April 24, 2020 - Integrate It!



April 24, 2020Pettit, Emma. A Side Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Reading Got a Lot Harder. 20 April 2020. 24 April 2020. < professor Margaret Chapman found she is having a hard time focusing on dense readings that she assigned to students prior to COVID 19. When she asked her students how they felt about the reading assignments – they felt the same way. When she spoke with other professors, she found they also felt the same way. Professors making elaborate plans to write their next research proposal but during quarantine but find their motivation is not as strong as they though it would be.As a result Chapman assigns shorter readings and has added shorter readings with podcast and videos. She now gives feedback over google meetings instead of writing it down.Additionally, instead of having her students read an assignment one time and discussing it the next week, she encourages her students to refer back as the academic term progresses.Kafka, Alexander C. The Discipline That Is Transforming Higher Ed: The computer-science boom is straining colleges. But it could save some, too. 15 April 2020. 24 April 2020. Computer Science majors are growing fast. At UC Berkeley, computer science went from having 1,116 students in 2009 to having 3,387 students in 2019. The demand is still growing. Additionally, students who are not computer science majors are enrolling in courses at higher rates than they have in the past. Many universities have been struggling to higher enough faculty to keep up with enrollments. Due to COVID 19 and people lossing jobs, this could work in college’s favor.Many academic fields believe every student should have some type of computer scienc skill under their belts. Computer science is a skill that can be used across any field.The Chronicle of Higher Education. How Will the Pandemic Change Higher Education?: Professors, administrators, and staff on what the coronavirus will leave in its wake. 10 April 2020. 24 April 2020. < of Higher Ed suggest some predictions for colleges to be cautious of. In terms of finances The Chronicle proposes colleges will have to cut back significantly on unnecessary expenses. However, there will need to be room for building a vibrant online campus life for students. There is a expected decline in college towns. New social media platforms will pop up for students to interact in a way they haven’t before. Some schools will not survive the COVID 19 pandemic. For example, recessions tend to being people back to college, but with the fear of college debt, the return may not be as high as previous years. Now is a great time to create a “new normal” for how education is administered to students”. The future of college sports in unpredictable. HBCUs that thrive on interaction with students on campus have an unpredictable future. Now is an opportunity to change how grades are administered. COVID 19 reveals that good knowledge and good teaching is crucial at all levels of education, all the way from Pre-School to Ph.D. Transitioning education online will be an ongoing process. After COVID 19 Humanity education may rise significantly, more specifically in diversity and inclusion. Higher education institutions will not survive is student basic needs are not met. Essential workers who were not as respected are coming out of the shadows. Parents are having a hard time finding a divide between work and family duties.Field, Kelly. 10 Tips to Support Students in a Stressful Shift to Online Learning. 30 March 2020. 24 April 2020. < Andre Perry survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has some tips on how to best support students. Survey students about tools and platforms. Allow the students to co construct the classroom. Create hybrid courses. Go low-tech and mobile friendly. Temper your expectations. Share your story about how COVID19 has affected you and allow students to do the same. Offer support and resources. Create opportunity to process the moment – let current events influence the material that is used in courses. Assign self-care assignments and model it.Amour, Madeline St. Federal Funding Left Out Some of the Most Vulnerable. 23 April 2020. 24 April 2020. < early April, millions of dollars were released to higher Ed institution in order to support Full-Time Pell Grant students. This is an extreme disadvantage to a large student population who needs support. 65% of community college student population is Part-Time. Part-Time students are more likely to be nonwhite, low-income and first generation. Part-Time students are also more likely to be working full-time and taking care of family members. Statistically, Part-Time students are in greater need of support.Additionally, Part-Time students are more likely to have just recently lost their jobs since they work full-time.Whitford, Emma. Job Uncertainty Looms Larger for People of Color. 23 April 2020. 24 April 2020. <;.“An ongoing survey shows that people of color have been disproportionately affected by the economic effects of the pandemic, and large numbers say they would need more education if laid off.”62% of Americans are worried about losing their jobs due to the COVID19 outbreak. However, the percentages change when broken down by ethnicity. 72% of Asian and Latino Americans fear losing their jobs. 68% of Black Americans fear losing their jobs. And, 57% of white Americans fear losing their jobs. Studies show Latino Americans are more likely to lose hours, while Black Americans are more likely to be laid off.A third of Americans claim they need more education is they are to lose their jobs. Additionally, a study found American are monitoring the news less frequently and continuing on with their lives, compared to a couple weeks ago.April 23, 2020Cantwell, Brendan and Barrett J. Taylor. It’s Time for Radical Reorganization. 