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The first week of distance learning is in the books. I wrote a bit earlier in the week about the transition to it, as well as some first day reflections.
While it’s beneficial for many students, especially younger ones, to have direct, hands-on instruction, it seems that students are adjusting fairly well to the transition. From an instruction perspective, it streamlines content delivery, and helps put it in a form that most of us consume anyway—via video.
With one week in the books, I thought it would be worthwhile to share some reflections about this hasty, sudden experiment in distance learning.
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