Today I'd like to share with you an item of news that is already two days old (so by our pressing current standards it's Ancient History). Still, I think it's worth a read. Cambridge University, one of the leading institutions in the academic world, has announced that all lectures will be on-line in the next school year. Some of you may regard that decision as a bit of an overreaction, but I beg to differ.
In fact, I think we ought to pay close attention to what Cambridge and Oxford do, not only because they have set major trends in the past, but simply because a veritable paradigm shift has become overwhelmingly clear in these past two months. The transition to remote learning is no flash in the pan. Therefore we might as well get ready to make the most of it. For better or worse we are going to have to expand the use of digital resources, just like two decades ago teachers had to accept that they would have to learn to use a computer.
On a more practical note, I believe we should all start to come to terms with the fact that our classes in October might have to be partially on-line. At this point it is unclear how the beginning of the new academic year will be like. There's a good chance that nothing will go back to normal for quite some time.
On a more practical note, I believe we should all start to come to terms with the fact that our classes in October might have to be partially on-line. At this point it is unclear how the beginning of the new academic year will be like. There's a good chance that nothing will go back to normal for quite some time.
At the EOI we are going to spend a big part of the summer setting up on-line classrooms so, come October, we can be ready to face the inevitable challenge. Believe it or not, I have already started to edit materials for the next course.
Anyway, I'm happy to see that most of you have managed to navigate the complexities of the digital world. You have been able to put together narrated PowerPoints. You have sent them over via WeTransfer or put them up on OneDrive. If anything, this pandemic has forced quite a few technophobes to shape up in terms of becoming acquainted with the basics of remote learning (in my case remote teaching). The clip below, published by Cambridge University less than a month ago, describes this befuddling state of affairs. If you watch it you will surely learn some interesting way of putting into words those feelings of frustration that you must have experienced over the past few weeks.
Anyway, I'm happy to see that most of you have managed to navigate the complexities of the digital world. You have been able to put together narrated PowerPoints. You have sent them over via WeTransfer or put them up on OneDrive. If anything, this pandemic has forced quite a few technophobes to shape up in terms of becoming acquainted with the basics of remote learning (in my case remote teaching). The clip below, published by Cambridge University less than a month ago, describes this befuddling state of affairs. If you watch it you will surely learn some interesting way of putting into words those feelings of frustration that you must have experienced over the past few weeks.
I see eye to eye, We must adapt the current situation although We prefer to attent class.-
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