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dc.contributor.authorKessler, Aaron M
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Sheryl Ann
dc.contributor.authorRajagopal, Krishna
dc.contributor.authorRankin, Janet
dc.contributor.authorPouchak, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorSilis, Mark V
dc.contributor.authorEsser III, Wesley J
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T16:14:13Z
dc.date.available2021-02-02T16:14:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.identifier.issn2398-5348
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129624
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Prior to March 4th, 2020 only a handful of MIT courses had ever been delivered exclusively online. The purpose of this paper is to detail how over a 25-day period (March 4th-March 30th) approximately 1,250 spring term courses transitioned to being remote online offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout that time five groups on MIT's campus – the Office of Open Learning (OL), the Office of the Vice Chancellor (OVC), including in particular the Teaching + Learning Lab (TLL), Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) and Sloan Technology Services (STS) - were primarily responsible for supporting the transition of residential courses to remote online delivery. Design/methodology/approach: Together these groups were able to engage in new communication processes and collaborations, initially established by the university's Academic Continuity working group, to address three: support all faculty and instructors in transforming residential courses to remote online instruction, support all students in transitioning to remote online learning, and support teaching assistants as they transitioned to online instruction. Findings: This paper describes the organizational structure (both distributed and centralized) that allowed for such collaborations. Critical decisions made by the group are described and connected with the key goals they addressed. Finally, examples of specific tools and supports that were implemented during the transition period are highlighted. Originality/value: Certain factors existed to allow MIT to make such a massive instructional transition (e.g. scaled lecture capture capabilities, members of the digital learning lab embedded within a number of departments and an extensive library of previously created open and free online resources), the overarching process and decisions presented within are likely to resonate across institutions. The potential impact of these changes and future community opportunities are also discussed.en_US
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-04-2020-0097en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alikeen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceProf. Rajagopal via Barbara Williamsen_US
dc.titleSaving a semester of learning: MIT’s emergency transition to online instructionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationKessler, Aaron et al. "Saving a semester of learning: MIT’s emergency transition to online instruction." Information and Learning Science 121, 7/8 (June 2020): 10.1108/ils-04-2020-0097 © 2020 Emerald Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Teaching and Learning Laboratoryen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Information Services and Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMIT Open Learningen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSloan School of Managementen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of Digital Learningen_US
dc.relation.journalInformation and Learning Scienceen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2021-01-27T14:48:38Z
dspace.orderedauthorsKessler, A; Barnes, S; Rajagopal, K; Rankin, J; Pouchak, L; Silis, M; Esser, Wen_US
dspace.date.submission2021-01-27T14:48:43Z
mit.journal.volume121en_US
mit.journal.issue7/8en_US
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICY
mit.metadata.statusComplete


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