Thread by @alexandreafonso

I may be strange, but I actually think that the online iteration of my course this year is actually better than the in-person version of last year (thread) hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-0…

What was a weekly 2-hour lecture/seminar is now a 1h lecture prerecorded lecture followed by 2-hour interactive online sessions with discussion/quizzes/votes in smaller groups. Assignments have also been revamped. There's also outdoor lecture action (here at the Peace Palace)

I also have never spent so much time on a course, recording and editing the lectures, devising the assignments, thinking of activities for the seminars, fixing the technical issues. Students have to work more, and hopefully also learn more.

I have been getting nice student emails such as this one. Unlike politicians and people outside HE, I don't think students have such a negative view of online learning as something that is intrinsically of less value than in-person teaching.

If I was cheeky - and of course I am not - I would actually say that considering the learning value, skill and labour involved in it, students should pay more for this online course, not less.