Faculty

Planning for online and face-to-face instruction in fall 2020 is forcing colleges to look at new models of teaching that provide flexibility and credits for co-curricular learning.

Contact tracing of individuals diagnosed with coronavirus has become a new academic program at colleges and universities as states and communities attempt to reopen despite the continued spread of COVID-19.

In economic downturns, community college enrollment often rises as students of all ages look to save money or learn new skills after they've lost jobs.

Online distance learning programs and videoconferencing can squeak by without stunning video or other flashy visuals, but poor AB is likely a dealbreaker for all involved.

UB guest columnist Laura Spence shares how Sterling College transitioned field-oriented scholarship to the online space, while still keeping the field, farm, forest and community in the coursework.

Distance learning allows more students to participate, but professors and instructors need to think beyond their lecture notes to all the AV hardware and software.