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The start of a new decade, 2020, was filled with many global issues but none as profound as the COVID-19 pandemic. North America watched the crisis unfold half the world away with little inkling that in a matter of weeks it would impact how we live, work, and educate. This chapter focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way undergraduate programing is delivered at a private for-profit university. The new adapted model mimics the face-to-face classroom experience via video-conferencing live online sessions platform. This model is called remote synchronous delivery (RSD). This narrative vignette describes the RSD model in hopes of making sense and learning from this rapid development of a third space. The vignette considers the impact of the RSD model on students, faculty, curriculum, and the live online sessions platform. Evaluating the implications of RSD creates the space for reflection of other delivery models such as online courses, hybrid, and even the traditional face-to-face classroom experience. The chapter concludes with lessons learned and future implications.
COVID-19 will change education philosophy for generations to come.
Antohi-Kominek and Salman
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Antohi-Kominek, A., Salman, M. (2021). Remote Synchronous Delivery (RSD): Lessons Learned from Teaching During COVID-19. In: Fayed, I., Cummings, J. (eds) Teaching in the PostCOVID-19 Era. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74088-7_24
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