My colleague @PackerLab has another smart take on our current situation in higher education and the critical need to become even more agile in the face of disasters natural, human-made, and multivariate. Rather than co-opting his feed, I will share here some thoughts here (1/8)

I worry that many in higher ed are stuck in a (socially-constructed, not dictated from on high) idea of what university teaching looks like. I have heard questions like "will our tuition be reduced if we are teaching/learning online?" (2/8)

The implicit message in there is that if it's not face-to-face, it's not real. But that's not how our world works. We do a lot of virtual work inside & outside of higher ed. My research partners are scattered around the world. We spent last term working with PBL sponsors... (3/8)

… from Berlin to Phoenix on meaningful projects. My colleague @JeremyLittau hosted a Prometheus-award winning author for a discussion of democracy, information, & security. I got to join in, even though I am at a new institution. All experiences that transcend geography (4/8)

Can we reimagine new opportunities we have to be flexible, communicate more intentionally, and open up experiences to learn that are not constrained by a lecture hall? Can some of these paradigms be shifted for more inclusive, accessible, and agile education? (5/8)

As an experienced educator online w. a PhD in learning sciences & technology, I don't think I realized how much could be enhanced and personalized, not just substituted, until I had to reimagine the endeavor with new eyes and increased intentionality for every decision. (6/8)

We had to create space that was inclusive of time zones, technology capabilities, multiple modes of creation, collaboration, & curation; also build community, address home pressures all amid stressors beyond our control. Perfect? No. A real learning experience? Absolutely. (7/8)

. @PackerLab is right, it's not a matter of "if" the next crisis. Pandemics, disasters, political upheaval- all can disrupt our educational experiences. None of these we can control. We CAN control how we only rise to the occasion while proactively plan for what's ahead (8/8)

NOTE: I hate finding a typo after looking at something for an hour! Please excuse the double "here" in the first tweet. I am human. And I am tired :)