Online Learning Update

Lawrence University is one of six colleges to receive grant money to develop course involving online instruction. University leaders say they will work with Albion College, DePauw University, Grinnell College, Hope College and Wabash College to develop what they call hybrid courses. Teams of faculty from several disciplines are tasked with developing the courses during the rest of this year, with the first courses begin offered in spring of 2016. “This project will allow faculty to explore new instructional methods such as the flipped classroom to deliver content online and enrich the face-to-face experience with new forms of team-based learning,” David Berk, director of instructional technology at Lawrence, said in a news release.