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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.
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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.
The Shift to Remote Learning: The Human Element
Experts weigh in on how the sudden, forced adoption of technology-delivered instruction will affect the well-being of professors and students alike.
The State of Online Education, Before Coronavirus
Six in 10 online learning administrators say their campuses require professors to train before teaching online -- but 70 percent say students aren't formally prepared to study virtually.
Will Shift to Remote Teaching Be Boon or Bane for Online Learning?
Because of COVID-19, most professors and students suddenly find themselves forced to use technology as they teach and learn. A panel of experts explores whether that will help or hurt attitudes about online education.
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Changing the Academic Paradigm
In response to a recent article about professors' responsibility to help prepare their students for careers, Rob Fried says students -- not instructors -- primarily own that responsibility. But the college has a role to play.