Princeton University publishes faculty resource guide for online teaching
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — This resource is designed to help you make more informed, systematic, and ultimately more effective decisions so you can stay engaged, learn, study, research, write, and achieve your goals—and become a more effective learner and scholar along the way. We’ve organized our guidance under the following categories.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University announced on March 12 that, in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it would transition to online classes for the rest of the semester for the safety of the AU community. For American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), that meant courses switched to an online format…
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Baltimore School of Law transitioned on March 23 to online learning for the remainder of the semester. For some educators, that means dissecting every part of their syllabus and determining what can work in an online environment.
Read More about University of Baltimore Law details transition to remote instructionUC Irvine Law students take on pro bono projects during coronavirus pandemic
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) have always worked to help the most vulnerable populations in need. While much of that work was previously done at on-site legal clinics and in-office volunteering with legal services organizations, students have now shifted gears and are increasing…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Following an extended spring break, University of Houston Law Center students resumed classes this week. Classes will be administered digitally, typically through Zoom video conference, through the rest of the Spring 2020 semester as a safeguard against the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Read More about University of Houston Law dean Leonard M. Baynes discusses school’s transition to remote operationsU.S. Department of Education relaxes distance education rules in new guidance
EDUCATION DIVE — The proposed rules are part of a bigger regulatory overhaul that aims to give schools more flexibility in how they approach instruction while retaining eligibility for federal student aid. However, critics warn the move eliminates important oversight.
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NPR — As colleges across the country pivot online on very short notice, there are a host of complications — from laptops and Internet access to mental health and financial needs.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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