Great job discussing course delivery models this week! As you've seen, alternatives to face-to-face classrooms have existed for awhile, and have their pros and cons. None of these models, of course, are expecting the emergency remote teaching some of you are doing now, and for them to work effectively, they require a lot of thought and planning!

Here are some themes that came up in the discussion and my takes:

Blended learning might be the way to go
- Roopsi's take: A blended approach definitely has the possibility of differentiation for a variety of learners. While I don't anticipate that schools will go fully blended after the pandemic, it's worth thinking about what works that we might like to keep doing -- like Google Classroom or other learning management systems!
There is no one-size-fits-all for education
- Roopsi's take: Truth! Differentiation is always key. Some students benefit tremendously from online education -- many don't. Options are a good thing! As is, like I said above, thinking about technologies that might still be useful after the pandemic. For example, the flipped classroom, where lectures become online videos and classroom time is used for engaging students in active learning is something that's beneficial even when face-to-face is our primary mode of instruction!
What about online teaching and hands-on learners?
- Roopsi's take: There are ways to promote hands-on learning online -- in fact because lecturing on Zoom is the least engaging teaching method (much like lecturing in person), online teaching actually promotes us to think about active learning and hands-on learning, such as use of project and team-based learning!