Law schools adapt to changes caused by coronavirus pandemic
THE INDIANA LAWYER — Fallout from the public health crisis includes law schools now conducting classes entirely online, the cancelation of at least one LSAT and states questioning whether they will be able to give the bar exam in July.
Read More about Law schools adapt to changes caused by coronavirus pandemicStudents with disabilities report challenges accessing online classes
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — According to the National Center for College Students With Disabilities, about one-fifth of undergraduates and 12 percent of graduate students have some kind of disability. For many of those students, the nationwide shift to online learning brings additional accessibility problems.
Read More about Students with disabilities report challenges accessing online classesAdvice for connecting with students in online classes
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — …how to structure a supportive learning environment, and how that might apply to an emergency situation such as this, where many students struggle to stay focused, or find it difficult to learn with unfamiliar systems and technologies. Here are some of their ideas.
Read More about Advice for connecting with students in online classesAdvice for more inclusive teaching using Zoom
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Faculty members are getting a crash course in Zoom and finding it can be supremely awkward, at least at first. One reason for our collective uneasiness: Most of us are not well acquainted with the “hidden curriculum” of Zoom — all the unwritten rules and expectations that you’re supposed to…
Read More about Advice for more inclusive teaching using ZoomProfessors 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 programsUniversities 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.
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