Insights
From Classroom to Cloud: Resources to Facilitate a Smooth Transition Online
High-quality online education is difficult to stand up fast without a digital infrastructure in place, yet many universities are being forced to make the transition without adequate planning and support because of COVID-19. In light of this formidable challenge, we will be publishing expert tips and helpful resources on a regular basis to support universities, faculty, and their students as they migrate online. You can find a running list of relevant content to help you navigate the complexities of transitioning to a virtual classroom and understand the changing higher education landscape below.
- Online education gets positive reviews in recent college survey, EdScoop, March 4, 2021
- Reimagining Graduate Education for the New Normal, Inside Higher Ed, February 17, 2021
- 5 Proven Strategies Utilized by Pepperdine Faculty to Enhance Student Engagement Online, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, February 10, 2021
- Creating a More Equitably Engaged Classroom: Step 3 - Involve, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, February 3, 2021
- Morehouse + 2U: Creating Meaningful Educational Opportunities that Drive Economic and Social Change, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, February 2, 2021
- Creating a More Equitably Engaged Classroom: Step 2 - Initiate, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, January 29, 2021
- How the pandemic forever changed higher education, Politico, January 25, 2021
- Creating a More Equitably Engaged Classroom: Step 1 - Evaluate, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, January 22, 2021
- Leading Through COVID: A B-School Dean Tells It Like It Is, Poets & Quants, January 7, 2021
- Online Education Isn’t the Sideshow. It’s the Main Event., EdSurge, December 29, 2020
- Digital Capability in Higher Education. Initial Insights., Holon IQ, December 18, 2020
- How COVID-19 Made Higher Education Value a Top Priority, Third Way, December 17, 2020
- What Higher Ed Taught Us in 2020: Analyst Reflections, Encoura, December 15, 2020
- Will they stay or will they go? A new poll reveals college students’ concerns amid the pandemic, Lumina Foundation, December 15, 2020
- Some Colleges Plan to Bring Back More Students in the Spring, The New York Times, December 9, 2020
- Insights From 2020, Implications for 2021, Strada Education Network, December 9, 2020
- Looking Back on Our 2020 Higher Education Predictions: Recession, Certificates, and Bootcamps, Encoura, December 8, 2020
- When Disruption Breeds Innovation: How 2U’s Placement Team Supported Learners During a Pandemic, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, December 2, 2020
- UNC-Chapel Hill Launches an Expansion of its Digital and Lifelong Learning Platform, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, December 1, 2020
- Public Opinion on Education and Work Amid Crisis, Inside Higher Ed, November 23, 2020
- Q&A with Christopher ‘Chip’ Paucek, IFC, November 2020
- Why 2U Believes Greater Transparency Matters in Online Higher Ed, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, November 18, 2020
- Graduate enrollment growth is speeding up — for now, Higher Ed Dive, November 16, 2020
- Is this the end of college as we know it?, The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2020
- Public Viewpoint: COVID-19 Work and Education Survey, Strada Education Network, November 12, 2020
- How Online Education is Building a Stronger Tomorrow for Today's Students, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, November 9, 2020
- Don’t Learn in a Vacuum: Why Thinking is Crucial to Growing, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, November 2, 2020
- As Placement Sites Shuttered Their Doors, 2U Launched the VFX to Ensure Social Work Students Could Continue Their Studies Uninterrupted, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, October 28, 2020
- 4 higher education experts on how COVID-19 is upending the college experience, Fast Company, October 27, 2020
- Americans are divided on whether colleges that brought students back to campus made the right decision, Pew Research Center, October 26, 2020
- The Edge: Will 2020 Be a 'Lost Year' for Students?, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21, 2020
- Colleges look to OPMs as pandemic intensifies shift online, Education Dive, October 20, 2020
- Watch Our Senior Director of Course Strategy Present on 2U’s Learning Experience Framework, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, October 16, 2020
- Practice Makes Perfect: The Art of Doing in Learning, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, October 15, 2020
