Have been trying to find an analogy for the ‘lecturers are lazy’, ‘online is easier’ accusation. Consider lecturers as musicians. Lecture courses are a bit like playing a live album. Once you’ve written the songs, you can normally pull off a good enough performance to please

Putting the music/teaching online though is a whole new gig. You have to record the tracks - lots of takes & struggling with tech. You have to rescript it & battle with more tech for the videos to go with them. And the album artwork (course handbook) needs to look good too

Then you have to work out how to set up your weekly live online events to promote the album & run the online ‘fan club’ to answer questions and provide that sense of personal connection

And then - as we’re aiming for blended learning - you have to work out what to do with the live personal appearances, which are going to be a bit like the merch stand chat but with everyone 2m distant

The live lecture undoubtedly has a certain something, and I hope it will return when it’s safe, but it’s a *lot less* work than all of the above