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U. of Florida Asks Students to Use App to Report Profs Who Don‘t Teach In Person

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The university added new options to its campus safety app, called Gator Safe, asking students to report any “face-to-face/online course concern,” such as if “instructor modified the class to virtual.” Many faculty members have requested to teach online for the spring, out of concern for their health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist

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He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. Wieman has led efforts to improve science teaching.

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How a Pandemic Could Change Higher Education

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It helps me have a finger on the pulse of what’s going on for learners and particularly for instructor’s work in academia, in business, and in K-12 industries. It seemed to me that about two weeks ago there was a feeling of pure terror, as all of a sudden instructors of every ilk were like, “you’re going to go online on Monday.”

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

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For example, in a biology course, instructors can watch students interact with thousands of 3D models, such as those found on Sketchfab or virtual programs such as BioDigital. Additionally, students can follow along virtually as instructors point out different structures. References Ardissone, A.N., Triplett, E.W. 3: 403-412.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

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For example, in a biology course, instructors can watch students interact with thousands of 3D models, such as those found on Sketchfab or virtual programs such as BioDigital. Additionally, students can follow along virtually as instructors point out different structures. References Ardissone, A.N., Triplett, E.W. 3: 403-412.