15 April 2020. 23 April 2020. < definitely is a possibility that community colleges will experience increase in enrollment. However, many states are expecting budget cuts. Reorganization will be key in keeping colleges afloat. Removing academic departments, state budget cuts, and raising tuition could possibly leave a lot of students behind – more specifically students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.In light of what has happened, the author calls for a reorganization of higher ed. There could be a possibility of merging to consolidate administrative roles. Collaboration instead of competition will serve students better.For example, the Five College Consortium in Massachusetts represents 5 public and private institutions. The schools collaborate on infrastructure, transportation, programming and administrative functions. Lastly, an additional idea to consider is allowing students to attend multiple campuses.Jaschik, Scott and Doug Cederman. "The New Accessibility: Students With Disabilities and Access to Technology." The New Accessibility: Students With Disabilities and Access to Technology. Ed. Scott Jaschik and Doug Cederman. Inside Higher Ed, 23 April 2020. Website. 23 April 2020.For the most part, Covid 19 has not created as many new problems as much as it has exacerbated already existing problems. In order to serve students with learning disabilities, higher education should look into inserting Universal Design from the bottom up in their curriculum.To serve students with disabilities effectively some principles that colleges such as *** follows include (1) coordinate a system that offers help for what students need assistance with (2) be timely (3) have written guidelines and protocols on how to address problems (4) accessibility efforts need to be supported by, “sufficient fiscal, human and infrastructure resources”.Additionally, the seminar speakers mentioned the need to follow a few things (1) check disability laws to make sure the course transformations are in compliance to avoid future law suits(2) update your schools website so that it obviously what services are available for students with a learning disability (3) keep in mind many students with learning disabilities go undiagnosed.Creating an equitable environment for students with learning disabilities will require a community effort. Instructors will need to focus on making their new content easily accessible for all students, and administrators will need to provide as much support as possible as instructors go through the changes. Collaboration and caring for one another is keep. The seminar speakers suggest, if colleges are looking to expand their online platform, it is important that commonality and consistency is important across each course. Some instructors may be frustrated with the idea but it is important to reminder the needs of the students.Lastly, creating an accessibility team can help people be on the same page from all across campus.Vancouver Public Schools. OSPI issues new grading rules for high school courses . 2020. 23 April 2020. < March 17, 2020 OPSI announced a new grade point system for high schools. Whatever grade the student had on March 17 is their final grade. Students are able to improve their grade through remote learning. Students are not allowed to receive an F, they can only receive an incomplete or a D. Students have until August 31 to improve their grades.Evergreen Public Schools. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Messages from Superintendent Mike Merlino. 2020. 23 April 2020. < websites provides regular updates in regard to COVID 19 and the Evergreen School District.K-5 teachers will continue to communicate with students and families about the progress of their students. Middle school students were only in school for 5 days of a new term before schools closed. All students will receive a pass but are expected to continue learning at home. Individual schools have created their own virtual learning sites and families will be able to find further information on their school’s website. For students who do not have digital access, packets have been printed for students to pick up and take home.Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. April 17 CTE Meeting PPT Presentation. 17 April 2020. 23 April 2020. < has started a CareerConnect@Home program for all CTE students across Washington state. The program uses zoom to connect students (grade 7-12) and industry leaders across Washington state. The program has three objectives;Deliver high quality Career Exploration content available to all students in Washington during COVID-19 school closure Supplement existing Career Connected Learning curricula during COVID-19 school closure Create a library of Washington-specific Career Exploration content for future use by students, families, educators, community-based organizations, state agencies, and other stakeholdersThere will be two different webinars; The Concept webinar will have employee panels describing- Careers-Job sectors-Important skills-challenges that companies are trying to solveThe Logistics & Technology webinar is more discussion based and will be a foundation for future CTE online courses.April 22, 2020Gardner, Lee. How College Leaders Are Planning for the Fall: Their pivot online salvaged the spring semester. Now they must ready for a near future defined by unknowns. 17 April 2020. 