USD Magazine Fall 2020

A NEW ERA LEARNING IS CARING: COVID-19 PROMPTS EDUCATIONAL PIVOTS FOR USD DAWN OF by Ryan T. Blystone Experiential or discussion based? Lectures or by the book? Remote or in person? No matter what method of teaching a professor employs, establishing a connection requires one crucial factor: Learning is caring. The present-day reality of the COVID-19 pandemic reinforces the essential and evolving need to find new ways to engage and impar t knowledge. Six months ago, in mid-March, a seismic shif t hit the University of San Diego campus community due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Students were moved of f campus and faculty made a monumentally quick move to remote instruction in the middle of the spring semester.

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