University professors and students feel isolated and stressed by online learning during the pandemic and are worried the quality of post-secondary education has deteriorated, a new survey says. It was commissioned by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and will be released Tuesday. Professors are also providing a lot of emotional support to students on top of academic support, she added. The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations represents 17,000 professors and academic librarians across the province. Past president Gyllian Phillips, an English professor at Nipissing University, said everyone agrees with “going online with emergency measures to protect health on campus” but “everyone is suffering online.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...

Source: thestar November 24, 2020 10:52 UTC