This document discusses the need for universities to adapt their practices in response to the COVID-19 crisis. It explores different models for restructuring the academic calendar and delivering courses online or in a hybrid format. It also acknowledges that the transition to online learning has been difficult for many students, especially those from low-income backgrounds who lack reliable technology or internet access. The document advocates giving students more opportunities to provide input into how their university experience can best support engagement and socialization during this challenging time.

1. Practical pivoting
practice: adapting
and sharing practice
in times of crisis
Sheila MacNeill
GMIT Learning and Teaching Conference, 6
May 2020
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2. the participation pivot
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3. Image:https://flic.kr/p/2iXvEow

4. Sharing practice: open education in practice
• https://www.alt.Resources
https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/collaborative-resource-sharing/
https://www.alt.ac.uk/communityResources

5. The great
online pivot:
what, and
who, is being
pivoted?
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6. Potential models for our “new normal”
Back to Normal A Late Start Moving Fall to Spring
First-Year Intensive Graduate Students Only Structured Gap Year
Targeted Curriculum Split Curriculum A Block Plan
Modularity Students in Residence, Learning
Virtually
A Low-Residency Model
A HyFlex model A Modified Tutorial Model Fully Remote
15 Fall Scenarios, https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/learning-
innovation/15-fall-scenarios

7. • “Many students from low-
income families like Charles-
Cregan’s lack the basic
technology they need to study
online, including access to a
laptop and a reliable broadband
connection, along with a quiet
place in which to work and
complete assessments”.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/may/04/i-cant-get-motivated-
the-students-struggling-with-online-learning

8. What about the student
pivot?
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9. The participation pivot

10. Revisiting
the student
experience
Focus on 1st year – cancelled
exams, no end of school
rites of passage, where are
the socialization
opportunities?
Rethinking induction
Flipping the curriculum,
rethinking our spaces
(digital & physical)
Redefining engagement for
students (and staff!)
Focus on digital capabilities
(personal and institutional)
Co production opportunity
Giving ourselves time to
work with students, action
research on what
engagement means now

11. Thank you: Q&A
@sheilmcn
https://howsheilaseesit.net/