In the back-to-campus COVID rush, a chance to further develop online and hybrid learning formats feels squandered. Fulcrum contributor Areej El-Sharif argues it’s not too late for universities to properly invest.
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As the academic accommodations granted during the winter 2020 term were based on the context of being a student during the COVID-19 pandemic, one can only wonder why the same exceptions are not being granted when the reality of the situation has not changed.
In a surprising turn of events, students have been going up and hugging members of the SFUO, thanking them for years of scandal-free school.
This is not to say that the university should mandate that all classes must use open textbooks, as that would be untenable at this point. However, there are concrete steps that can be taken.
The online course is free and available to anyone around the world, as a part of the UN’s objective to make this course accessible to as many people as possible.
