May 21, Shira Lander, director of Jewish Studies at SMU Dallas, for a commentary about the success of the online teaching protocols SMU adopted in order to adapt to the threats of COVID-19. Published in the Texas Jewish Post: https://bit.ly/2Cxg35S
As a professor at SMU Dallas, I am saddened by mainstream media’s myopic view of pandemic-induced online education.
Whether it be op-eds about students receiving inferior educations in virtual classrooms or stories about parents suing colleges for “not getting their money’s worth,” public discourse lacks an alternative perspective.
My own experience is quite the opposite. I witnessed an increase in student engagement and performance in my admittedly small classes afforded by a private university for my students who were unburdened by medical or socio-economic stress. . .
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