I've seen a lot of people argue that online learning is both more accessible and less accessible...I guess what I'd say is, one of the core things I have learned as an instructor & as someone who tries to operate from a justice point of view is that - rarely does 1 size fit all.

Making decisions about the fall need to be rooted fundamentally in decisions about safety - for everyone. For our students, in their myriad of situations, for our staff, for our instructors, and for our *larger* community.

There are HUGE ISSUES around access in a million different ways. If the pandemic has done nothing else it has *amplified* the places where justice is falling short. Education is no different.

I also think it is really important to draw some distinctions - the emergency online teaching that many of us implemented with short notice is not the same as what many instructors have been doing *for years*.

We have an opportunity in the fall to do differently. We can help instructors prepare. We can help students prepare. We can identify issues and disparities that were amplified during the spring.

Rushing back to endanger so many lives because we just can't imagine another way forward is shameful, honestly.

I think some of the issues around online learning, by the by, have to do with our egos. I record my lectures so folks can do asynchronous learning. Students are watching them! And learning! It is great! But you don't get the "Sage on a stage" endorphin hit.

I have probably < 20% of students showing up during office hours at the same time as class. It feels like failing, even though students are doing well and getting what they need.

And there are some places we are DEFINITELY struggling. As we all try to navigate the myriad of tools and how they interact we will mess up.

I want to echo @IBJIYONGI and hope we can all get a little bit out of our pandemic-grief place sometimes, and take advantage of the opportunity to do better.

We all get to have our grief. But we also should recognize what we've got, find the balance point - and build.

It is work. I want to see universities supporting that - in resources and evaluations. And recognizing that many folks are simultaneously very undersupported (or even in danger) at home in changed circumstances. That will change our learning for the foreseeable future.

Anyway if you're teaching - WAY TO GO. Also - YOU SHOULD STILL ASSESS AND ADJUST.
How is this pandemic going for your students? For your students of color? For your mature students? For your students with kids? For your disabled students?