Moving Courses Online: MIS 310 Database Management Pivot Chart Example
Like almost all other colleges and universities, Marian was forced to go 100% “online” in order to finish the Spring 2020 semester because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although neither I nor most of my students had trouble adapting, many other faculty had difficulty making the transition. One of our “advantages” was that my university had an “early” Spring Break so when we returned the week of March 9 we were able to anticipate the change and plan accordingly. When we went “live” Monday the 16th, we were better prepared. The hang-up for many of my colleagues simply was that most traditional courses have not been designed with an “online presence” in mind. This summer as our university gets ready for the Fall (as of now we are planning to conduct classes as usual) all faculty have been required to take an online seminar involving Designing for Canvas. In traditional classes we use Canvas for distributing materials and for grading. During the second half of the semester relied on Web...