AbstractA new report by Stanford Digital Education, titled “Lessons from Teaching and Learning at Stanford during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review, 2020–21,” tells how the Stanford community adapted to the crisis in education imposed by the pandemic and asks what innovations may be carried forward. In this interactive presentation, participants will learn how higher education institutions can rethink traditional teaching pedagogies and embrace sustainable digital transformation in order to achieve more meaningful, engaged, and inclusive learning.
Outcomes- Be able to identify shared learnings in online teaching and learning during the time of pandemic, including those that could be carried forward at their home institutions.
- Reflect on innovations and pedagogical strategies to improve student learning outcomes and further digital education strategy.
- Learn how to undertake an assessment of pandemic impacts on teaching and learning at their home institutions or departments.
SpeakersCindy Berhtram is the Associate Director of Project Management at Stanford Digital Education, where she leads a team focused on using creative problem-solving and strong project management practices to deliver equity-driven digital education initiatives. She holds an MS in Library and Information Sciences from Simmons College. In addition to expertise in digital archives projects, she has led digital education projects at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She also teaches an M.Ed. course on innovative educational technology and media.
Lisa J. Anderson is the Associate Director of Educational Partnerships at Stanford Digital Education, fostering strategic initiatives centering access and equity in digital education. She interfaces with senior staff and faculty, educational non-profits and academic foundations to advance cross-functional university committees, partnerships and programs, as well as institutional policymaking with respect to digital strategy. She also directs the Academic Innovation for the Public Good book series. She holds an MS in Higher Education Administration from Northwestern University.
