A fully remote semester has forced many students at the University of Massachusetts to balance the structure of synchronous classes with the freedom of asynchronous classes. Some students agree that ...

Burdened by the combination of synchronous class sessions and pre-recorded lectures, students in STEM classes said they are spending more time "in class" than in a typical in-person semester.

A petition urging USC to cancel synchronous classes on Election Day has amassed more than 440 signatures since it was launched Friday. Arianna Bollens, a freshman majoring in sociology, said she was ...

In “Learning How to Blend Online and Offline Teaching,” my friend Bob Ubell explores how pandemic-era remote instruction may persist in a post-COVID academic world. (Bob interviewed me for and ...

When Gary Rosche shows up to class twice a week, he’s expected to have his reading done. He’s expected to contribute to conversation, and when he has a question, he’s expected to ask it right then and ...

There were lots of reasons for professors to avoid synchronous instruction at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Students are scattered across different times zones, their access to computers ...

Between time delays and trying to initiate dialogue through a screen, Zoom has changed the way instructors are facilitating synchronous classes online. Whether the class is large or small, ...