Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This article examines a report from the Virginia Community College System (105 page PDF) and punctuates it with some relevant questions for college systems generally. The summary is pretty accurate and picks out exactly the diagrams I would have, including especially the huge drop in in-person only classes (and corresponding jump in online and hybrid course delivery) over the last ten years. Two of the three questions address this: "How do we deliver effective student supports as enrollment moves online? As demand shifts away from on-campus learning, do physical campuses need to get smaller?"

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