Pivoting to Remote Learning: Our Practices for Supporting Non-traditional International Students and Part-time Contract Instructors

Breakout Room I

Extended Education at the University of Manitoba offers 12-month, full-time, face-to-face intensive programming to internationally educated professionals. This programming consists of two credentials and academic language support completed over 10 months, followed by an industry experience. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Extended Education pivoted quickly to develop a strategy to move courses offered to international students from a traditional face-to-face situation to a remote-learning delivery format. In order to ensure a successful transition, the developed strategy involved providing administrative and academic support to international students and part-time contract instructors. This session will highlight some of the initiatives implemented by Extended Education at the University of Manitoba to support its international students and part-time contract instructors through the transition, and discuss their effectiveness and correlation to student success. The session will also provide insights into factors to consider when planning for future programming opportunities, such as a hybrid model of learning.