As educators wrestle with the move, many, including those at Wheaton College, are working together to learn to record lectures on Google Meet, create and structure online assignments, and think through what is actually doable, say UB guest columnists and co-directors of Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning.
UB guest columnist Rick del Rosario addresses the benefits of the cloud for enrollment efforts, including increased efficiency, as remote work rises due to the coronavirus.
While the immediate focus is on navigating through COVID-19, colleges and universities need to be thinking about continuity and restoration of "normal," and keeping everyone informed is key, says UB guest columnist and Texas A&M University-San Antonio Vice President Jeanette DeDiemar, who provides seven tips for campus leadership.
As the coronavirus continues to spread, President and CEO Barbara Rembiesa of International Association of IT Asset Managers provides advice for higher ed leaders sending faculty and staff home with campus equipment.
UB guest columnist Karen Gross considers the implications of closing campus and/or turning to online learning, and offers 10 concrete suggestions for higher ed leaders to help students cope. She is the former president of Southern Vermont College.
Here are five partnerships where colleges and universities are pursuing healthy meals, mechanical testing, 3DP technology, coding book camps and cloud-based applications.
Colleges and universities must rethink the way they approach admissions, program offerings and business operations to ensure they can survive and thrive, says UB guest columnist Mark Lombardi, president of Maryville University in St. Louis.