- The Crisis Curriculum, The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 2020
- University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies is Serving as an Agent of Change During COVID-19—Here’s How, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, September 30, 2020
- New Report Emphasizes the Importance of Upskilling, MarketScale, September 29, 2020
- Why We Put All the Feels Into Learning, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, September 29, 2020
- Newhouse Professor Embraces Technology to Deliver Interactive Hybrid Instruction, Syracuse University News, September 10, 2020
- College has gone remote. Will it stay that way?, Protocol, September 1, 2020
- Remote learning doesn’t have to be awful. Here’s what actually works, Fast Company, August 31, 2020
- Alternative Credentials on the Rise, Inside Higher Ed, August 27, 2020
- How the University of Denver is Planning for a Fall of Ethical Contact Tracing and COVID Preparedness, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, August 27, 2020
- COVID-19 Work and Education Survey, Strada Education, August 26, 2020
- 5 takeaways from the Ed Dept's final distance education rules, Education Dive, August 25, 2020
- History will look back on 2020 as a turning point for US universities, Quartz, August 23, 2020
- Backstage with Syracuse, Northeastern, Dayton, & American Kogod’s Online MBA, Poets & Quants, August 21, 2020
- Michigan State, Notre Dame Back Off From Fall Reopening Plans, Inside Higher Ed, August 19, 2020
- Shutdown, Repeat, Inside Higher Ed, August 18, 2020
- The Hybridization of HIgher Education, Hidden in Plain Sight Podcast, August 18, 2020
- Learn How to Improve Breakout Room Discussions in Online Teaching From This Pepperdine University Professor, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, August 17, 2020
- Instead of Study Abroad, a Trip to Coding World?, Inside Higher Ed, August 13, 2020
- 2U’s Learning Experience Framework: Evidence-Based Principles of Learning for Designing Transformative Digital Education, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, August 11, 2020
- Nervous Freshmen, Nervous Colleges, Inside Higher Ed, August 10, 2020
- After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal,’ EdSurge, August 6, 2020
- How the USC MAT Online Program Prepared Students to Guide Their Guiding Teachers Through COVID-19, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 29, 2020
- Embracing Online: The Future is Now, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 28, 2020
- Are there any positive pandemic outcomes in education and edtech?, ElearningInside News, July 28, 2020
- Hybrid Education: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s the Future, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 22, 2020
- #200 – A Conversation with Chip Paucek, CEO of 2U, The Edtech Podcast, July 22, 2020
- Rise in virtual learning amid COVID-19 'is a paradigm shifting moment': 2U CEO, Yahoo Finance, July 21, 2020
- CHLOE 5: The Pivot to Remote Teaching in Spring 2020 and Its Impact, Quality Matters and Eduventures, July 21, 2020
- Half of colleges will require faculty training for an online fall, report finds, Education Dive, July 21, 2020
- The Power of the Bundle: Designing a Fast Solution for an Online Fall Without Compromising Quality, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 16, 2020
- Simmons University goes remote for fall 2020, The Simmons Voice, July 14, 2020
- Paradigm shifting moment for higher ed: 2U CEO, CNBC, July 13, 2020
- What Will Quality Undergraduate Education Look Like in the Fall?, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 13, 2020
- 5 Things Educators Should Prioritize for Meaningful Online Learning This Fall, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 6, 2020
- Announcing Amherst’s Plan for Fall 2020, Amherst College, July 1, 2020
- 6 Considerations for Universities Offering Online Education This Fall, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, July 1, 2020
- How 3 University Presidents are Planning for Fall 2020, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, June 30, 2020
- "This is THE Moment For Online Education" - Chip Paucek, Co-founder and CEO of 2U, Inc., Osmosis Podcast, June 29, 2020
- The Higher Education Triple Win - with Chip Paucek, CEO and Co-Founder, 2U, The EdUp Experience, June 29, 2020
- NYU Provost Katherine Fleming on COVID-19, DEI, and Flying Away, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, June 25, 2020
- 2U, Inc. Named “Online Education Solution Provider of the Year" for No Back Row® PRO, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, June 24, 2020
- From the desk of Leonid Felikson, director of the Coding Boot Camp at Johns Hopkins Engineering—What's Happening Now, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, June 24, 2020
