2021 Education magazine

2021 Education Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS February 18, 2021 Page 13 T he pandemic has changed the face of college education. Some colleges offer mostly online courses; others offer a hybrid model combining face-to-face courses with online learning elements. Amid the challenges, there are some positive aspects to the way the pandemic has affected education. When colleges had to quickly move to online instruction last spring, administrators, faculty and students had to adapt quickly. One survey on “Student and Faculty Experiences with Emergency Remote Learning in Spring 2020” showed each group’s feelings about this shift. Summarizing the survey, “While the emergency shift to online instruction and the pandemic itself presented daunting challenges for faculty, they identified many strengths in the response of the institutional community. In spite of increased workloads, many faculty members felt that the move online stimulated their creativity and helped them refine their learning objectives.” Many said this change, which showed faculty “new platforms” and teaching methods, “permanently changed their practice for the better.” At Lincoln Christian University, Vice President of Student Development Jill Dicken said some positives she has seen are “flexibility, creativity, and greater adaptation to technology.” Differences in college education during the pandemic Continued p