Tuesday, April 21, 2020

CSF prepares to go online this Fall

Cal State Fullerton preparing to go online this fall. Will others follow?
LA Times
Cal State Fullerton is planning to begin fall semester with online classes, one of the first universities in the nation to make that move as campuses throughout the country grapple with how long to stay closed to most students amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fullerton is one of only a handful of universities in the country to announce their intent to proceed with remote instruction this fall. None of the other 22 California State University campuses have decided yet, according to systemwide spokesman Michael Uhlenkamp....

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not surprising. What impact will not having students on campus--no staff for custodial work? Need for fewer administrators? Fewer faculty with larger classes? And what impact on students==primarily them?

Bob said...

I suspect faculty are trying to teach while keeping themselves safe and healthy as well as their students--that includes this fall. On line probably makes matters difficult for college IT staff, for students and faculty.

Anonymous said...

Get rid of non-tenured faculty who slept with department chairs!

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