‘I Will Survive’ online teaching

March 18, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Michael Bruening, an associate professor of history and political science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is serenading professors with an online teaching-themed cover of Gaynor’s hit.

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How to prepare for emergency online teaching

March 18, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — As the coronavirus spreads across the country, leading some campuses to shift instruction online temporarily, Clemson has a handle on what it takes to help its professors transition to remote teaching. Most colleges are planning for a potential or actual disruption this spring. So can other institutions learn from Clemson’s

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Advice for quickly converting a class online

March 18, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — 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 quickly to help, too, and it’s astonishing

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Resources for faculty and administrators in handling campus closings and online courses

March 18, 2020

EDUCAUSE — This resource page was created to help higher education institutions plan for possible campus disruption by COVID-19, or Coronavirus 19—a respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. This virus has been detected in the United States (CDC, COVID19 Summary). For further information concerning the source and spread of the disease:

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Chronicle of Higher Education releases guide to online teaching

March 18, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Maybe you didn’t experience that fizz after a particularly invigorating face-to-face class. Indeed, according to a 2017 Educause survey, only 9 percent of academics prefer to teach “in a completely online environment.” That means a whopping 91 percent of us don’t. And I suspect that a good majority of that 91

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Guide to providing student feedback online

March 18, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Welcome to The Chronicle’s guide on how to use technology to better evaluate and comment on students’ work. Whether you’re a novice or an expert user of technology, you will find useful tips and answers to common questions here.

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Advice for choosing online teaching technology

March 18, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Using technology well means being selective. Choosing the right tech tools for your teaching means making strategic choices, weighing costs against payoffs, and staying laser-focused on your course goals — and that is what this guide aims to help you do. It’s for anyone who is in the process of

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Universities and law schools adjust to online learning amid public health crisis

March 18, 2020

ABA JOUNRAL — An increasing number of universities with law schools—including those that have not reported active cases of coronavirus—are canceling their in-person classes and moving them online. USA Today and CNN are tracking the universities that have taken action as the virus, which was declared a global pandemic Wednesday, spreads rapidly across the country.

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Pepperdine Law moves to online instruction for rest of spring semester

March 18, 2020

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY  — Pepperdine University continues to work closely with international and domestic officials to monitor Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). At this time, the University has no known cases of COVID-19 on any of its campuses and is responding on a case-by-case basis to the outbreak’s ongoing impacts.

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