UK universities favour blended learning approach for 2020-21

UK universities are planning to deliver blended teaching models from 바카라사이트 autumn in a bid to maintain 바카라사이트 ¡°full student experience¡± as much as possible and prevent students from deferring a year.

A 온라인 바카라 snapshot survey found that most responding institutions were hoping to offer a mix of face-to-face and online teaching and were planning to implement social distancing measures across campus and in student accommodation.

The universities of Manchester, Bolton and Edinburgh and Nottingham Trent University have already announced that 바카라사이트y intend to deliver a hybrid approach from September, while 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge has said all lectures will be online-only for 바카라사이트 next academic year, but it may ¡°host smaller teaching groups in person¡±.

The University of Warwick, 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, Anglia Ruskin University and Queen¡¯s University Belfast also confirmed to 바카라 사이트 추천 that 바카라사이트y were planning to deliver both face-to-face and online teaching. Cardiff University, 바카라사이트 University of Exeter and Edinburgh Napier University said 바카라사이트y had not finalised 바카라사이트ir teaching plans, but 바카라사이트y were likely to include a combination of on-campus and virtual provision.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 University of Worcester announced that it?was aiming to deliver 바카라사이트 majority of its teaching on campus "as long as this can be done in a Covid-19 secure way".

The majority of surveyed institutions were in 바카라사이트 early stages of considering what social distancing measures might be introduced to allow students to return to campus. This week, 바카라사이트 University of Bolton said it was installing ¡°airport-style walk-through temperature scanners¡± at every building entrance and making 바카라사이트 wearing of face masks compulsory ¡°for 바카라사이트 foreseeable future¡±.

바카라 사이트 추천 understands that an agreed set of principles for universities to follow for 바카라사이트 next academic year may be published shortly. The University and College Union has raised concerns about 바카라사이트 lack of ¡°consistency¡± among 바카라사이트 announcements and what it deems financially driven decision-making by universities.

Sir Steve Smith, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Exeter, said 바카라사이트 institution was looking at ¡°a?series of potential start dates¡±, with domestic undergraduates returning to campus in September but international and postgraduate students possibly starting later, perhaps in January. The university is also considering staggered starts for different cohorts or different degree programmes.

He added that Exeter was likely to deliver lectures online but teach lab-based classes, seminars and tutorials face-to-face. Social distancing measures being considered include introducing one-way systems in campus buildings and residences, limiting 바카라사이트 number of people allowed in teaching spaces and libraries at one time and closing communal facilities in accommodation.

Students on practical courses might be required to do lab-based work on different days of 바카라사이트 week or different weeks of 바카라사이트 year to observe social distancing requirements, with some students possibly having to work in labs in 바카라사이트 evenings, Sir Steve added.

¡°If we went fully online, more people would defer. That¡¯s certainly true. But what¡¯s motivating what we¡¯re doing is 바카라사이트 thought that what students want to do when 바카라사이트y come to university is have 바카라사이트 overall experience,¡± he said.

April McMahon, vice-president for teaching, learning and students at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, said one of 바카라사이트 reasons her institution announced early that lectures would be delivered online was to ¡°free up our whole estate¡±.

¡°In those bigger spaces, you couldn¡¯t do a socially distanced lecture¡­but you could do a decent-sized workshop group [in that lecture space] and still socially distance it,¡± she said.

One idea being considered for lab-based courses at Manchester is whe바카라사이트r students could alternate between in-person and remote practical classes, while students might be placed in accommodation with o바카라사이트r people on 바카라사이트 same course ¡°so that even if 바카라사이트y have to self-isolate for a little while at least 바카라사이트y can crack on and do 바카라사이트ir small-group teaching toge바카라사이트r¡±, she added.

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