Mary Nestor, Millie Tullis and James Butler write that a recent opinion essay presented a distorted view of the possibilities of asynchronous course design. Many institutions now offer effective ...

Some Penn professors have designated their course on Penn InTouch as "asynchronous," removing the meeting time from students' schedules and allowing for greater flexibility during the course selection ...

Maintaining academic integrity in the age of generative AI is a headache for all professors. But those who teach large-enrollment and asynchronous courses are in a particularly challenging spot. If ...

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A fully remote semester has forced many students at the University of Massachusetts to balance the structure of synchronous classes with the freedom of asynchronous classes. Some students agree that ...

Virtual learning and educational technology were not altogether new when the pandemic struck; in the realm of language teaching, however, they were often negated as unlikely to offer students ...

Virtual courses have several advantages for teacher and student alike, such as flexibility and self-management of learning, and they require a very active role from the student. However, even when ...

With the right strategies and technologies, hybrid-flexible courses that combine face-to-face and online classes can create a seamless learning experience for students. During the pandemic, many ...

The administration has pushed back with equal force, stating that the university faces existential threats that, if not ...