Online Learning Update

by Sandra Müller, The Diamondback

While about 97 percent of all courses on this campus are still taught face-to-face, a new university commission is exploring ways to incorporate greater use of technology in classrooms. The 25-member Provost’s Commission on Blended and Online Education will make recommendations on how online and blended learning — a teaching approach that combines computer-based activities with in-person lessons — can fit into the university’s mission as a research university, said Gary White, public services associate dean and a member of the commission. “Our primary focus is to ensure high-quality teaching and learning experiences,” White said. To that end, the commission — chaired by public health college Dean Jane Clark — has considered factors such as accessibility, physical infrastructure and finances, White said.

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