Do Zoom classes confirm our worst fears about human nature?

Insisting on in-person classes post-Covid is not a line we can hold

A strategic rejection of digital instruction is akin to France’s short-sighted attempt to prevent invasion in the 1930s, says Robert Zaretsky

By Robert Zaretsky

6 April

We must supplement Zoom with small-group, face-to-face teaching

Video conferencing is a reasonable substitute for lectures, but that is where it must end, say Robert Zaretsky and George Alliger

By Robert Zaretsky

15 May

About-turns on in-person and online teaching are unhinging everyone

Covid and its financial fallout are serious, but managers must grasp the impact of their operating experiments on teaching and learning, says Binoy Kampmark

By Binoy Kampmark

18 June

Students ‘twice as likely to cheat’ in online exams

Survey of German students finds higher levels of cheating during online exams than in on-site exams for the 2020 summer semester

By Anna McKie

9 June

Do Zoom classes confirm our worst fears about human nature?

Some students have abused privacy allowances and marking latitude – but others’ ongoing engagement has been heartening, says Robert Zaretsky

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Insisting on in-person classes post-Covid is not a line we can hold

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Students ‘twice as likely to cheat’ in online exams

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Do Zoom classes confirm our worst fears about human nature?

Some students have abused privacy allowances and marking latitude – but others’ ongoing engagement has been heartening, says Robert Zaretsky

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Insisting on in-person classes post-Covid is not a line we can hold

We must supplement Zoom with small-group, face-to-face teaching

About-turns on in-person and online teaching are unhinging everyone

Students ‘twice as likely to cheat’ in online exams

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University of Houston

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