Written by: Niccole Kopit Published by: Linkedin MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As so many Universities and Colleges turn to online learning due to COVID-19, faculty are asking “how do I teach this course online?” This article is speaking to all faculty members out there, regardless of the modality you teach in. You, yes you, faculty member, make the difference … [Read more...]
Preparing for Emergency Online Teaching
Written by: Beth McMurtrie Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: When Clemson University held an online-teaching day last August, closing the campus and requiring instructors to teach online, a pandemic was not uppermost on people’s minds. But the South Carolina institution did want to ensure that all of its 2,000-plus faculty … [Read more...]
Coronavirus School Closures Expose Digital Haves and Have-Nots
Written by: Julie Jargon Published by: Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: This article focuses on K-12. But, the issues discussed likely apply to Higher Ed programs and students. Extracted Content: The ability of schools across the country to hold classes remotely is being tested as more close in an effort to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Also being tested: the … [Read more...]
Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start
Written by: Michelle D. Miller Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The coronavirus has colleges and universities swinging into action to move courses online. In the coming weeks, we’ll find out just how prepared (or not) academe is to do this on a large scale. Those of us in online teaching and educational technology have moved … [Read more...]
Resources for Just-in-Time Online Teaching
Written by: Derek Bruff Published by: Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As Vanderbilt prepares for potential impacts to our campus from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many faculty are wondering how they will continue to teach if they or their students aren’t able to make it to class. Teaching in times of disruption, whether those … [Read more...]
The Coronavirus Is Upending Higher Ed. Here Are the Latest Developments.
Written by: Chronicle Staff Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education, updated 3/20/2020 MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The crisis — one Chronicle senior writer called it a “black swan” event — could have lasting ramifications in the months and years to come. It could financially devastate institutions, their students, and employees. It will test the strength and … [Read more...]