Not only did COVID-19 force faculty to move to remote instruction this past spring, but anticipating a continued outbreak has also required them to plan for teaching hybrid or fully online courses during the fall term. For faculty with experience teaching online, the shift requires little more than leaving enough time to properly prepare their online course. For those with little to no experience teaching online, however, this change may require a significant training initiative for colleges to adequately prepare faculty for a full semester of quality online or hybrid instruction.
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Why We Need to Fight for Our Students: The Example of Stephanie Land
It is a commonplace to say that our campuses need to be “student centered.” That we need to “meet students where they are” and recognize that our students are less