Penn State Libraries
“Penn State University Libraries will need to reduce spending on library collections by about $2.2 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year”https://t.co/HOj7fJTUy5
— Bryan Alexander (@BryanAlexander) July 11, 2020
Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
“Penn State University Libraries will need to reduce spending on library collections by about $2.2 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year”https://t.co/HOj7fJTUy5
— Bryan Alexander (@BryanAlexander) July 11, 2020
https://abcnews.go.com/US/alabama-students-throwing-covid-parties-infected-officials/story
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/599387467358622/
Hi everyone- my mom has been teaching Bio 101 with a lab for 39 years. I’m working with her to get ready for the fall semester online but Science isn’t my field. Any recommendations for online bio labs?
Stephanie Edelmann I’m still working on my lab, but here is an extensive list of online resources that was shared with faculty at our school.
https://docs.google.com/…/1Mv0EyCw2QeFIpW5P5qNR5EW…/edit
Rebecca Westphal Carolina has kits…. but they are mostly on back order and hard to get for fall (in US?). You could think of putting together your own kits for students to pick up. There are also many labs using “household” materials such as this spinach photosynthesis lab http://www2.nau.edu/…/photosynthesis/photosynthesis.html.
For introducing basic chemistry I really like the “Build an Atom” simulation on the PhET website, although it’s more of an activity than a “lab”. HHMI biointeractive has lots of free resources and data sets that you could build on, including lots for natural selection — try searching “rock pocket mouse natural selection” on the biointeractive website.
Rachel Scherer https://phet.colorado.edu/_m/ is one of my go to favorites. I have some instructors testing labster out this summer. I haven’t heard anything back so I am guessing it is working well for them. Also
Cheryl DeWyer Lindeman https://www.biointeractive.org
Cheryl DeWyer Lindeman https://www.shapeoflife.org/
Sondra LoRe https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/quant_bio_online
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more on emergency teaching in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=emergency+teaching
Most students do not want an online education, and many are calling for reductions in tuition fees to compensate for what they perceive might be a lower-quality education and experience. Some might choose to wait for a return to on-campus delivery.
Most professors do not want to teach in an online environment because they value engaging with students in discussions, debates, and laboratory demonstrations. There are many good pedagogical reasons why most post-secondary education continues to take place in a face-to-face, on-campus delivery mode despite the longstanding availability of technology to support online teaching.
Professor and student preferences aside, there is a more pressing problem looming.
There is precious little time for professors to change all of their courses to an online mode of delivery.
Nova Scotia Universities and Colleges need a significant and urgent infusion of funding from the provincial government to cover the increased costs of converting post-secondary education into an entirely different mode of operation over the next three months. Universities cannot be expected to cover those costs alone, and neither should students.
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more on online teaching in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=online+teaching
with Dr. Kannan Sivaprakasam. Accumulate resources:
These scenarios omit two critical components of the campus: the many men and women who can’t work from home and extracurricular activities.
Layoffs and furloughs must be the last option; pay cuts/freezes and other cost-saving opportunities must be exhausted before even one person is laid off this fall.
Extracurricular activities must be undertaken with an abundance of caution. Only those activities that are essential and can’t take place virtually must be held. Social distancing must be practiced, no matter the health conditions that exist at the particular time.
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As the pandemic wears on, expect heavier teaching loads, more service requirements, and more time online
By Bryan Alexander MAY 11, 2020
https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Coronavirus-Will/248750
(no access to the Chronicle? Not problem: use this link – https://bryanalexander.org/scenarios/two-competing-visions-of-fall-higher-education-plus-a-ghostly-third/)
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more on higher ed options for fall 2020 in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=covid
Beloit College — shifting to a “module based semester” to allow flexibility to move toward either online or in-person classes
Boston University — leaning toward in-person classes
Brown University — leaning toward in-person classes
California State University at Fullerton — starting fall semester online
Centre College — block-scheduling courses in shorter segments to allow flexibility to shift toward either in-person or remote learning
Clemson University — exploring a range of scenarios, from in-person classes to entirely online
Cornell University — no decision expected until June
Montana State University — planning for the return of students in the fall, subject to guidance from a task force
Ohio State University — leaning toward in-person classes, with a final decision by late June
Purdue University — planning to start fall semester in person if testing and contact tracing allows
San Jose State University — planning to conduct classes mostly or entirely online
Southern New Hampshire University — planning to allow students to move into dorms, and is offering full tuition scholarships to incoming freshmen
Stanford University — expects to make a decision in May, but might delay fall quarter till winter
University of Arizona — planning to hold in-person classes
University of Central Florida — leaning toward in-person classes
University of Maine system — planning for in-person classes
University of Maryland system — planning to start in-person, but some larger classes may be online
University of Michigan — hoping to hold classes in-person
University of Missouri — planning for in-person classes
Washington State University — planning for in-person classes
Wayne State University — leaning toward starting fall classes online
West Virginia University — exploring a range of scenarios, from in-person to entirely online
William Jewell College — intends to open for fall semester