Friday, September 24, 2021

How has the pandemic changed the way you’ll learn? - Rachel Hall, the Guardian

The main shift is likely to be around how much online teaching you get. Most universities are planning to use a “blended model” that will combine the flexibility of online lectures with more interactive activities in-person, such as labs, seminars, workshops and Q&A sessions. “The reference to some universities talking about ending face-to-face lectures doesn’t mean students won’t be attending any in-person classes; it means they’ll move away from large lectures of 200 students upwards. We’ll see a lot more of these sessions provided online because that can be far more effective,” explains Liz Barnes, the vice-chancellor of Staffordshire University who has led a review into online learning..

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/sep/11/how-has-the-pandemic-changed-the-way-youll-learn