CUNY SPS-Led Online Teaching Workshops
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CUNy SPS-Led Online
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CUNY SPS proposed to develop a professional development workshop that would help faculty University-wide learn about best practices in online instruction...
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When COVID-19 forced a nationwide shutdown in March 2020, the City University of New York (CUNY)—like other colleges and universities across the country—found themselves scrambling to shift their in-person classes to an online format, an abrupt move that left both faculty and students struggling to adjust.
students whose lives and educational plans had been drastically disrupted by the pandemic. With online classes likely to be the norm for a while in the time of COVID, it became clear that preparing CUNY colleges and their faculty to teach in this format would help ensure that their students continue to get the best possible educational experience.
Amid this upheaval, CUNY began planning their next step, inspired by Albert Einstein’s oft-quoted adage: in the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity. Even as CUNY schools grappled with the transition to emergency remote teaching, the University began brainstorming ways to help the tens of thousands of
But how to do this? For help, the University reached out to their resident online education experts—the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS). For more than 15 years, CUNY SPS has provided quality online degree programs for working adults, allowing them the flexibility to complete their education
CUNY School of Professional Studies Magazine | 2019-2020
