A special conference is taking place next week at Athlone I.T examining the future of online learning .
Thousands of students as well as third-level educators have been forced to provide classes and support online due to the pandemic.
Athlone I.T recently confirmed that its graduations next month will also be held online due to Covid 19.
The seminar titled 'Engaging Effectively with Distance Education Students' will hear from a University of Limerick lecturer who has carried out research in this area over a number of years
It gets underway at 11am on Tuesday and registration is free on Eventbrite.
Emer Connolly is Academic Writing Centre Co-Ordinator at AIT and she says that people are getting to grips with the opportunities and challenges online learning presents
Tickets for the online event are available at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/engaging-effectively-with-distance-education-students-tickets-124399601557?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
