#Students

University of Aberdeen

aberdeenuni

1/ It's been great hearing from our staff and students as they return to campus. Abbe Brown, Professor in Intellectual Property Law and Dean for Student Support, recently returned to

Clint Smith

ClintSmithIII

The students who will lose out the most in online learning are those living in poverty, but teachers also shouldn't be forced to risk their lives going back into school

FemSoc NUIG

FemSocNUIG

As we enter another 6 week lockdown we will be relying on the internet more than ever to stay connected. It is our duty to ensure our online spaces are

Jim Dickinson

jim_dickinson

The further into the winter we get the stranger that "keep universities open" sounds. They are not, meaningfully, open now. Collectively there's a cigarette paper between what's happening now and

Dr Rebekah Fitzsimmons

DrFitzPhD

Wow. It has been a minute since I actually looked at @CanvasLMS from the student view and it is IMPOSSIBLE for students to actually find all the feedback they have

UVA

UVA

The University has recently identified five cases of COVID-19 in the Balz-Dobie residence hall on Grounds through the UVA wastewater and individual testing programs. All 188 students in Balz-Dobie were

Emrys Donaldson

emrysdo

This is one of the threatening messages sent to University of Alabama faculty, claiming that sharing any information about COVID-positive students in class is a HIPPA [sic] violation. It is

Zero (they/their)

ZeroWrites

One thing I've noticed in my 10+ years as a professor, my more allistic/neurotypical students tended to infer directions that were not included in what I gave them or told

Andy Driska, Ph.D.

andydriska

So, I've just been ruminating about all of #highereducation moving to #onlinelearning after reading the Teaching newsletter from @becksup this morning. The struggle to reproduce your typical 80-minute class meeting

corey robin

CoreyRobin

One of my students in class last night: "I never thought I'd say this, but I miss being in a classroom so much." 1/n Her comment prompted an interesting discussion.

AP for Students

APforStudents

In response to COVID-19, we're developing AP Exams for this year that students can take from home.2020 AP Exams will be: Given May 11-22 and June 1-5 45 minutes long

Josiah DeGraaf

JosiahDeGraaf

Some thoughts about this unfortunate decision from an English teacher who just finished teaching through The Great Gatsby himself with his 11th graders (albeit in the oddness that comes with

Claire Fox

Fox_Claire

Just a short thread on students following Rhodes statue's fall and grim harassment of Hitchens: don't blame student activists; they are kicking an open door. It's acquiescence of university authorities

Tolly Taylor WSBT

TollyTaylor

#BREAKING: @NotreDame President Rev. John Jenkins will quarantine after attending the nomination ceremony for Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the @WhiteHouse Rose Garden #BREAKING: @NotreDame President Rev. John Jenkins, in

Courtney Milan 🦖

courtneymilan

Here’s the thing, though: law school does this *very poorly*, in large part because most professors use the Socratic method to try to make people think a certain way without

Disabled Academic Collective

DisabledAcadem

I was in a meeting today where a member of a commission on disability asked why students are allowed to get accommodations late in the term. Let me make it