Left To Their Own Devices

Transfer, or Transform? What the early weeks of remote instruction can teach us about undergraduate online learning

March and April 2020 was a rushed effort to get students learning remotely. What changed — and what didn’t — explains why students…

Transfer, or Transform? What the early weeks of remote instruction can teach us about undergraduate online learning

#2: The Strange and the Familiar

Transfer, or Transform? What the early weeks of remote instruction can teach us about undergraduate online learning

#3: Novelty Overload

Transfer, or Transform? What the early weeks of remote instruction can teach us about undergraduate online learning

#4: Syllabi as Social Contracts

Transfer, or Transform? What the early weeks of remote instruction can teach us about undergraduate online learning

#5: Conclusion: Don’t Be Afraid To Try Something New

How Do We Make Remote Learning Better? Listen to the Students

Lesson #1. Presume That Your Students are Under-connected

Between April 21 and May 14, 2020, we surveyed 3,113 undergraduate college students from 31…

How Do We Make Remote Learning Better? Listen to the Students

Lesson #2. Less is More: Helping Students Manage Information Overload

Between April 21 and May 14, 2020, we surveyed 3,113 undergraduate college…

How Do We Make Remote Learning Better? Listen to the Students

Lesson #3. How to Create Student Community

Between April 21 and May 14, 2020, we surveyed 3,113 undergraduate college students from 31 universities across the U.S. about…

How Do We Make Remote Learning Better? Listen to the Students

Lesson #4. Encourage Students to Develop New Learning Rituals and Routines