Professors discuss challenges of remote instruction and connecting with students
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — For professors, moving to remote teaching in the face of a global pandemic has ruptured the semester. While the shift has raised new questions, like which online tools are best for a particular course, it’s also reignited old debates, about the best way to grade; about what grades even are. It’s…
Read More about Professors discuss challenges of remote instruction and connecting with studentsWiley Education Services releases guide for online teaching
WILEY EDUCATION SERVICES — As you transition from a physical classroom to a virtual learning environment, it’s vital to plan for the differences between these formats. By taking this process one step at a time, you can make it much less daunting.
Read More about Wiley Education Services releases guide for online teachingColleges move summer classes online, reduce tuition
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A flurry of colleges has made the formal, if inevitable, announcements in the last 10 days that summer sessions — or at least the first scheduled sessions for those that have multiple summer start dates — will be online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Colleges move summer classes online, reduce tuitionUniversities stand to lose income from canceled or modified summer programs
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Most colleges run or host summer programs to supplement their budgets. That money is all the more crucial in light of major budget shocks, drastic cuts in state support, battered endowment values, and a shaky fall-enrollment outlook from the pandemic and the recession it has all but certainly triggered. Add…
Read More about Universities stand to lose income from canceled or modified summer programsResearch institutions call for additional funding for universities, medical schools, and teaching hospitals to fight COVID-19
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Three national associations representing colleges and universities urged Congress on Tuesday to appropriate $26 billion in emergency funding for research universities, medical schools and teaching hospitals affected by the coronavirus epidemic.
Read More about Research institutions call for additional funding for universities, medical schools, and teaching hospitals to fight COVID-19Advocates call for federal investment in education and training in new federal jobs bill
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Another 6.6 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, the Labor Department reported, bringing the unprecedented total job loss amid the pandemic to 17 million in less than a month. As federal lawmakers mull another stimulus plan, some are advocating an ambitious jobs bill.
Read More about Advocates call for federal investment in education and training in new federal jobs billUniversities reassess value of student evaluations of faculty during pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The onset of COVID-19 has turned higher education (like the rest of the world) upside down, forcing colleges, their staffs and their students to adapt on the fly. Sometimes that entails doing many “normal” things in new and often unaccustomed ways, like delivering mental health services virtually, or holding online commencements.
Read More about Universities reassess value of student evaluations of faculty during pandemicOpinion: Colleges need to plan for new needs with fall reopening
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In the midst of the COVID-19 breakout, many educational institutions have shuttered their physical plants; some have turned to online learning as a means of educational delivery. As of the end of March, more than 1,100 colleges and universities have shuttered, impacting some 14 million students.
Read More about Opinion: Colleges need to plan for new needs with fall reopeningInside Higher Ed publishes survey of college presidents’ response to coronavirus pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Those are among the key findings of a survey of 172 campus leaders Inside Higher Ed conducted with Hanover Research last week (March 17-19), as the sweeping scope of the COVID-19 situation began to come into clearer focus in the United States.
Read More about Inside Higher Ed publishes survey of college presidents’ response to coronavirus pandemicU.S. Department of Education relaxes distance education rules in new guidance
EDUCATION DIVE — The proposed rules are part of a bigger regulatory overhaul that aims to give schools more flexibility in how they approach instruction while retaining eligibility for federal student aid. However, critics warn the move eliminates important oversight.
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