Giving Compass' Take:
- Natalie Schwartz discusses how the switch to online learning has brought lasting changes to higher education, such as the addition of more online courses.
- How does broadening access to online learning improve the accessibility of higher education? What equity challenges still remain?
- Read about cultivating educational opportunities beyond the pandemic.
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The CHLOE report typically captures trends in online education, but the sixth installment also asked college officials about how their institutions were impacted by the pandemic and how they expect the move to remote learning will affect their institutions long-term.
The survey found more than 80% of colleges used online classes in fall 2020. Some schools that started out with in-person learning during the term switched to remote education in response to coronavirus outbreaks.
Almost two-third of institutions gave additional resources to support online learning in 2020 compared to the prior year. Three-quarters of that group said their institutions invested in technology hardware and software licenses. Other top areas included hiring support staff and funding online exam proctoring.
Read the full article about continued online learning by Natalie Schwartz at Higher Ed Dive.