Cambridge University will hold student lectures online this fall
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Cambridge on Tuesday became the first British university to move all student lectures online for the coming academic year, underscoring the far-reaching changes the coronavirus is forcing on higher education institutions around the world. The 800-year-old university said in a statement that it was “likely that social distancing will continue to…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – Most colleges and universities quickly pivoted to remote instruction after COVID-19 forced suspension of on-campus activities. Academic leaders and faculty across the nation did yeoman’s work to effect such a drastic change. Yet we learned this spring that the basic transition of face-to-face courses into remote delivery did not provide the comprehensive…
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THE HECHINGER REPORT – With higher ed in limbo, students are switching to community colleges. If they have to be online, they say, they might as well do it someplace cheaper
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INSIDE HIGHER ED – As spring stretches into summer, colleges keep announcing their plans to resume in-person instruction in the fall. But a few trends stick out. Many of the institutions planning to return in the fall are four-year colleges and universities, especially those that are private. The institutions planning to stick with virtual instruction are predominantly…
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – As colleges make plans to bring students back to campus, alongside discussions of mask requirements and half-empty classrooms, one common strategy is emerging: Forgoing fall break and getting students home before Thanksgiving. The University of South Carolina, Notre Dame, Rice and Creighton are among the schools that have said they…
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THE HECHINGER REPORT – Quarantine campuses: With dorms shut and class online, students DIY college life. Impromptu innovations, from satellite housing to an app for mental health, help preserve social connections
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THE HECHINGER REPORT – School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March. Same…
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THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS – An updated list of articles and memorandum regarding remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about News and resources on remote instruction compiled by AALSAALS Webpage: Legal Education in the Time of COVID-19
THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS – AALS has organized documents, resources, and information related to legal education and the legal profession to help law faculty, students, and staff plan for classes and operations during the coronavirus pandemic.
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THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL – When law firms and other legal organizations started shortening, canceling and moving their summer programs online, Darby Dickerson, Dean and Professor of Law at UIC John Marshall Law School, and the current president of the Association of American Law Schools, zoomed into action to help students by designing a 10-week…
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