Online Learning Update

March 19, 2020

Why social distancing can help colleges stem the spread of coronavirus

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:05 am

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Education Dive

Heeding health experts’ advice, institutions are taking instruction remote and some are vacating residence halls. The tactic university officials are using is called social distancing. It has somewhat of a buzzword as the new coronavirus, and the respiratory illness it causes, COVID-19, has taken hold in six of the world’s seven continents. Social distancing refers to the practice of staying away from large gatherings and crowded areas, such as shopping centers and stadiums. In a university setting, it could apply to classrooms and residence halls, in which students study and live in close quarters.

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