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		By: Stuart Mealor		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.elearningworld.org/corona-virus-exposes-poor-universities/#comment-1138&quot;&gt;Jez&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, I noted that here in New Zealand: &quot;A group of law students at AUT have sent a letter to the Law School Dean Professor Charles Rickett, saying that the university&#039;s policy of in-person teaching was putting people at risk.&quot; [Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=12318549]
Meanwhile &quot;University of Auckland said it had suspended classes across its campuses next week because of the Covid-19 outbreak. It was calling it a Teaching Free Week. Students would not be required to attend campus...&quot; It appears UoA are spending the coming week getting staff up-to-date on how to teach online, if that is required (which I suggest it will almost certainly be). At least this is a positive step, and realistic, and gives staff some of the support they clearly need to transition.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.elearningworld.org/corona-virus-exposes-poor-universities/#comment-1138">Jez</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, I noted that here in New Zealand: &#8220;A group of law students at AUT have sent a letter to the Law School Dean Professor Charles Rickett, saying that the university&#8217;s policy of in-person teaching was putting people at risk.&#8221; [Source: <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&#038;objectid=12318549%5D" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&#038;objectid=12318549%5D</a><br />
Meanwhile &#8220;University of Auckland said it had suspended classes across its campuses next week because of the Covid-19 outbreak. It was calling it a Teaching Free Week. Students would not be required to attend campus&#8230;&#8221; It appears UoA are spending the coming week getting staff up-to-date on how to teach online, if that is required (which I suggest it will almost certainly be). At least this is a positive step, and realistic, and gives staff some of the support they clearly need to transition.</p>
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		By: Jez		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the majority of cases EdTech has done nothing more than replace the photocopier and paper assignment submissions.

Universities don&#039;t have the organisational culture to leverage technology nor the resolve to change their culture.

Teaching hasn&#039;t fundamentally changed for 100 years, its the most change averse sector in the economy.

If you were to spend time in the Universities you mention you would find a dogmatic can&#039;t do won&#039;t do attitude obfuscated by fluffy language about pedagogy. Most academics would rather stick pins in their eyes than make a video lecture.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the majority of cases EdTech has done nothing more than replace the photocopier and paper assignment submissions.</p>
<p>Universities don&#8217;t have the organisational culture to leverage technology nor the resolve to change their culture.</p>
<p>Teaching hasn&#8217;t fundamentally changed for 100 years, its the most change averse sector in the economy.</p>
<p>If you were to spend time in the Universities you mention you would find a dogmatic can&#8217;t do won&#8217;t do attitude obfuscated by fluffy language about pedagogy. Most academics would rather stick pins in their eyes than make a video lecture.</p>
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