Faculty shift to live online learning to give college students some semblance of their regular campus routines and keep them connected to the outside world.
UB guest columnists Mark Warschauer and Di Xu of the University of California, Irvine address how instructors can work to provide quality, equitable digital education now—and over the long haul.
Never has academia's labor problem been more visible than now when higher education finds itself having to turn on a dime to make sure students can finish courses that can no longer be taught on campus in classrooms, says UB guest columnist Paula M. Krebs, of the Modern Language Association.
Excelsior College President James N. Baldwin and Provost John Caron share six strategies to help faculty shift to online instruction—plus peer resources.
UB guest columnists Kristie Kiser, Renee Hayes and Michael Lanford, of the University of North Georgia, share tips on easing the transition for and boosting connections with students.
Add grading to the aspects of college upended by the coronavirus, with a handful of institutions shifting to pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory models for the disrupted spring semester.
Several major universities are planning refunds for housing and dining fees, while an honor society offers stipends to vulnerable and displaced students.
With coronavirus canceling the traditional graduation and commencement ceremony, college leaders are considering online alternatives or holding joint ceremonies next year with the Class of 2021.