- Innovating Boot Camps to Meet New Student Needs, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, June 22, 2020
- Taking Colleges Online: An Inside Higher Ed Special Report, Inside Higher Ed, June 22, 2020
- How Do Students Feel About Learning Online in the Wake of COVID?, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, June 16, 2020
- Why Colleges Should Plan for an Exclusively Online Fall, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 27, 2020
- How Trilogy-Powered Boot Camps Went 100% Online in Two Weeks, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, May 20, 2020
- What 2U Taught Me About Online Education, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, May 18, 2020
- The Dawn of the Age of Digital Learning: Our Takeaways From This Week’s GSV Virtual Summit Series, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, May 14, 2020
- Episode 11: Online Teaching Strategies with Jennifer Henry, The Next Class, May 13, 2020
- How Online Classes Work? 10 Frequently Asked Questions, U.S. News & World Report, May 13, 2020
- Making the Most of Online: Insights from an Experienced Educator and Former Dean at American University, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, May 12, 2020
- Why Simmons is Embracing Online Undergraduate This Fall, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, May 8, 2020
- M&G and GetSmarter Webinar - eLearning In a COVID-19 world, Mail & Guardian, May 8, 2020
- How One Boot Camp Instructor Personalizes the Online Classroom, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, May 6, 2020
- 2U Helping College Students Learn from Home While Campuses are Closed, Cheddar, May 6, 2020
- Why Now is the Time to Invest in Student Support, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 30, 2020
- The Elephant in the Room: How an NYU Professor Turned COVID-19 Into a Learning Opportunity, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 27, 2020
- These 5 Tech Tools Can Help You Make the Most of a Quick Shift to Online Teaching, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 21, 2020
- Tufts Plans for Online Education During COVID-19, Inside Higher Ed, April 19, 2020
- Transcending the Screen: How This Assistant Dean Inspires Deep Online Connections, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 17, 2020
- More Tips and Tricks for Learning Online—from Students Who’ve Been There, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 15, 2020
- 9 Tips for Preparing to Learn Online for the First Time, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 13, 2020
- Studio in a Box: Our Pop-Up Solution for In-Person Video Production, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 10, 2020
- Advice for Parents of Newly Online Undergrad Students from an Online Degree Alum, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, April 8, 2020
- Teaching Online from Home? Make Cybersecurity a Priority, The Evolllution, April 2, 2020
- What Students Are Doing Is Remote Learning, Not Online Learning. There’s a Difference., EdSurge, April 2, 2020
- 4 Lessons Learned in Leading Effective Online Classes, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 26, 2020
- What You Need to Know About Learning Online—from Students Who’ve Been There, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 25, 2020
- 6 Considerations for Universities Quickly Transitioning to Online Education, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 23, 2020
- 2U CEO Chip Paucek on Online Education as campuses close during coronavirius pandemic, Sirius XM, March 20, 2020
- 12 Pieces of Advice for Faculty Who Have Never Taught Online, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 19, 2020
- 3 Essential Steps to Build an Engaging and Effective Virtual Classroom in Zoom, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 18, 2020
- 4 Unexpected Benefits of Being an Online Instructor, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 17, 2020
- 2U Offers Partner Universities Help in Training Faculty for Online Instruction, Campus Technology, March 17, 2020
- Free Faculty Training Product to Help Universities Move Online in Response to Coronavirus, ‘The Latest’ on 2U.com, March 16, 2020
- Episode 34: The Frantic Move Online: A Real-Time Look at How Higher Ed is Responding to the Coronavirus [Special Edition], Enrollify Podcast, March 13, 2020
- As coronavirus concerns rise in US, colleges look online for continuity, Education Dive, March 3, 2020
Latest.
Learn more about us.
At 2U, we’re on a mission—to eliminate the back row in higher education and help universities thrive in the digital age. To learn more about who we are and what we do, follow the links below.