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The Power of Positive Thinking
Faculty members who saw the shift to online learning as an opportunity were less likely to feel burned out or receive poor ratings on their teaching.
The Skinny on Teaching Evals and Bias
New analysis seeks to make sense of what's really going on with respect to gender and other kinds of bias and teaching evaluations. It offers suggestions for meaningful evaluations during COVID-19 and beyond.
Zoombombing Often an ‘Inside Job’
Research suggests that attackers who disrupted online classes often did so at the invitation and encouragement of students in those same classes -- which instructors need to know if they want to guard against noxious interruptions.
Campus Infrastructure Shudders Under Record Cold
Campus closures have stopped COVID-19 testing and vaccinations while some colleges struggle through power outages and burst pipes displacing students.
Opinion
Academe’s Facebook Problem
Isn’t it time, Hollis Robbins asks, for higher education institutions to reclaim the real estate that was once theirs and build their own digital platforms?
UMGC at a ‘Pivotal Moment’
New University of Maryland Global Campus president answers questions, sharing his vision for meeting students where they are and expanding the online university's national footprint.
Colleges Cancel Snow Days
The pandemic could spell fewer snow days as colleges use their recent remote learning experience to keep classes going online, even when winter weather hits.
Opinion
How to Best Assess Your E-Learning Programs
The pandemic has clearly demonstrated that online programs must be top quality to keep students enrolled and learning, so any evaluation of such programs should be, too, writes Cliff McCain.