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Education tech experts discuss the transition to online learning at universities

March 31, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Last week in this space, I asked a group of thoughtful observers a set of questions about what colleges’ sudden, widespread shift to remote learning might mean for the future of online education. The column seemed to strike a chord with a lot of readers — many positively.

A look at privacy issues with transition to online courses and services

March 31, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Ensuring the software colleges are now using doesn’t violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, is one key issue, according to Amelia Vance, director of youth and education privacy at the Future of Privacy Forum. Another issue is the potential for increased surveillance of students as colleges switch from…

Faculty discuss complications with transition to online courses

March 31, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Remote work is proving difficult for many professors, given the circumstances and despite some early predictions to the contrary. What institutions are doing and can start doing to ease the pressure.

Advice on preventing ‘zoom-bombing’ video conference disruptions

March 31, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — A new form of trolling in which a participant uses Zoom’s screensharing feature to interrupt and disrupt meetings and classes. How to prevent zoombombing:

Graduate students experience unique difficulties during pandemic

March 31, 2020

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — As higher education reels from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, graduate students say they face a unique set of challenges, including difficulty getting access to research materials, concern about finishing their degrees on time, and pressing financial troubles. Administrators are focusing attention on faculty members and undergraduates, some grad…

Bar exam preparation company to host live online lectures

March 31, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Whether the July bar exam will actually take place as traditionally scheduled is unknown, but starting in May, anyone who wants to study for it has the option of watching livestreamed BarBri lectures with moderated questions and answers.

Opinion: Colleges must rethink testing, grading, and assessment during the pandemic

March 31, 2020

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Rethinking how we assess, test and grade our students gives not only them but also instructors needed flexibility during an impossible time, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis write.

UCLA Law co-launches National Online Trial Advocacy Competition

March 31, 2020

UCLA LAW — Amid in-person school closures and global travel restrictions, UCLA School of Law has created online trial competitions for the nearly 10,000 law students and undergraduates whose competitions were cancelled as the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis.

University of North Carolina Law professor John V. Orth discusses transition to remote teaching

March 31, 2020

NEW YORK INTELLIGENCER — The sudden switch has even seasoned faculty with decades of experience in an unfamiliar situation, including University of North Carolina Law School professor John V. Orth. Orth has been teaching at UNC since 1978, but he’s never quite been in a situation like this. He spoke with Intelligencer yesterday evening about his…

Northeastern Law dean James Hackney emphasizes self-care during isolation

March 31, 2020

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As we collectively confront a global health pandemic, we struggle to reduce our levels of stress and anxiety, to remain calm, to connect with one another even while maintaining our social distance, to look forward without the reassurance of plans that only a few weeks ago seemed set in stone.…