Online college classes are suddenly being invaded by "Zoom bombing," an ugly new activity in which hackers disrupt virtual meetings to display pornography, racism and other disturbing images.
From campus food pantries to emergency financial aid, and wellness support to mental health counseling, colleges are pulling together services to make it easier for students to locate what they need.
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.
Among the key considerations are licensing and privacy requirements and insurance coverage for counseling services, say UB guest columnists Anne D. Cartwright and Mary Deweese, attorneys for Husch Blackwell LLP.
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.
Here are five partnerships where colleges and universities are pursuing healthy meals, mechanical testing, 3DP technology, coding book camps and cloud-based applications.
