Tag: online classes

In a small, informal survey on campus recently, 19 out of 20 students said they would prefer to take 50% of their classes online. 

Valerie Beltran, professor of teacher education, discussed her research on “Meeting the Needs of Students Enrolled in Online Classes” Tuesday in the Quay Davis Board room before an audience of about 20.

Over the past nine months, most colleges and universities have moved some or all of their classes online, as an emergency measure to protect communities from the deadly COVID-19 Pandemic, which to date has killed more than 270,000 Americans.

University of La Verne classes will remain online through the spring semester 2021, according to Tuesday email from President Devorah Lieberman to the campus community. 

January and winter term classes will be all online, and spring 2020 graduation, which had been postponed with the hope that graduates could return for a live event, will also be online in January 2021 as will the event for January 2021 graduates, President Devorah Lieberman announced this week by email. 

COVID-19 has brought all sorts of challenges to college students across the nation, from financial burdens to lack of socialization. The abrupt transition to virtual learning has also caused an overwhelming sense of fatigue for students.