By Tyler McCloskey
02/12/2022 – Edtech Chronicle 

“In October 2021, 32 educators and experts joined the Turnitin Higher Education Americas Summit to discuss compelling topics in education and how the pandemic is shaping higher education. The world learned a lot over the past two years, however understanding how the pandemic will and continues to shape higher education may not be understood for years to come. These 32 experts in education had profound insights into how educators have adjusted their teaching to achieve their goals, engage their students, and positively impact learning despite everchanging classroom environments. What follows are the three most critical themes from their conversations.

  • The power of purposeful data: There has been a striking increase in the amount and quality of data in digital education. How can we leverage that for the greatest teaching and learning outcomes?
  • Fostering authentic learning: Nurturing trust between instructors and students helps to build positive learning environments where academic integrity is a mainstay and everyone can thrive.
  • Adaptability can determine classroom success: Being open to adapt technologies and practices from pandemic times reshapes the way we teach and learn moving forward.” …Read what academic experts say about how the pandemic is shaping higher education here.