Event2020

COVID-19 emergency remote pivot

In spring 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic forced the large majority of U.S. colleges and universities to shift instruction online within days or weeks.

Year
2020

The episode accelerated adoption of online tools even at institutions that had previously treated them as secondary.

The episode accelerated adoption of online tools even at institutions that had previously treated them as secondary.

Institutions that already had experience with online learning not surprisingly managed better the pivot to emergency remote learning.

Well-planned online learning experiences are meaningfully different from courses offered online in response to a crisis or disaster.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit suddenly in March 2020, most schools in the United States pivoted to remote learning.

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