Suffolk 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.
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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.”
Read More about Zoom disruptions raise concerns for collegesInterest in short-term online credential programs rises during the pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Interest is growing in short-term, online credentials amid the pandemic. Will they become viable alternative pathways to well-paying jobs?
Read More about Interest in short-term online credential programs rises during the pandemicA look at University of Colorado Law’s class of 2023
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW — The University of Colorado Law School welcomed its newest class of 185 JD, 10 Master of Laws (LLM), and 11 new Master of Studies in Law (MSL) students as classes began both in-person and virtually on Aug. 24.
Read More about A look at University of Colorado Law’s class of 2023University of Hawaii Law welcomes class of 2023
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law welcomed an incoming class of 116 to the fall semester with a four-day Zoom orientation August 15, 17–19 that included encouragement and advice about the challenges ahead, as well as a virtual moment during which Hawaiʻi Chief Justice…
Read More about University of Hawaii Law welcomes class of 2023Tips for teaching online classes via zoom
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Elizabeth Stone shares the strategies she used to transform her recent Zoom class into one of the most gratifying teaching experiences she’d ever had.
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