Will universities learn from lockdowns? – ZAWYA

Will universities learn from lockdowns? – ZAWYA

Will universities learn from lockdowns? | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeLifeHealthArticleWill universities learn from lockdowns? Like many businesses, universities are struggling with how to reopen and are adopting a range of strategies    A university student wears her mortar hat following her graduation ceremony from the School of Commerce at the University of Sydney in Australia, April 22, 2016. CAMBRIDGE - Will COVID-19 finally trigger a long-overdue technological disruption of higher education? Throughout the world, sudden mid-semester lockdowns aimed at combating the pandemic forced universities to switch to distance learning almost overnight. But while this rapid transition has been tough for faculty and students alike, some good might yet come of it.Like many businesses, universities are struggling with how to reopen and are adopting a range of strategies. For example, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom has announced that its lectures will be online-only until at least the summer of 2021. Others, including Stanford University, are offering a mix of in-person and online classes, as well as spreading out their academic year so that fewer students will be on campus at any time.Make no mistake: COVID-19 represents a massive economic hit to higher education. Dorm rooms are unoccupied, sports