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H1N1 absences lead to creative teaching methods - Chrissy Callahan, Brandeis Hoot
Brandeis’ default solution to this problem is LATTE, Brandeis’ online learning environment. Using LATTE, students can have online chats similar to instant messaging, thereby including them in discussions from afar. But some Brandeis professors are putting their collegiate critical thinking skills to good use, digging deeper to discover new ways to include sick students – quarantined due to H1N1 – in classroom conversations. Jumping on the technological bandwagon, several professors are turning to methods like online video conferencing to maintain a certain degree of face-to-face contact with sick students. Professor Mark Auslander (ANTH) is one such forward-thinking professor. An avid Twitter user, Auslander’s extracurricular and curricular interests make him the perfect candidate for such innovation.
  posted by Ray at 9/29/2009 12:06:00 AM permanent item link   

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