How to improve exams in online classes
THE HECHINGER REPORT — How do you test students during remote learning? I’ve heard about problems ranging from widespread cheating to technological glitches.
Read More about How to improve exams in online classesCalifornia State University system continue online instruction into spring semester
LOS ANGELES TIMES — The nation’s largest public university system will continue with primarily online instruction for the remainder of the academic year amid the state’s ongoing coronavirus crisis, California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White announced Thursday in a letter to students, faculty and staff.
Read More about California State University system continue online instruction into spring semesterUniversity of Wyoming Law pauses in-person classes due to rise in COVID-19 cases on campus
LARAMIE BOOMERANG — A COVID-19 outbreak at the University of Wyoming College of Law has led to a brief isolation, UW President Ed Seidel told Laramie City Council Tuesday night.
Read More about University of Wyoming Law pauses in-person classes due to rise in COVID-19 cases on campusFordham Law Legal English Institute begins fall semester online
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This semester’s Legal English Institute (LEI) welcomes 18 new students from 12 countries—Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkey. Our new students bring a wealth of experience and diversity to our community.
Read More about Fordham Law Legal English Institute begins fall semester onlineSuffolk Law launches Hybrid JD Program
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY — Suffolk University Law School has launched a pioneering new Hybrid JD Program (HJD). The program is the first to offer full- and part-time students a traditional in-person first-year classroom experience, followed by the option of taking all remaining classes online.
Read More about Suffolk Law launches Hybrid JD ProgramRutgers University researchers release report on improving student engagement in online classes
NEWSWISE — Fostering a sense of community and connection for college students will ensure a better remote learning experience in the fall, according to researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Read More about Rutgers University researchers release report on improving student engagement in online classesFordham Law hosts fall orientation events
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — After closing its physical campus on March 9 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Fordham Law School reopened the building for the first time this week, welcoming new students for its first-ever hybrid orientation.
Read More about Fordham Law hosts fall orientation eventsCollege faculty discuss changes to online teaching this fall
INSIDE HIGHER ED — 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.
Read More about College faculty discuss changes to online teaching this fallZoom suffers mass outage amid return to classes
NBC NEWS — Zoom, the video conferencing service that’s become ubiquitous in the remote-work pandemic life, suffered a mass outage on Monday morning, the company acknowledged.
Read More about Zoom suffers mass outage amid return to classesZoom disruptions raise concerns for colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A five-hour disruption raises hackles and questions about contingency planning for technical problems in the age of social distancing. Said one university administrator, “2020 is a year of whatever can go wrong, has.”
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