In March, as the coronavirus outbreak quickly brought life to a halt, Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, the largest nonprofit provider of online higher education in the United States, shared what he called ‘guiding rules’ to help institutions of higher education, faculty and students power up online learning during COVID-19.
LeBlanc advised the academic community to do whatever it takes; that things will get worse for students who already live with scarcity, less social capital, and less structure, so regular interaction is critically important; to plan for the long haul, and to mine their own resources quickly and buffer them from slow-moving bureaucracy (COVID-19 has thrust universities into online learning—how should they adapt?).
Five months later, the Education Writers Association, which works to strengthen the community of education writers and improve the quality of education coverage to better inform the public, published a report on a higher education panel at EWA’s virtual seminar.
According to Elizabeth Miller of Oregon Public Broadcasting for EWA, the panelists offered a look back at the spring, as well as a look forward to what things might look like in the next few months, including:
Although professors and students got creative, it’d appear that many are hoping fully remote learning isn’t the future. (How Higher Ed Rushed Online — and What Colleges Have Learned Since).
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