remote learning News Archive
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Price Faculty of Engineering
Bringing the lab home
June 24, 2021 —
It can’t be overstated: COVID-19 threw everyone for a loop, including students, instructors and teaching assistants in post-secondary education. One of the pressing questions: How can in-person instruction be adapted to a remote learning environment, especially when it comes to hands-on activities like labs?
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First Year Experience leaves UM’s newest students confident, prepared
September 22, 2020 —
Although COVID-19 has transformed the university experience, students starting their first year at UM this fall are confident and prepared thanks to UM’s First Year Experience: a series of new online initiatives aimed at readying them for university life.
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Students
Top five tips for learning online
September 15, 2020 —
The Fall Term has begun, and most UM courses are being delivered remotely. Learning online is a new challenge, so we’ve put together some tips to help you thrive.
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Students
UM’s back to school blitz
August 26, 2020 —
Congratulations, you’re about to start your first year at the University of Manitoba! Let’s kick off the school year together, with a couple of exciting online events. These will be great opportunities to learn the ropes, put some faces to names, and begin to build your community.
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Faculty of Education
Education prepared for 2nd pandemic wave
July 20, 2020 —
As University of Manitoba bachelor of education students look forward to fall term, they can rest easy that the Faculty of Education is ready in the event of a second wave.