Uni prof here- the one that continues to plague me is Google Classroom. It may as well be the default for my department, which means if I switch to Moodle, Canvas, etc., I also have to manage all the student headaches that come with requiring them to use unfamiliar software. Also have to dip way into my budget for features I’m currently getting for free. Would really like to make a clean break from Google but this one hook is still in me. Blarg.
Pretty sure Google classroom is for classroom management, not specifically for remote learning. A place to put sulybus, assignments, grades, enrollment, etc.
Isn’t that what grad students are for… lol. It’s been a few decades since I wnet to college (in the US). We rarely spoke to our professors. They had grad students as TAs handle most of the student interaction and managment of software tools and such.
I wouldn’t stress out too much. Take what victories you can. Additionally, while institutional change is hard, introducing your students to LibreOffice and other useful free tools is still a powerful avenue for change.
Uni prof here- the one that continues to plague me is Google Classroom. It may as well be the default for my department, which means if I switch to Moodle, Canvas, etc., I also have to manage all the student headaches that come with requiring them to use unfamiliar software. Also have to dip way into my budget for features I’m currently getting for free. Would really like to make a clean break from Google but this one hook is still in me. Blarg.
why not have lectures in person?
Pretty sure Google classroom is for classroom management, not specifically for remote learning. A place to put sulybus, assignments, grades, enrollment, etc.
Isn’t that what grad students are for… lol. It’s been a few decades since I wnet to college (in the US). We rarely spoke to our professors. They had grad students as TAs handle most of the student interaction and managment of software tools and such.
I wouldn’t stress out too much. Take what victories you can. Additionally, while institutional change is hard, introducing your students to LibreOffice and other useful free tools is still a powerful avenue for change.