Due to the pandemic, many colleges have shifted their courses to the online environment. For professors who are not used to this format, adjusting their classrooms to this new medium can be daunting. Since I have taught online for some years now, I decided to jot down some helpful guidelines to make the transition a bit easier and hopefully clear up some misconceptions about online education in the process.
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Since colleges are places where thousands of people work in close proximity to one another, and since our aim should be to deter preventable death and illness, universities should remain closed in the fall. A major concern, however, is how classes will continue. The answer is that most of them can — and should — be moved online. This post discusses how online education can be a valuable tool during this pandemic, and it includes a guide to making quality online courses.
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