Online Learning Archives – The Statesman

To SBU students: You’re almost there!

Anya MarquardtOp-eds OpinionsMay 1, 2021

#OPINION I’m writing an open letter to you all about this past school year … isn’t it crazy that it’s almost over?

The burden on international SBU students is synchronous

Chris CumellaNews Student LifeJanuary 14, 2021

Synchronous courses have posed a challenge for international students, forcing them to adopt schedules that result in irregular sleep patterns.

SBU is considering changing its virtual workspace from Google to Microsoft

Alek LewisAdministration Faculty NewsDecember 11, 2020December 15, 2020

Stony Brook University is considering changing the academic and research side of the university’s virtual workspace from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, an idea which caused immediate backlash during the Faculty Senate meeting on Dec. 7.

Stony Brook University launches laptop loan program for on-campus students

James BowenNews Student LifeSeptember 27, 2020

Stony Brook University Libraries and Division of Information and Technology have partnered to initiate the Laptop Loan Program which allows up to 200 students in need of computers to rent laptops from the Melville Library.

Zoom University is cheating students out of a proper education

Sam LauriaOp-edsSeptember 19, 2020September 20, 2020

#OPINION: Virtual schooling seems like a perfect solution that will allow students to continue their education while facing a global health crisis. Although online schooling provides students with an education, it is cheating them out of a proper one.

Student leadership report shows campus concerns for the upcoming semester

Claudia MotleyAdministration News USGAugust 16, 2020August 17, 2020

In a report released in early July, unnamed representatives from the GSO and the USG expressed their experiences relating to COVID-19 last spring semester. The information came for two listening sessions conducted on June 17 and June 22.