Between time delays and trying to initiate dialogue through a screen, Zoom has changed the way instructors are facilitating synchronous classes online. Whether the class is large or small, ...
Burdened by the combination of synchronous class sessions and pre-recorded lectures, students in STEM classes said they are spending more time "in class" than in a typical in-person semester.
A fully remote semester has forced many students at the University of Massachusetts to balance the structure of synchronous classes with the freedom of asynchronous classes. Some students agree that ...
Katie McAllister, a professor and head of Minerva University’s College of Social Sciences, teaches a course online. (Photo from Minerva) As universities adopt new digital learning tools and learning ...
It has not been a simple transition from face-to-face to virtual education! Although this type of teaching existed long before the pandemic, it had never been envisioned that the majority of the ...
MSU faculty, staff and graduate students are encouraged to enroll in this Center for Distance Education virtual session, which will provide insight into the various considerations needed to teach a ...
In “Learning How to Blend Online and Offline Teaching,” my friend Bob Ubell explores how pandemic-era remote instruction may persist in a post-COVID academic world. (Bob interviewed me for and ...
Synchronous instruction is trending, but experts say a more intentional mix of live and asynchronous classwork is necessary for future remote terms. There were lots of reasons for professors to avoid ...
Back in March, the University made it clear that classes would be in-person for the 2021-2022 school year. After over a year of online learning, most students made the decision to return to ...
The effectiveness of online classes has become one of the biggest questions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic closing the doors of schools across the U.S. With over a decade of experience teaching ...
Managing large classes always requires careful consideration and organization in order to keep students engaged. The challenge of maintaining active engagement in large classes only grows in online ...
Ricardo Alcaraz is taking three of his five courses online this semester at Santa Ana College: an anthropology class, business calculus and business law. It’s a course schedule that reflects a new ...