22 April 2020. < Education has been on a downward spiral for some time now. While other colleges are playing Covid 19 strategies by ear, others are planning for the worst. Especially in this case it is unknown what will happen within the next week or the next year. Some schools are planning to be online for Fall semester, and other are planning to be online for the whole year.When evaluating whether schools should meet in person or not it is important to think about how the decisions will effect employees, student athletes, CTE programs, internships, and all the above. To stay on top of the quick change world, it may be in higher ed’s best interest to regularly plan for possible scenarios.“A survey found as many as one in six college-bound high-school seniors are rethinking whether they will attend college this fall.” Additionally students who still want to attend college are rethinking their top choices. Schools in a small town away from a hospitals, or highly populated urban areas may not be a top choice for students who want to stay safe. Also, students who are international may not be returning or going to a US school at all this fall.Also, what about tuition prices in regard to online school? Some parents and students are thinking why pay tens-thousands of dollars to stay at home and go to a cheaper school?In terms of budget schools face 2 fronts, enrollment and state support. Overall it is safer for schools to prepare for enrollment drops and more specifically, Washington state is expecting the possibility of state support being cut.Private colleges are hit even hard than public colleges in terms of enrollment. The College of Wooster recruits large enrollment from international staff. They were able to recruit students through online platforms but are nervous about Fall 2021 enrollment. Additionally, they are worried about students who were already financially struggling before covid 19 and are aware that those students may not come back.However, to finish this article, it is clear by the number of students who are currently selecting to live on college campuses for fall 2020 – some are still craving the college experience and there is hope for colleges around the country.Figa, Paul N. Under Covid-19, University Budgets Like We’ve Never Seen Before: Unprecedented times require unprecedented strategies and actions. 20 April 2020. 22 April 2020. < 19 is hitting higher education budgets pretty hard and he has some tips on how to plan for the next year. (1) With on certainty of how Covid 19 will effect higher education in the long term, it is important colleges invest in scenario planning sooner rather than later. (2) Once the scenarios have been identified, develop assuptions on how these scenarios may affect the budget. This may be a good time to collaboarate with other colleges for ideas. Also, it is important to make sure that ideas can be backed by data. (3) The final step would be to launch action steps. Many higher education institutions launch budget cuts by administrative areas or unit, but Friga (the author of this article) cautions it may be a better idea to review units and see who may be under-invested compared to units that may be over-invested.McMurtrie. The Next Casualty of the Coronavirus Crisis May Be the Academic Calendar. 16 April 2020. 22 April 2020. < College made an executive decisions to restructure their academic calendar. Instead of following the semester system traditionally, Beloit has decided to break fall into two seven-week modules that way if they need to make changes in the middle of the semester there will be less interruption. McMutrie (the author of this article) predicts other colleges will need to change their academic calendar as well. Schools could possibly convert to completely online, or maybe even create hybrids so that students will be on campus less often. 65% of colleges are considering going completely online.Additionally, schools will need to keep in mind accreditation and state budget cuts.This is a time for colleges to experiment with education delivery but there will be micro-politics to move through to see if professors and instructors are willing to change their teaching style. Bryan Alexander suggest that colleges possibly collaborate on course availability whether informally or formally. This would save colleges and universities a lot of time from having to create new courses.Additionally, community college may need to consider the type of demographic they will be serving over time. They may see more traditional students who have decided to stay home instead of going off to college and a new group of adult students who have recently been laid off.Lincoln Electric. Industry Leaders Come Together to Help Career and Technical Education (CTE) Students Continue Learning During COVID-19 Crisis . 23 March 2020. 22 April 2020. < leaders came together to form an online source for CTE students affected by Covid 19 called Keep CTE Moving. The online program includes hundreds of online courses and resources for machining, welding mechatronics, and programming. Since most CTE programs are hands on, instructors do not have as many sources to post online content. While academic is in the process of reorganizing programs Keep CTE Moving can be a temporary place holder.Gluckman, Nell. ‘A Very Small World’: How Data on Student Enrollment Could Help Colleges Stop Coronavirus’s Spread. 17 April 202. 