December 10, 2020 For the last several weeks, Academic Dean & Registrar Mark Thornton has been pleased to share the news about Distance Education Plus (DE+), the College’s newly crafted mode of education. This new mode will build on the existing Distance Education model, in which students learn independently at their own pace within the framework of a regular semester, …
Emmanuel Community Stays Active, Connected during the COVID-19 Crisis
April 23, 2020 In recent weeks, the COVID-19 crisis has kept people apart physically but has led to an explosion of online engagement and virtual communication. Politicians have delivered messages from their homes, television hosts have brought viewers into their living rooms, and music concerts have been shifted to virtual platforms from physical ones. At Emmanuel, the community has been …
Update on COVID-19: April 14, 2020
We are providing a further update relating to Emmanuel’s response to the COVID-19 situation. The Winter semester is coming to an end this week as students write final exams and finish course assignments. The past four weeks of classes have been completed online without any significant problems. Students and faculty have learned much about how to connect and learn together …
HUGHSON ONG: The Challenge of COVID-19 for Christian Higher Education
April 2, 2020 In the past couple of months, we saw how the COVID-19 virus developed from a regional epidemic to a global pandemic. Countries, states, and cities began to implement lockdown and quarantine measures, social institutions and organizations started to close down their offices and facilities, and people were asked to practise social distancing and, in some cases, self-isolate. …
Emmanuel Temporarily Moves All Classes Online
March 19, 2020 This week Emmanuel temporarily shifted to all-online teaching in response to the COVID-19 situation. The decision was announced on Saturday and was effective immediately. Under the leadership of the Open Learning team, the College took the necessary steps to make this change without cancelling any classes. On Monday, scheduled classes proceed as usual, only through an online …
Update on COVID-19: March 12, 2020
Emmanuel has been monitoring the developing situation related to the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19). Emmanuel will follow the advice of the Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services, who are working with the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario, and other health-care providers and agencies to monitor the situation and coordinate actions as appropriate. Our …