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Universities told to give students face-to-face teaching

Universities told to give students face-to-face teaching | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says students should expect in-person teaching for new term.
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7 tips for making masks work in the classroom

7 tips for making masks work in the classroom | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
Effective education depends on good communication and relationships, but face masks hinder visual and verbal cues and can be unsettling. So how can teachers and students overcome these issues?
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COVID-19 has changed university teaching – here are five things to stick with in the future

COVID-19 has changed university teaching – here are five things to stick with in the future | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
COVID-19 has been extraordinarily challenging for universities and students, and the disruption will likely persist beyond the rollout of a vaccine. The demands on academic staff and students have been – and continue to be – unparalleled. Both must manage work-life balance while teaching and learning in a largely unfamiliar way, in the midst of persistent uncertainty.
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6 Trauma-Informed Strategies for Helping Students Succeed Amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and wide-reaching effect on students, from the quality and nature of the instruction they have received to their social and emotional well-being.
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Beyond Zoom U: The Online Learning Experience Students Want

Beyond Zoom U: The Online Learning Experience Students Want | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
For many students, the Covid-19-driven online learning experiment has so far fallen flat, with seven out of ten rating their online courses as worse than the in-person classes in which they were initially enrolled. But, when it comes to learning, not everything online is created equal.
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Don't leave student success to chance - transition pedagogy before, during, and after COVID-19.

Don't leave student success to chance - transition pedagogy before, during, and after COVID-19. | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
Professor Sally Kift delivers insights about transition pedagogy before, during and after COVID-19 - and how we might re-shape the education sector going forward.
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How Professors Are Handling Unmasked Students Amid Delta.

How Professors Are Handling Unmasked Students Amid Delta. | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
At universities, some instructors are finding the return to the classroom a nerve-racking experience. A few have quit — one in the middle of class.
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COVID killed the on-campus lecture, but will unis raise it from the dead?

COVID killed the on-campus lecture, but will unis raise it from the dead? | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
About two-thirds of Australian universities won't be offering on-campus lectures in 2021. But that's not all the pandemic's fault – it simply accelerated a shift away from the traditional format.
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Female enrolment at Australian universities dropped by 86,000 in 2020 as 'pink recession' hit

Female enrolment at Australian universities dropped by 86,000 in 2020 as 'pink recession' hit | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
ABS data shows slump in students was highly gendered, with the number of male students dropping by 21,200
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I Won't Be Teaching in a Classroom, but I'm Ready to Make the Best of a Most Unusual Semester

I Won't Be Teaching in a Classroom, but I'm Ready to Make the Best of a Most Unusual Semester | Higher Education Teaching and Learning | Scoop.it
For the first time in 28 years, I am not starting the academic year in a classroom. Today is the first day of the 2020-2021 academic year and I will be at home. No stacks of syllabi to distribute on the first day. No new outfit or bag to carry my stuff to class. No excited early arrival at work to o
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Responding to #COVID19. Case studies from Canberra Institute of Technology teaching teams #TAFE

Through three case studies we see how CIT staff and students are responding to COVID-19 and adapting to their new learning environment.
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