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Post by Bornthrilla on May 21, 2020 9:13:49 GMT -5
The Chancellor addressed all of that last night. Some classes and labs have to be taught in person (Nurses who are in the clinical phase of their studies was an example that was mentioned). There are other students who live in rural areas without acceptable Wi-Fi. And there are students who want to stay on campus and because of home life. He also cited a survey from the UNC School system that showed that 90% of students didn't like online learning. That's my point. Why even offer an option at this time? Just make it in-person learning only and then switch back to remote learning later if another outbreak happens and you have to shut campus down. But I wouldn't start with a concept of having two separate learning-style choices to pick from.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 9:30:40 GMT -5
The Chancellor addressed all of that last night. Some classes and labs have to be taught in person (Nurses who are in the clinical phase of their studies was an example that was mentioned). There are other students who live in rural areas without acceptable Wi-Fi. And there are students who want to stay on campus and because of home life. He also cited a survey from the UNC School system that showed that 90% of students didn't like online learning. That's my point. Why even offer an option at this time? Just make it in-person learning only and then switch back to remote learning later if another outbreak happens and you have to shut campus down. But I wouldn't start with a concept of having two separate learning-style choices to pick from. That’s a terrible idea to just go back to normal just to make the switch mid stream like we did this year. You have to be prepared for the worse as we are still learning how devastating this virus can be + we are still 6-12 months away from readily available vaccines and antivirals.
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Post by bluehaze on May 21, 2020 9:33:44 GMT -5
The Chancellor addressed all of that last night. Some classes and labs have to be taught in person (Nurses who are in the clinical phase of their studies was an example that was mentioned). There are other students who live in rural areas without acceptable Wi-Fi. And there are students who want to stay on campus and because of home life. He also cited a survey from the UNC School system that showed that 90% of students didn't like online learning. I didn’t hear this part but are they going to push upperclassmen to the apartments and leave the suites and Aggie Village to Freshman? Also, will those rooms be single occupancy or will they have double occupancy rooms? He didn't go into details. That's what they did for the students that remained in campus to finish out the spring. They have a committee working on the logistics for the fall for students and faculty. But the campus will be limited. On the positive side, we are still showing an increase on the numbers for freshmen who have declared their intent to come to A&T this year from last year. Same with transfers.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 21, 2020 9:36:10 GMT -5
That's my point. Why even offer an option at this time? Just make it in-person learning only and then switch back to remote learning later if another outbreak happens and you have to shut campus down. But I wouldn't start with a concept of having two separate learning-style choices to pick from. That’s a terrible idea to just go back to normal just to make the switch mid stream like we did this year. You have to be prepared for the worse as we are still learning how devastating this virus can be + we are still 6-12 months away from readily available vaccines and antivirals. So your idea is to be like Noah and have two of everything, just in case?
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 9:46:16 GMT -5
That’s a terrible idea to just go back to normal just to make the switch mid stream like we did this year. You have to be prepared for the worse as we are still learning how devastating this virus can be + we are still 6-12 months away from readily available vaccines and antivirals. So your idea is to be like Noah and have two of everything, just in case? That’s another extreme. We just gotta let the Chancellor take the lead here. He and the admin know that most kids wanna strike out on their own and want to be in Aggieland. They have to do their best to balance human nature with a new virus.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2020 9:57:58 GMT -5
if you're referring to turkin, then it wouldn't surprise me one bit that dr. martin played a role in hiring him because turkin is very "professional" which is dr. martin's "persona"... What I’m saying is Chancellor Martin said these things during the Alumni Meeting last night. The Chancellor is on the UNC System committee over their Covid19 response and is getting info from the state and the Governor. As a result, our openings will be in line with the state’s reopening levels, including a level 4 that’s aligned with student move-in. Another telling thing is that students that elect online learning this year won’t pay any fees, which includes the $830 athletics fee. status from the state and the unc system can change too, and quite frankly will likely change to some extent if not completely. "nobody" can predict where things will be in 3 months, that's why hilton was unwilling to commit to anything beyond the current day which was very smart on his part...
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2020 10:02:56 GMT -5
On the positive side, we are still showing an increase on the numbers for freshmen who have declared their intent to come to A&T this year from last year. Same with transfers. wow! that's amazing if true! i know during the summer before i first reported to a&t as a freshman, i could not wait to get to campus and its probably the same nowadays cuz students want to get away from home and be on their own...
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on May 21, 2020 10:07:19 GMT -5
Nothing is etched in stone. We don't know how this virus will behave over the next few weeks/months, particularly when considering how things are being gradually opened back up (with no vaccine in the near future). I'm not going to blame the Chancellor or any other Aggie official for anything that may transpire and/or change over the next few months. All of us are just gonna have to roll with the punches, good or bad.....
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 10:10:26 GMT -5
What I’m saying is Chancellor Martin said these things during the Alumni Meeting last night. The Chancellor is on the UNC System committee over their Covid19 response and is getting info from the state and the Governor. As a result, our openings will be in line with the state’s reopening levels, including a level 4 that’s aligned with student move-in. Another telling thing is that students that elect online learning this year won’t pay any fees, which includes the $830 athletics fee. status from the state and the unc system can change too, and quite frankly will likely change to some extent if not completely. "nobody" can predict where things will be in 3 months, that's why hilton was unwilling to commit to anything beyond the current day which was very smart on his part... Its piss poor planning to wait until the last minute for anything like this. You have to go off projections now and you cannot wait until August to determine how you’re going to run a college campus. You gotta get things going and have plans for multiple scenarios.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 21, 2020 11:10:15 GMT -5
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2020 11:16:27 GMT -5
status from the state and the unc system can change too, and quite frankly will likely change to some extent if not completely. "nobody" can predict where things will be in 3 months, that's why hilton was unwilling to commit to anything beyond the current day which was very smart on his part... Its piss poor planning to wait until the last minute for anything like this. You have to go off projections now and you cannot wait until August to determine how you’re going to run a college campus. You gotta get things going and have plans for multiple scenarios. good lawd! who said wait until the last minute to plan anything? i said "nobody" can predict where things will be in 3 months which is true. but i didn't say "anything" about not planning, my comments had nothing to do with "planning" whatsoever...
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 21, 2020 11:32:47 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 11:39:43 GMT -5
We’ll see what happens with the UNC system. Plus, just because UL is doing this doesn’t mean Murray State and EKU will do the same.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 21, 2020 11:53:37 GMT -5
It is a precedent. Schools are usually in wait and see mode, until one of their peers get the ball rolling.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 21, 2020 14:15:58 GMT -5
one of my questions for hilton or coach washington would've been whether they are observing what measures the p5 schools or any other conferences are taking so that we may adopt their ideas if it benefits us. i believe hilton said he is in relative contact with conference schools, but what about observing (from afar) what the rest of the country is doing or going to do?
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