Episode 61: Beyond the Coronavirus: Continuity of Operations and Online Learning

About Episode 61:

In this episode, Tom and Kelvin consider the valuable role online education professionals can play in helping their institutions maintain or resume operations when faced with crises. 

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Content Links

• Description of “The Sloan Semester” [from University of Illinois-Springfield]
• Summit on Campus Resiliency [from State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors]
• In Times Higher Education: “Race on to create online courses for virus-stranded students”
• In The Straits Times: “Coronavirus: Universities cancel in-class mid-term exams, shift to online learning”
• In Japan News: “China: Online educational services see demand surge amid virus epidemic”
• In Education Dive [Interview with NYU’s Clay Shirky]: “How one university is teaching through the coronavirus outbreak”
• Joosten & Cusatis Research Article: “A Cross-Institutional Study of Instructional Characteristics and Student Outcomes: Are Quality Indicators of Online Courses Able to Predict Student Success?”
• From Indiana University: “Keep Teaching” [A robust resource site to support LMS use for COOP planning]