22 April 2020. < to the outbreak of Covid 19 sociologists Kim Weeden and Benjamin Cornwell were working on a study that focused on the interaction between students at Cornell University. After the outbreak Weeden and Cornell returned to see how the interactions would change of there were to cancel courses or put courses online. For example, Cornell University has a popular course about wine and it often attracts students from different majors across campus. When students finish the wine course they travel to different parts of the campus based on where their courses and majors are housed (they take whatever germs they have with them). Additionally, larger courses could be put online to make room for smaller courses to be taught in large rooms for distancing.April 21, 2020Horn, Michael. COVID-19’s Long-Term Impacts on Education in 2020 and Beyond. 23 March 2020. Article. 16 April 2020. < theme around the effects of online learning. Colleges are encouraged not to sign long term agreements with third-party vendors and look into creating online-learning platforms that help to earn money. Additionally, companies that rely on face to face recruiter events are nervous about revamping their recent graduate hiring process. Many studies indicate that when the economy is down, college enrollments go up. However, it is possible that people will lean towards 6-week Boot Camps to save time and money. Some Boot Camps offer income-share agreement (ISA) plans that allow students to enroll and not pay until after they complete the program and get hired. However, there are risk that there will be no pay back if the student doesn’t get a job.Mintz, Steven. Reimagining Higher Education Post-Coronavirus. 14 April 2020. Article. 16 April 2020. < lot will be sacrificed for COVID19. Faculty, staff, and students are forced to compete for limited resources. It is crucial that colleges and universities focus on long term goals and these seven principles can be a foundation for the process; (1) Equity (2) Accessibility (3) Affordability (4) A learning and outcomes focus (5) Flexibility (6) Resilience (7) SustainabilityAdditionally Inside Higher Ed had some recommendations on action steps that colleges can take to help establish long term success. Firstly, enhancing the quality of online learning is a must - and the beginning focus can be on programs that relate to high demand jobs. Another recommendation is that higher education becomes more collaborative as a whole, share tools between different colleges and universities - this can also help to improve the community college to university pipeline. Additional recommendations include blurring the divide between high schools and college, shift the credit-hour course load, simplify degree requirements, and lastly create resources outside of traditional classes; this includes opportunities such as mentored research, project based learning, and community based learning.Hoover, Eric. Covid-19 Prompts College Board to Cancel June SAT and Prepare for At-Home Exam. 15 April 2020. 2017 April 2020. < Board is planning for the worst and is planning to create a digital version of the SAT and ACT that can be proctored from home. Many students were not able to take the SAT and ACT due to closure of non-essentials. This kept three-quarters of a million students from taking their test for Fall 2021. This could possibly effect students’ ability to submit finalized applications for 4-year schools, though some schools have already dropped their requirements this year. This could possibly be the end of the SAT and ACT requirement.Additionally, Clark College is not huge on SAT but this opens the discussion on how should we implement standardized testing.Muro, Mark, et al. How COVID-19 will change the nation’s long-term economic trends, according to Brookings Metro scholars. 14 April 2020. 17 April 2020. < 19 will turn our entire society upside down. Many industries are highly effected by COVID 19. Retail will further expand their online services and Food Services and grocers will increase their delivery options. In 2017 leisure and hospitality outnumbered jobs in retail, but that may change due to COVID 19. In regard to housing many people were already living paycheck to paycheck and now many people will not have a regular income at all. Fortunately, some steps have been taking to halt evictions and the CARES Act was implemented. However, the resources are temporary and people will be forced to migrate depending on their financial situation.Additionally, the elderly are at a strong disadvantage both in health and in wealth. Low wage employees aged 62 and up are less likely than other age groups to find employment after being laid off due to COVID 19. The disparities get larger between different ethnicity groups.Hawai'i State Commision on the Status of Women. Building Bridges, Not Walking on Backs. 14 April 2020. 21 April 2020. < that are the most negatively affected by COIVD 19 are women and minorities. This is due to the fact that this demographic is more likely to be working low paying service jobs such as caregiving, government admin, food services, and delivery services; in addition to living in unsafe and physically toxic environments.During this time reports indicate an increase in domestic violence, sex trafficking, interruptions of abortions, coercion from landlords and an increase in roles related to caring for the ill. More specifically the Hawai’I State Commission on the Status of Women noticed a lot of COVID 19 plans are not focusing on who is the most disadvantaged in the situation which is women, low-income, and minorities. They suggested a few recommendations. (1) Build a feminist COVID 19 response (2) Don’t cut any social service cost (3) shift away from the tourism industry since it has low wage occupations for most and find a new way to support the economy (4) Use federal stimulus funds to promote reforms (5) Reshape our economy.Suggestions for a Feminist Economic Plan includes; (1) avoiding furloughs and retrain employees to help with COVID 19 (2) Take advantage of the Federal reserve $500 Billion Lending Program for state and local governments (3) Support social entrepreneurship (4) Enhance job opportunities for women and minorities outside the tourism industry (5) study a new economic system (6) Invest in subsidized housing (7) Fund short term economic support, high risk groups, and healthcare programs (8) constructed social-economically mixed developments (9) Support greater gender equality (10) Collect and publish COVID 19 data highlighting gender, race, age, and zip code. Way, Adrienne. The Impact of COVID-19 Changes Higher Education. 