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The University of Maine

2020

Distance Learning

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S3e3: How Are Technology And Online Classes Changing Education?, Ron Lisnet, Peter Schilling Oct 2020

S3e3: How Are Technology And Online Classes Changing Education?, Ron Lisnet, Peter Schilling

The Maine Question

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated many changes that were already underway in how and where education is delivered these days. From Pre-K to Ph.D., online curricula offered through digital platforms like Zoom and Brightspace are now a key component of virtually every student’s instruction. What are the advantages of using these technologies? Will they replace or merely supplement in-class, face-to-face learning? We talk with Peter Schilling from UMaine’s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning about the future of online education.