Adapting to a virtual semester will require radical collaboration
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on SGA member Chinat Yu’s proposals for adapting to a virtual semester.
- The News-Letter reported that Yu said many students were still struggling with online learning and student interactions.
- The paper reported that Yu called for collaboration and suggested a Hopkins Groups channel where student groups could share lessons from online events.
- The article adds that Yu said freshmen had asked for a central place on Blackboard to discuss classes with upperclassmen.
- The reporter writes that Yu had started a website sharing online-learning habits that worked for Yu and other students.
- According to the article, Yu suggested distributing syllabi as downloadable calendars so students could combine deadlines across classes.
- The article says Yu was looking into ways to start these initiatives.