10 Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World from Covid-19 for Canadian universities and colleges
2020: Resilience and adaptability
“Canada responded amazingly well to the challenge of adapting to an existential threat to its post-secondary education system. The system...
Why school boards need to listen to online learning professionals
Guzman, Y. (2020) Students miss out and teachers feel overwhelmed as school boards blend in-person and virtual classes The Globe and Mail, November 1
As...
Another survey of student responses to emergency remote learning
Wise, A. F. & Bergner, Y. (2020) College in the Time of Corona: Spring 2020 Student Survey New York, NY: NYU-LEARN.
This is another 'quick-and-dirty' survey...
EDUCAUSE research on Covid-19 and remote learning: readiness for September, 2020
McCormack, M. (2020) EDUCAUSE QuickPoll Results: Fall Readiness for Teaching and Learning, EDUCAUSE Review, September 18
The studies of institutions' plans, preparation and successes or...
Network security, international students and online learning
Lohrmann, D. (2020) Online learning still struggles - especially with security, government technology, September 20
Eckhart, B. (2020) To use or not to use virtual...
Innovation and on-line and digital learning: five myths, five barriers, and five strategies
Morriss-Olson, M. (2020) 5 Destructive Myths about Innovation Gray Associates, August 4
There is an awful lot of nonsense talked about innovation and how to...
The role of Centres for Teaching and Learning during Covid-19 – and beyond
Naffi, N. (2020) Disruption in and by Centres for Teaching and Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leading the Future of Higher Ed Québec City:...
Lessons from Stanford University’s move to remote learning
Bliss, C. (2020) Stanford makes strides to improve online learning in pandemic environment, Stanford News, August 17
Stanford University received responses from 6,000 of their...
Research reports on Covid-19 and emergency remote learning/online learning
We are now beginning to see a flurry of research on emergency remote learning. Most published research to date is of the quick-and-dirty kind:...
Happy vacations, everyone! And a reflection on online learning during Covid-19
The need for a break
I am hoping that you will be taking a well-earned break soon. It's been clear to me that almost without...