non-US universities now

[kaysixteen]

considering that most advanced countries are far ahead of us here in terms of pandemic control, how are institutions of higher learning running themselves abroad this semester?

[Parasaurolophus]

Every major institution in this province is all online, and I think most of the minors are, too (including mine). Nobody here is going back to in-person instruction in 2020-21.

[science.expat]

We're mostly face to face in Aus, as long as social distancing can be accommodated in lectures/labs.

[namazu]

brixton started a thread / shared a fascinating blog post about her experiences at a Chinese university here: https://thefora.org/index.php?topic=1588.0

[Caracal]

considering that most advanced countries are far ahead of us here in terms of pandemic control, how are institutions of higher learning running themselves abroad this semester?

Actually, it hasn't tracked well with this kind of "advanced" countries metrics. Most of Africa has done much better.

[Kron3007]

considering that most advanced countries are far ahead of us here in terms of pandemic control, how are institutions of higher learning running themselves abroad this semester?

Actually, it hasn't tracked well with this kind of "advanced" countries metrics. Most of Africa has done much better.

We just test too much....(joking)

[Kron3007]

I'm in Canada, and most of our classes are online.  We have one program in out department that has gone fully in person, but they have a small cohort and hopefully can manage.  It should also be noted that they are providing a remote option for students who can't come in person, and can switch to virtual any time.

My lecture is remote, but labs are in person.  Normally I have one lab section, but it is split into 4 for this semester.  I also have to provide a remote alternative for the lab and can switch to remote at any time if needed.

[Caracal]

I'm in Canada, and most of our classes are online.  We have one program in out department that has gone fully in person, but they have a small cohort and hopefully can manage.  It should also be noted that they are providing a remote option for students who can't come in person, and can switch to virtual any time.

My lecture is remote, but labs are in person.  Normally I have one lab section, but it is split into 4 for this semester.  I also have to provide a remote alternative for the lab and can switch to remote at any time if needed.

Most Canadian schools have very few students living on campus though, right?

[traductio]

I'm in Canada, and most of our classes are online.  We have one program in out department that has gone fully in person, but they have a small cohort and hopefully can manage.  It should also be noted that they are providing a remote option for students who can't come in person, and can switch to virtual any time.

My lecture is remote, but labs are in person.  Normally I have one lab section, but it is split into 4 for this semester.  I also have to provide a remote alternative for the lab and can switch to remote at any time if needed.

Most Canadian schools have very few students living on campus though, right?

Depends on the university. The big ones (U of T, York, Ottawa, Carleton -- can you guess which province I'm in?) have quite a few residence halls. I don't know what percentage of students live on campus, but in absolute numbers it's still a large population.

(At my school, we're completely online. I thought I heard from someone that the University of Toronto was in person, but I can't imagine that being the case.)

[marshwiggle]

I'm in Canada, and most of our classes are online.  We have one program in out department that has gone fully in person, but they have a small cohort and hopefully can manage.  It should also be noted that they are providing a remote option for students who can't come in person, and can switch to virtual any time.

My lecture is remote, but labs are in person.  Normally I have one lab section, but it is split into 4 for this semester.  I also have to provide a remote alternative for the lab and can switch to remote at any time if needed.

Most Canadian schools have very few students living on campus though, right?

Depends on the university. The big ones (U of T, York, Ottawa, Carleton -- can you guess which province I'm in?) have quite a few residence halls. I don't know what percentage of students live on campus, but in absolute numbers it's still a large population.

(At my school, we're completely online. I thought I heard from someone that the University of Toronto was in person, but I can't imagine that being the case.)

I was going to say that I can't recall any Canadian university announcing that it was going to be in person, but maybe I've missed it. (Certain programs and/or courses perhaps, but no entire institutions that I know of.)

[Parasaurolophus]

Most Canadian schools have very few students living on campus though, right?

That's not been true in my experience (4 big R1s, 1 SLAC, and 1 jumped-up CC across five provinces; you could add in a CÉGEP, too, if you want to count that). It is, however, true of the school in northern Ontario that my sisters attended. Students there pretty much just live at home with their parents.

I was going to say that I can't recall any Canadian university announcing that it was going to be in person, but maybe I've missed it. (Certain programs and/or courses perhaps, but no entire institutions that I know of.)

Me neither, but maybe there's one somewhere in the Maritime bubble or in the prairies.

[traductio]

I was going to say that I can't recall any Canadian university announcing that it was going to be in person, but maybe I've missed it. (Certain programs and/or courses perhaps, but no entire institutions that I know of.)

Me neither, but maybe there's one somewhere in the Maritime bubble or in the prairies.

That makes sense -- I couldn't imagine the logistical nightmares that would come with keeping U of T in person.

[marshwiggle]

Most Canadian schools have very few students living on campus though, right?

That's not been true in my experience (4 big R1s, 1 SLAC, and 1 jumped-up CC across five provinces; you could add in a CÉGEP, too, if you want to count that). It is, however, true of the school in northern Ontario that my sisters attended. Students there pretty much just live at home with their parents.

I think in Canada we don't have the same rabid emphasis on the "college experience" as they do in the US. We have (thankfully) very little uptake on the American "Greek life" culture, and there's no sense that living off-campus results in a radically inferior experience to living on-campus. So the percentage on- or off-campus isn't an important statistic.

[Parasaurolophus]

That makes sense -- I couldn't imagine the logistical nightmares that would come with keeping U of T in person.

0_o

Or UBC, which I believe is now a titch bigger than UofT. Although at least UBC has its own campus that's separate from the rest of the city (it's so, so far away...).

I think in Canada we don't have the same rabid emphasis on the "college experience" as they do in the US. We have (thankfully) very little uptake on the American "Greek life" culture, and there's no sense that living off-campus results in a radically inferior experience to living on-campus. So the percentage on- or off-campus isn't an important statistic.

Yeah, that seems right. For my part, I've seen a few houses with Greek letters on them in my time and travels, but honestly, I have no idea how they work (or even what they are, really). It's just a non-entity.

There are definitely loads of students who live in residences or on university-owned property, or in rentals immediately adjacent to the university, though. We absolutely have that, at both small and large universities.

[Morden]

I think some of the smaller schools in the Maritime provinces (St. FX, Acadia, etc.) are in person, but the Maritime provinces have had very few cases (and very strict rules about people coming into the provinces. i.e. If you arrive from out of province, you have to go into a two week quarantine). Most of those students live on campus.
My (mostly commuter) school is online--except for some courses in things like Nursing. And I think the Education students still go out into the schools for practicum, which is an outbreak waiting to happen.