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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman
I also would like to put in a plug for my profession and say that the large majority of professors have worked really hard to adapt classes to the current context, with little time to prepare/pivot and little advance training and equipment to assist with different teaching modalities they're doing from home. The amount of time I spent preparing, recording videos to supplement synchronous instructions, and attending instructional technology trainings this past summer resulted in 12 hour work days almost every day. I never worked so hard in my life. This has been incredibly stressful, and the professors in my department have worked so hard, and they are anxious about students' welfare and learning. I've only fielded two student complaints all semester. All this to say that when I hear refrains of college students "teaching themselves," that has not been what I've seen as a professor or a parent. I think there's more self-direction and personal organization required, but not necessarily self-teaching.
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You are not alone - I am right here with you!
My college offered four different modalities of course instruction this past fall and will offer the same four this spring.
Our four course modalities are: 1) online anytime, 2) online on a schedule, 3) hybrid-lab, and 4) flex campus.
Faculty received 'crash-trashing courses' for the flex campus modality since my college has never used this modality before.