WHAT ABOUT FALL 2020?
What will colleges and universities be doing in Fall 2020 in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic? Can students return to campus? How? Will remote learning prevail? To what extent? Will we see a hybrid Fall term, a mix of remote and campus-based experiences? How will institutions assure quality and maintain accredited status?
Among the many articles, webinars and discussions of what Fall 2020 will be, several valuable themes are starting to stand out. We are beginning to understand that approaching the Fall may require a fuller rethinking of the higher education experience framed not only in terms of restoring campus life, but also in terms of an expanded and perhaps more permanent role for remote learning in the collegiate experience. The themes are based on an emerging understanding that we need to move from an emergency action mindset to a mindset of creativity and innovation for the long term.
This will involve: