculty theme of "Teaching in Virtual Environments" in the studio on Monday, September 21, 2020, in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/ Chico State)
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Computer Science (CSCI) Associate Professor Samuel Siewert is photographed as a new faculty theme of "Teaching in Virtual Environments" in the studio on Friday, August 28, 2020, in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/ Chico State)
Teaching in Virtual Environments
Category
Photography > Photography: Series or Collection of Related Photographs
Description
Best of CASE District VII Award
Institution: California State University, Chico
Title of entry: Teaching in Virtual Environments
About this entry: "The COVID-19 pandemic shifted faculty into new virtual environments, with nearly all classes being remote in the 2020–21 academic year. This series of photographs introduce the new faculty of 2020 who began their time at Chico State facing this new digital academic environment.
Creating a small background set, creative lighting and color tone, and reflective filters helped to develop a new world for the faculty to be showcased in. The block style background was intended to reflect how they are the building blocks, while also symbolizing the data packets concept of this virtual world. The blue/green tonality of the images provided subtle reference toward the aesthetic of “The Matrix” movie series, while maintaining its own visual style. The reflective space and flaring added to the otherworldly environment.
These efforts provided an intriguing look and style for these new faculty venturing into a new academic environment of their own."