Negotiating displacement, regaining community

The Harvard Language Center's response to the Covid‐19 crisis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8936009
AutoresAndrew F Ross (0000-0002-4509-0551, Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts, autor de correspondencia), Mary L DiSalvo (Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts)
Año2020
Volumen53
Número2
Páginas371-379
Fecha de publicación2020-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/flan.12463
PMID32836325
OpenAlexW3032954612
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas3

The COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally disrupted teaching and learning practices at many post-secondary institutions with a highly residential population. The present article outlines the situation at Harvard University and details the steps taken by the Language Center to mitigate the effects of the transition to remote teaching and learning. These include changes in communication strategies, support mechanisms for faculty and students, and modifications to the Center's operational policies. The authors provide a number of concrete recommendations for academic support units in transitions of this type

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