11 Considerations for Resuming In-Person Instruction in the COVID-19 Era – Campus Technology
A new set of guidelines from the American College Health Association (ACHA) has provided a run-down of key considerations for safely reopening institutions of higher education as the COVID-19 pandemic slows. The recommendations covered multiple areas, from teaching and learning to student health services, housing and athletics.
The guidelines acknowledged that while colleges and universities have moved to online learning for the short term, it will eventually be necessary to return to in-person instruction. “Preparing for COVID-19, almost all institutions of higher education transitioned to an online/virtual mode of instruction,” the report noted. “While these efforts have allowed the teaching and learning missions of universities to continue, there are limitations to remote instruction. Planning should include strategies guided by public health considerations to resume in-person instruction.”