Teaching Statistics in Public Health During COVID-19: Lessons Learned From Spring 2020 and Recommendations for the Future

Abstract

With new COVID-19 infections still of concern in the United States, teaching will continue to be affected in the foreseeable future. It is imperative to consider lessons learned from the Spring 2020 semester and adapt future teaching accordingly. The primary audience for this article includes those who are teaching, and mentoring those who teach, quantitative methods courses to MPH and doctoral students in programs focused on behavioral, social, and health education sciences. While some of what we present is specific to teaching statistics, many points transfer to other methods courses and beyond. Thus, we are sharing our experiences and propose some recommendations for teaching in the future while social distancing.