For many of use here in Canada, it's actually the end of week 2; for Europeans it's closer to week 4, and I've lost track of how many weeks it has been in China. Still, it has been a frantic experiment in online learning, testing the technology in the worst of possible circumstances, using ti not only for teaching but for meetings, communities, conferences, and more. How well is it going? My take is: pretty well, though as this story points out, the crisis has exposed the inequalities in the system - the lack of income security, uneven bandwidth and access to technology, supportive versus dysfunctional home environments, and more. It could have been a huge disaster. But it hasn't been.
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