[LINK] Cambridge University Using Online Lectures Until 2021

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Some students, especially those doing an MBA, where networking is a
vital part of the course are starting to demand re-reimbursement of
course fees.

e-learning is a two edged sword.

On 22/05/2020 8:33 am, Tom Worthington wrote:
> Face to face lectures at University of Cambridge have been suspended
> until mid 2021.
> https://www.cam.ac.uk/coronavirus/news/update-from-the-senior-pro-vice-chancellor-education-regarding-the-academic-year-2020-21
>
> This is a prudent move, as lectures are high risk for COVID19, and
> don't provide better educational outcomes that video. Like Cambridge I
> expect Australian universities will start with small group teaching
> and not have large scale lectures for at least a year (if ever).
>
> ps: I was invited to tell Cambridge University staff how to do
> eLearning while on a visit in 2015.
> http://www.tomw.net.au/technology/it/graduate_elearning/
>
> Dr Danny Kingsley, then Head of the Office of Scholarly Communication
> at Cambridge, took some notes.
> https://unlockingresearch-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=208
>
>

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
email: brd at iimetro.com.au