Somehow I managed to fracture the 2nd metatarsal (OK the image is NOT my foot, since the arrow is pointing to the 3rd metatarsal) in my left foot the first day of class! I wasn’t sure what was wrong with it, so after the first week I went to Urgent Care. They couldn’t see anything, so I kept walking on it for another 2 weeks. Finally I went to a podiatrist who saw on both the original x-ray and the new ones he took that I had a fracture that was getting worse. He put me in a soft boot cast and crutches.
As time went on it became harder to walk and stand, but luckily, once I got into my classroom each hour, teaching was easy and still fun….I was SO glad I had my eInstruction Mobi! If it wasn’t for my Mobi, I would not have been able to teach my classes these past 5 1/2 weeks!
I had a very difficult time getting to my classes (in three different buildings on campus) but once there, I could sit anywhere in the room (usually right with the students) and teach from my chair with my foot up! I could interact with any program on the computer, and write all my examples on the board….without having to stand or walk during class!
Picture the teacher in this photo sitting down, with a cast on her foot, resting her foot on a chair….that would be me!
I would have continued teaching this way (and will for sure when I return), but I was forced to go on medical leave, as the walking from class to class (building to building) was just too much for my foot.
I will miss my students, and I KNOW they will miss learning with the help of great technology!
