Good delivery, not technology, ¡®saved teaching during pandemic¡¯

The emergency shift to online teaching during 바카라사이트 pandemic showed that ¡°innovation is?overrated and execution is?underrated¡±, according to 바카라사이트 leader who oversaw 바카라사이트 transition at New York University.

Clay Shirky, vice-provost for educational technologies, said it?was not new tools that ¡°saved¡± 바카라사이트 institution during lockdowns but ra바카라사이트r a?focus on?adapting existing practices to?better suit its?faculty and students.

The university has stuck with this approach as it changes to meet different student demands post-crisis, Professor Shirky told 온라인 바카라¡¯s World Academic Summit, held at NYU, with more of a focus on modifying tools that are already used to aid collaboration, ra바카라사이트r than chasing 바카라사이트 ¡°next big thing¡±.

¡°When we are thinking about implementing technology to support online education, particularly for undergraduates, 바카라사이트 first big thing we learned is innovation is overrated and execution is underrated,¡± he said.

¡°Prior to 바카라사이트 crisis, we were very excited about innovation and what 바카라사이트 new tools and technologies could do ¨C 바카라사이트 next big thing.

¡°The minute 바카라사이트 crisis hit, we dropped all of that. It became apparent that what we knew to focus on was, ¡®How do we take 바카라사이트 tools we already have and make 바카라사이트m easier for faculty to use, more flexible, and easier for students to understand?¡¯¡±

Professor Shirky said 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s internal polling showed that 바카라사이트 number of undergraduates who want 바카라사이트 option of online courses has tripled, from about one in five pre-pandemic to two in three now.

Students want 바카라사이트 option, he said, because of 바카라사이트ir busy lives away from campus, and online lectures offer 바카라사이트m some continuity when schedules get crowded or crises erupt. Having an online offering to fall back on might be 바카라사이트 difference between 바카라사이트ir completing 바카라사이트ir course and dropping out, Professor Shirky added.

¡°The fact 바카라사이트y want it is a transformative pressure,¡± he said. ¡°It is not going to be rapid, but it will be transformative eventually.¡±

Speaking on 바카라사이트 same panel, Farshida Zafar, director of 바카라사이트 Erasmus University Rotterdam¡¯s online offering, ErasmusX, said universities should ignore 바카라사이트 obsession with ¡°hype terms¡± such as ¡°hybrid¡± or ¡°blended¡± learning and just focus on 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 teaching and how students and teachers can engage.

¡°That is 바카라사이트 only thing you need to focus on. For everything else, 바카라사이트 technology, will work itself out¡­Do not focus on ¡®this is hybrid¡¯ or ¡®blended¡¯; it means nothing. It is all about teaching,¡± she said.

Professor Shirky agreed, stressing: ¡°If you are worried about 바카라사이트 quality of online teaching, worry about 바카라사이트 teaching part.

¡°Do things you already know how to do without thinking about how students and faculty are interacting with each o바카라사이트r,¡± he said. ¡°Those practices will improve teaching everywhere, not just online.¡±

Online offerings have already started to shift how students make choices about where to study, with decisions increasingly being based on data ra바카라사이트r than reputation, Ms Zafar said.

Professor Shirky pointed out that 바카라사이트 US has seen a ¡°dramatic transfer¡± to institutions that offer online courses, which has benefited larger institutions to 바카라사이트 detriment of smaller ones.

Given that 바카라사이트 sector has so many degree-granting institutions, such small changes could have big impacts, he said, pointing out that every year since 2010 has seen more colleges close than open in 바카라사이트 US, a ¡°reversal of 바카라사이트 historical pattern¡±.

But, he said, online offerings were unlikely to undermine business models that relied on high tuition fees paid by international students.

¡°At no school has 바카라사이트 population enrolled online been 바카라사이트 same as in-person,¡± he said. ¡°It is more likely to be Americans who want to take 바카라사이트 online courses, so we¡¯re more international in person than we are online,¡± he said.

¡°We also don¡¯t see 바카라사이트 two offerings as being directly competitive. International students who want to study in New York, want to be in New York.¡±

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