Dear reader,
After months of quarantine, it is time to reflect on the impacts COVID-19 has had on education and the lessons that can be learned from this pandemic. I hope that what we share here today is useful to you.
Paulette Delgado Because of the pandemic, both students and educators found it necessary to adapt to online classes quickly. Now, months later, it is time to reflect on what impact COVID-19 has had on education and what lessons can be learned. READ MORE+
Rubí román The COVID-19 pandemic has confronted professors with the challenge of designing and adopting an emergency remote teaching model to ensure the academic continuity of their students. In this webinar, Professor Ken Bauer shared open tools that teachers can use to deliver courses in a virtual format. READ MORE+
Sofía García-Bullé According to a study published in the journal, Physics Education Research, men and women assume different roles when they participate in the physics laboratory practices at colleges and universities. READ MORE+
Brenda Verdugo González and Priscila Lara Juárez Augmented reality has great potential for pedagogical applications with positive effects on science education. This technology allows active learning and linking knowledge with reality. READ MORE+
Sofía García-Bullé The practice of navigating through negative content to keep informed, known as "doomscrolling," or "doomsurfing," can be harmful to health if done in excess. READ MORE+
WHAT WE ARE READING
How to Reopen: Let Students and Faculty Choose
The key is to move to a three-semester academic year with faculty members and students choosing which two semesters work best for them. Benjamin Reiss | Inside Higher Ed
Asia ‘May Compete with UK’ On International Students Post-Covid
The pandemic may lead to a rise in student mobility within Asia, with countries such as China and Malaysia potentially becoming major competitors to English-speaking countries. Ellie Bothwell | Times Higher Education
For Equity’s Sake, Let Kids Who Like Remote Learning Keep Doing Class Online and Let Kids Who Need In-Person Teaching Have the Schools
When schools reopen in September, why not let families decide whether they prefer face-to-face or remote learning? Alina Adams | The 74
Organizing for Help in a Pandemic
Health care for the summer. Mental health counseling. Assurance that hand sanitizer will be available on campus. Graduate student workers had to organize to win COVID-19 basic protections. Madeline St. Amour | Inside Higher Ed
GitHub Abandons 'Master' and 'Slave' Terms
The world's biggest site for software developers is abandoning decades-old coding terms to remove references to slavery. | BBC News
'It's What Students Look For': The Dutch University that's Only Hiring Women
The program was heavily debated, “but without this radical measure, we would have only arrived at a 50% gender balance by 2042 – we just did not want to wait that long.” Rachael Pells | The Guardian
Why Remote Work Is So Hard—and How It Can Be Fixed
Jack Nilles dreamed of remote work replacing office work, but the plan backfired: we now work from home while also commuting. "We work everywhere." Cal Newport | The New Yorker
Thoreau on Hard Work, the Myth of Productivity, and the True Measure of Meaningful Labor
Three Ways to Advance Gender Equity as We Return to the Office
The lockdown offers a unique opportunity to progress on gender equity by deliberately reworking policies and practices that are designed for men and women. David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson | HBR
Said Karen B. Graubart, an associate professor of history at Notre Dame. She signed a petition of more than 140 faculty members who are concerned about the return to classes in the Fall. The University of Notre Dame became one of the first major institutions to announce its plans to resume in-person instruction as of August 10.
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