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.
Connections Are Everything: Putting Relationships at the Heart of Higher Ed
As academic leaders, we are under so much pressure to deliver—enrollment targets, strategic plans, graduation rates, AI policies, and on and on—that we can lose sight of what our students