During a pandemic, the postsecondary classroom remains a half-life GlobePolitics
“We should do the best with the limitations that we have, but we shouldn’t try to convince students that they’re going to get the same quality education, because that’s simply not true,” said David Robinson, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers.“Anyone who says we are offering you the same quality experience as before is selling you something, because it’s not going to be the case.
Clare Brett, chair of curriculum, teaching and learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education , says some students have found that online courses are among the best they ever took. Mr. Tripathi can’t imagine trying to do a degree online. “I’m someone who likes to interact with the class a lot. I talk a lot,” he said over the phone. “I provide my perspective as much as I can. I engage in discussions with my professors both in the class and afterwards.That said, students today are more comfortable socializing online, Mr. Finn said, and Brock is trying to capitalize on that culture.
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