UB guest columnist and Adelphi U President Christine Riordan shares her institution's story of how good planning and crisis management have been essential for safety—from supporting returning students from Asia to rapidly transitioning to remote learning and working.
The massive impact that the coronavirus has made on the healthcare industry (and the world) will most likely lead to higher ed institutions making telehealth education a required part of medical curricula quickly.
Many institutions have had to make a sudden transition to online learning. Even under ideal circumstances, making the transition from in-person teaching and learning to an online environment is a big step. There are so many factors to consider, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. How do you start making important decisions about tools, teaching […]
UB guest columnists Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis discuss five ways to reap the benefits of online learning, and why they only teach online and would never choose to teach in-person again at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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.
Creating continuity and a campus-like environment should be the first step for faculty shifting students to online learning during coronavirus closures.
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.
During these unprecedented times, many institutions are having to find unique ways to serve those who may need to remain on campus, while adhering to social distancing requirements. Many campus dining venues are transforming into grab-and-go operations to facilitate the need to limit person-to-person interaction. Attend this web seminar to learn from a panel of […]
Some predict higher ed's shift to pass/fail grading and online learning during coronavirus closures will raise greater awareness about the inequities some students face.
