1.5 billion learners around the world now find themselves studying through distance education, much of it online.

Colleges and universities are rapidly responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by leveraging the power of the Internet for both real-time sessions and online learning anytime. Some colleges and universities are doing exceptional work. Some are struggling, others are challenged but are “making it”.

As faculty and instructors:

• What are we learning from this experience about teaching and learning?
• What can we build on as we get back to class in 2021?
• What changes can we make to how we teach, assess and work with students to make learning more effective?

In this interactive webinar, Stephen Downes presents:

• 10 lessons from teaching and learning in a pandemic
• Three challenges of leveraging these lessons for “what’s next” in online and blended learning
• Three specific ways we can facilitate improvements in teaching and learning, based on these 10 lessons

Key Takeaways

• Understand the nature of teaching and learning in terms of both building a community of inquiry and enabling learners to flourish
• Find out how authentic assessment and moving away from the mid-term and end-of-term exam can facilitate improvements in learning
• Improve how we respond to the diverse needs of learners