Through smart planning and pitches, California Lutheran is giving a select group of students the opportunity to experience safer in-person instruction outdoors.
How students handle the disappointment in having to continue courses online rather than in person speaks volumes about how well they will handle other crises that will surely enter their lives.
Colleges should take the opportunity presented by the pandemic to reformat aging lecture halls into next-generation active learning environments, making them more engaging, providing better retention of subject matter and adding greater flexibility for future changes in technology.