The last time I posted here (in January) I described my plan to take various online felting classes. With all my sales and exhibitions cancelled or on hold I thought this would be a good way to keep me focused and motivated during our 3rd pandemic lockdown. Here’s the link (more…)
Month: April 2021
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U of Washington first major campus to cancel in-person classes over coronavirus concerns
Dive Brief:
The University of Washington announced Friday that in light of the novel coronavirus spreading in the Seattle area, it would close its classrooms and have students take their courses and final exams remotely for the remainder of the winter quarter.
The institution, which enrolls nearly 57,000 students across (more…)
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Moving online offers BAME academics the chance to out-cool their masters
The virtue-signalling bandwagon − or should I say “brandwagon” − in response to Black Lives Matter and Covid-19 has led to my receiving more invites than usual. I’ve been asked to jump on to podcasts, Zoom live streams and virtual conferences to discuss race, identity and inequality.
Actually, I hate the (more…)
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3 Lessons for Creating Online Certification Programs
The desire to provide value in a changing marketplace is one of the reasons the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants moved beyond in-person tutors, trainers, and test centers to offer online learning and assessment for candidates pursuing the Chartered Global Management Accountant designation.Joe McLatchie, Senior Manager, Association of (more…) -
TDSB tells staff to brace for online learning amid concerns over increase in COVID-19 cases – The Globe and Mail
Grade two teacher Vivian Mavraidis looks out into the hallways at Hunter’s Glen Junior Public School in Scarborough, Ont., on Sept. 14, 2020.
Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
The Toronto District School Board has warned its school staff to be ready to switch to remote learning as concern grows about the (more…)
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Life beyond Zoom and Teams: students are ready for next gen online spaces | THE Campus Learn, Share, Connect
YouTube posts known as gongbang (“study with me”) videos have become surprisingly popular among students during the Covid-19 pandemic. One well-known streamer in South Korea, Kim Dong-Min, posted a video of himself studying in a library that attracted more than 400,000 views. The video shows him sitting at a desk, (more…)