Teaching

Synchronous instruction is trending, but experts say a more intentional mix of live and asynchronous classwork is necessary for future remote terms.

A common question these days, writes Douglas Harrison, is "How do we keep students from cheating on online exams?"

If nothing else, Paul Hanstedt writes, the global pandemic is breaking the boundary between static university learning and the wicked fluidity of the world.

How lenient, or not, should professors be with students right now?

New survey documents how professors view this spring's mass move to virtual courses. Key findings: most used new teaching methods, half lowered their expectations for the volume of student work -- and a third for its quality.

Students petition University System of Georgia for pass-fail grading. System's leaders say they trust professors' judgment and students' abilities and will maintain letter grades.

Teaching Zoom classes depletes our energy, argues Susan D. Blum, because videoconferencing is nearly a replication of face-to-face interaction but not quite.