Lectures that work: not live, not in person

COVID-19 campus closures would not bring learning to a halt, which creates a question for universities

Lectures still work, they just don’t need to be listened-to live.  A survey of psychology students by Laurie Chapin (Victoria U) found 75 per cent used web-based lecture technology, (CMM August 27 2018). “The students who lecturers do not see in their lecture halls are often utilising the recordings and report they are confident they are getting the same information,” she concluded.

Most important, “despite different combinations of lecture attendance, WBLT and associated study techniques used by students, the outcomes are comparable.”

This is lectures, not small-group classes, but even so, there is a bunch of resources tied-up in auditoriums.