The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/online-learning/)
As the first prelims of the spring 2022 semester approach, Cornellians are re-adjusting to in-person learning, changing their study habits and rushing to catch up with course material before their tests.
Professors look forward to teaching in-person as the two-week virtual period comes to a close.
The University will be holding courses virtually for the first two weeks of the spring 2022 semester, representing the first time first-year students will be taking college courses online.
As a year passes since Cornell closed campus, students share their challenging and new experiences with remote learning.
Cornell’s language programs are adapting to online and hybrid learning with a more relaxed approach to reduce student stress.
I am loath to admit that Zoom University has any good qualities. Breakout room discussions in which one person asks a question followed by ten minutes of awkward silence. I’m pretty sure we’ve all had at least one big internet scare the hour before a crucial prelim or project due date. I have fallen asleep at least eight times this semester during lecture. Okay, fine, maybe that last one is my own fault, but I’m still going to blame it on Zoom.
But, I have to give credit where credit is due, and some parts of the online environment are –– dare I make such a bold claim –– not the absolute worst thing in the world.
As Cornell’s hybrid fall semester comes to a close, the class of 2024 speak on their introduction to the University, whether in-person, online or at home altogether.
Because there have not been any institution-level decisions about Election Day classes, some students will be logging onto classes, while others will have a break for the day.
Even during a normal college semester, Cornell students struggle to take care of their mental health, caught between endless projects, exams and papers.
While many professors have used online simulations instead of physical laboratories to lower the risk of COVID-19 transmission, some think that simulations they are using now could be helpful in the future.