Online classes are different, writes Lynne Agress, but they bring their own special opportunities for joy and learning.

They helped me turn a tough year around. I’m one of those teachers who plays off the energy of the crowd. I’m constantly checking my students’ faces to see how they’re following — when they’re ...

With Covid cases dropping and vaccination rates climbing, many facets of life are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Presumably, this means that many faculty members will teach courses in person on ...

As the semester edges toward the end of the academic year, the provost at the university where I teach has tentatively announced plans to reopen in the fall. I can’t wait to cancel my Zoom account. A ...

Teaching and learning on Zoom can be exhausting. With reduced visual cues and an intense focus on faces, connectivity issues and delays, and distractions from other computer applications or being seen ...

It’s hard for instructors not to see the chat function of Zoom as a distraction from the main event: their lecture. While many instructors have posted their thoughts about the chat on their blogs, ...

With Covid cases dropping and vaccination rates climbing, many facets of life are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Presumably, this means that many faculty members will teach courses in person on ...

Neil Reisner is a professor of journalism at Florida International University and a newspaper reporter. I miss teaching on Zoom. I missed it as soon as I set foot back in the classroom, and now that I ...