Thursday, August 27, 2020

Not ‘Glorified Skype’

Faculty members say they’re working harder than ever to meet students’ needs through remote instruction, even if critics of the model don’t know it.

By Colleen Flaherty 

August 27, 2020

 The spring semester and its full-throttle move to remote instruction proved brutal for many if not most faculty members. The summer offered little relief, as professors used the time to transition their fall courses to a fully online format or, more time-consumingly, to multiple formats for a range of reopening scenarios.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/08/27/teaching-fall-not-glorified-skype?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=032acf0cce-DNU_2020_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-032acf0cce-199846245&mc_cid=032acf0cce&mc_eid=047cead4b1 

https://www.insidehighered.com

Friday, August 7, 2020

Johns Hopkins Goes Fully Remote for Fall, Urges Students Not to Come to Campus

Johns Hopkins Goes Fully Remote for Fall, Urges Students Not to Come to Campus

By Lindsay Ellis

AUGUST 6, 2020

The Johns Hopkins University on Thursday reversed plans to bring undergraduate students back for in-person classes, housing, or activities, urging them to stay away from Baltimore for the fall semester. Employees, the campus said, should expect to work from home through the end of the year.

Read more.

https://www.chronicle.com/