As school boards across the country roll out their distance-learning programs, parents are trying to figure out the best at-home education approach for their kids amid a global pandemic.
This past February the Faculty of Education hosted its annual Research mini-conference. The conference was an opportunity for Faculty researchers to get together to share and discuss their research projects.
“Poster sessions, networking and holding panels across time zones are all possible online,” says Associate Professor Celia Popovic in an article that she co-authored With Erika Kustra for Times Higher Education on how to plan a virtual academic conference during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With schools closing and families going into self-isolation in the hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus pandemic has left parents wondering what they can do with their children at home, especially in the way of educating them. “I don’t think we should expect parents to be teachers,” said Vidya Shah of York […]
Hundreds of thousands of Canadian public school students went back to school without leaving home on Monday, as a new learning-from-home framework amid the coronavirus pandemic officially got underway in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. John Ippolitto, an Associate Professor at York University’s Faculty of Education as well as a father of three elementary school […]
As more provinces move to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic parents are expressing concerns about accessing the programs and what the expectations are. Associate Professor John Ippolito says “inevitably if we move towards a set of expectations that are mandatory it’s going to be punitive towards some kids who are not in a position […]
Increasingly, some teachers and education observers are raising questions about how much families need to sweat about homeschooling.
As boards and teachers prepare for the massive change in the way education is delivered, concerns have been raised about equity, given that not all families have computers or access to the internet. Associate Professor John Ippolito said “it’s not going to be perfect” and “we have to realize some students will be disadvantaged by this” because of differing access to devices and parental support.
A Virtual Town Hall meeting held April 2 and led by York University President Rhonda L. Lenton gave students, staff and faculty the opportunity to raise questions and concerns on how the University will move forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. Livestreamed to the community, the event aimed to create an open forum to address questions […]
Young people in isolation at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are becoming so immersed in social media that it could be damaging their emotional, physical and spiritual well-being, says Faculty of Education Professor Kate Tilleczek. With the COVID-19 school closures across Canada, youths are using their newfound free time to post TikTok videos of themselves complaining […]