Filter & Sort
Accessibility Suffers During Pandemic
Students with disabilities and their advocates say access to equitable education has been abandoned in the scramble to move classes online.
‘Zoombies’ Take Over Online Classrooms
Digital disruptors sharing racist, sexist and pornographic content in Zoom videoconferences show no sign of slowing down as “Zoombombing” trend grows.
Suspension of Financial Responsibility Scores?
Higher education groups push the Education Department to suspend measure of colleges' financial standing, and the department releases new proposed rules on distance education.
Preparing for a Fall Without In-Person Classes
If campuses are still off-limits to students come September, this spring's version of remote learning won't suffice. Some colleges are preparing (quietly) to deliver better online learning at scale if needed.
Lead From the Future
The brand of remote instruction most colleges are offering now will create a backlash against online education. Colleges will have to significantly expand the learning ecosystem to overcome it, write Peter Stokes and Mark Johnson.
The Big Transition
The University of Washington was one of the first U.S. institutions to move online amid the pandemic. Here's how faculty say the transition is going.
‘Zoombombing’ Attacks Disrupt Classes
Online Zoom classes were disrupted by individuals spewing racist, misogynistic or vulgar content. Experts say professors using Zoom should familiarize themselves with the program's settings.
Opinion
Residential Liberal Arts Faculty and the Dissonance of Moving Online
They now face the challenge of teaching via modes and methods that they have largely spurned, Douglas A. Hicks writes.