The classrooms of the future are now both formal and informal spaces. The teaching podium can be the kitchen table looking into the all-seeing eye of a computer camera, or it can be in the front of a classroom that, if lucky, might be filled to 50% capacity with faces whose features are muted by the necessary veils of protection. Planning for these wide variations in places and spaces creates unique challenges for IT professionals, faculty and students. Digital natives are flexible enough to be able to jump from one medium to the next with little learning curve, while the non-natives often struggle to understand how transcending time and space for course delivery through the use of technology is even possible. To alleviate the anxiety and the learning curve for all, a focus on three key areas can help.
