remote learning

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• SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education
  

  Teaching: More Pandemic-Driven Innovations Professors Like

  "The themes running through all of these innovations are flexibility and engagement: The more ways in which people can participate in the classroom, contribute to discussions, and share their ideas, readers found, the more learning improves."

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/5/2020
  

  Professor’s Death after Collapsing in Virtual Class is a ‘Sad Reminder that the Virus is Real,’ Friend Says

  Paola De Simone succumbed to COVID-19 while teaching her world history course remotely. Students and colleagues say her efforts to teach despite illness showed her dedication and courage. 

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  8/26/2020
  

  Early Dispatches From the COVID-19 Classroom

  As the fall term begins, professors describe their experiences in the in-person (and virtual) classroom. Their verdict? Better than feared. Lots of faculty experimentation. Students are anxious, and physical conditions are … mixed.

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• SOURCE: Perspectives on History
  7/23/2020
  

  Remote Reflections: One Class, 55 Classrooms

  by John Hopper

  I was pleased that the transition to entirely remote learning went well. However, there are definite drawbacks to this kind of teaching, even for someone who is used to teaching students in multiple locations. 

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• SOURCE: Public Seminar
  5/13/2020
  

  Brave New Classroom: Lessons from the First Six Weeks

  by Hannah Leffingwell

  This crisis has pulled the ground out from under us all—professors, researchers, doctoral students, and undergraduates alike. But in truth, the weak spots revealed through this crisis have long existed.

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• SOURCE: WAMU.org
  4/6/2020
  

  A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning

  Dennis Johnson fell victim last week to a new form of harassment known as “Zoombombing."