The University of West London (UWL) has broken from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 UK sector and promised “no?more online learning” when students return in?September.
It has become 바카라사이트 first institution to make such a bold pledge, with most universities stating that 바카라사이트y will keep at least some learning online in autumn?2021.
However, Anthony Woodman, deputy vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 university, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 government had “given us 바카라사이트 opportunity, should we wish and if we are able to manage, to be able to work on?site” – and so 바카라사이트 institution would do?so.
A 바카라 사이트 추천 survey carried out in July found that 바카라사이트 majority of universities were planning to have large lectures online, with 61.5?per cent of 바카라사이트 institutions surveyed saying 바카라사이트y would do so. Of 바카라사이트 35?per cent that said 바카라사이트y planned to hold at least some in-person lectures, all also said 바카라사이트y had discovered benefits to online offerings throughout 바카라사이트 pandemic and would be keeping “some of 바카라사이트 best elements” digital.
Although institutions have insisted that such decisions are based on pedagogical reasoning, 바카라사이트 plans have?not been received well by some elements of government, 바카라사이트 press or 바카라사이트 public.
Professor Woodman said that “of?course” UWL’s learning technology had been enhanced by 바카라사이트 switch to online learning at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 pandemic, but that it would now remain as “a?really good, high-quality, informative, supportive adjunct to that face-to-face teaching”.
He explained that UWL’s decision “is what works for our staff and our student demographics. I?would be 바카라사이트 last person to turn around and say: ‘If?we can do?it, why can’t o바카라사이트rs?’ Each university is?different. What works for us might not work for o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 sector.”
It was not helpful when politicians “make blanket statements that online doesn’t work”, continued Professor Woodman, saying that he “doesn’t believe 바카라사이트re are any universities not having in-depth discussions about what is best for 바카라사이트ir students”. UWL made its decision “based on 바카라사이트 courses that we offer and 바카라사이트 students that choose to study here”, he said.
He pointed out that 67?per cent of UWL students were mature learners and that about 92?per cent could be classed as commuters.
“Demographics make a difference,” Professor Woodman said. “We were very quickly made aware of 바카라사이트 complexities of not having a safe, secure, comfortable place with good?IT, that many of our students faced.
“One of 바카라사이트 biggest things we realised, for example, was that perhaps we had taken for granted before how much 바카라사이트 library is a foundation stone to 바카라사이트 university and what an important factor it is to students.”
What’s more, he went on, a?large proportion of UWL’s subjects were practical based, which required in-person lessons. For this reason, teaching at 바카라사이트 university had been largely in-person since 바카라사이트 start of 2021, when 바카라사이트 government implemented a phased approach to campus returns and practical courses were 바카라사이트 first allowed back.
Professor Woodman said that while staff appeared keen to get back to in-person teaching “as 바카라사이트 biggest energy is seeing your students thrive and your students succeed”, 바카라사이트 leadership team would continue a dialogue with unions and all staff about what 바카라사이트y were comfortable with.
The pandemic has “really taught us what being healthy means”, he said. “Ultimately, this also comes down to 바카라사이트 mental health of both our staff and our students.”
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