2020. 21 April 2020. < Ivers believes the higher education system needs to be transformed and become more flexible for students and working citizens. He is in support of the 60-Year Curriculum, an initiative which creates an environment that where students can reskill over long periods of time as the job market evolves.Additionally, Ivers predicts the growth of Competency-Based Education which is generally lower cost than a traditional degree.2) COVID 19 and new social norm, Trump Gives Governors 3-Phase Plan to Reopen Economy. 16 April 2020. 16 April 2020. < Trump governs a 3 phase plan that will ease social restrictions over time. Phase one has a strict social distance policy when going out in public, and people are to avoid spending time in groups larger than 10 people. Additionally, travel is discourage unless for essential needs. Phase 2 allows for groups of 50 people or less and regular travel can resume. Lastly, Phase 3 allows for social distance restrictions to be dissolved with the exception of people who are sick and will need isolation. Trump says state governors can say whether their citizens should advance to each state or not and there should be at least a 14 day period between each phase. White House. Opening Up America Again. 2020. 17 April 2020. < detailed breakdown of Trump’s 3 Phase Plan. The phases are strongly based on the number of cases recorded and the readiness of each state. The 3 Phase Plan is to be implemented on state by state and county by county bases. The grading criteria for phase advancement includes a 14-day downward spiral of flu reported flue like symptoms, a 14-day downward spiral of COVID 19 cases, and treatment of all patients in hospitals. Readiness of states and counties can be judged by the effectiveness of Testing and Contact Tracing, Healthcare System Capacity, and overall plan to protect citizens.The white house further breaks down phase requirements by (1) Individuals (2) Employers (3) Specific employer.Institution for Health Metrics and Evaluation. COVID 19 Projections. 13 April 2020. 16 April 2020. < Institution for Health Metrics and Evaluation is a research center under UW Medicine and University of Washington. This website leads to graphs that show COVID 19 projections, and current social distancing restrictions for each US state.Washington Governor - Jay Inslee. "Washington, Oregon and California announce Western States Pact." 13 April 2020. Washington Governor - Jay Inslee. 21 April 2020. < of Washington, Oregon, and California sign a pack to agree on a shared vision when it comes to opening the economy and controlling Covid 19. Each state is continuing to build their own plans, though they have agreed to follow the same 3 guidelines; (1) “Our residents’ health comes first’ (2) “Health outcomes and science – not politics – will guide these decisions” (3) Our states will only be effective by working together” While our government focuses on social distancing, our health care professionals can focus on what they do best; (1) Protecting vulnerable populations at risk (2) Ensuring they have the resources to care for those who are sick (3) Lessen the severity of health impacts, more specifically in disadvantaged communities (4) Developing an effective system that test, tracks, and isolates as needed.3) COVID 19 and new workplace norm, Blumenstyk, Goldie. Counting on Employer-Paid Tuition Is Hardly a Safe Strategy Anymore. What Now? 15 April 2020. 17 April 2020. < college students rely on their employer to pay their tuition each term but with recent job cuts it can be expected that a portion of students are financially affected. Some students may need to stop their programs and look for shorter and more affordable programs. Additionally Haley Glover a Strategic Director from the Lumina Foundation suggest the possibility of employers pulling away from financially supporting their employees’ education. Some of the biggest employers offering educational benefits are Walmart and Amazon. Additionally, “the Markle proposal, calling for a government training allowance for people who lose their jobs, could help fill the gap”.Furthermore, there is a push for the expansion of the Pell Grant and that the government fund short-term options that are not traditionally approved.Vozza, Stephanie. How COVID-19 is changing the recruiting and hiring process. 26 March 2020. 17 April 2020. < many companies have put a halt on hiring new employees. And, due to social distancing companies are now looking to hire from within or find new employees locally. Additionally, majority interviews will be hosted online and not in person. Companies are still trying to organize how they will host on boarding processes virtually. This could possibly change the entirety of the employment process for employers and applicants. It is important to educate recent grads on how to be successful in this new formation. ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download