Colleges and universities considering launching an esports program must complete a long checklist of items. One of the most important is finding a dedicated space for an arena on campus.
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.
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.
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.
The nonprofit National Association of Collegiate Esports has partnered with Founder Sport Group to seek fundraising opportunities for those impacted by the coronavirus.
As colleges continue to cancel events due to the coronavirus outbreak, Stony Brook University School of Medicine used a video conferencing platform so fourth-year medical students could participate in the nationally recognized Match Day celebration.
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.
Several major universities are planning refunds for housing and dining fees, while an honor society offers stipends to vulnerable and displaced students.
