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Miami Dade College To Decide By Sept. 14 If Campus Will Reopen This Fall

Adriana Dos Santos ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College has set a Sept. 14 deadline to decide whether to resume face-to-face classes this fall, according to a YouTube video from Executive Vice-President and Provost Lenore Rodicio posted on Aug. 20. The message comes less than two weeks before the fall semester starts on Sept. 1.… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC To Start Fall Semester Remote; Face-To-Face Classes Could Resume By September 28

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
With coronavirus cases continuing to spike in South Florida, Miami Dade College announced Monday morning that it will start the fall semester remote with hopes of resuming face-to-face classes in a limited capacity by Sept. 28. The only classes that will be face-to-face on Sept. 1 will be courses… Read the rest at our website.
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ICE Directive Puts Fate Of More Than 1,350 International Students At MDC In Jeopardy

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
When Victor Hugo Batistela moved more than 4,000 miles from his home in São Paulo, Brazil three years ago, it was to attend school in the United States. Batistela has taken full advantage, maintaining a 4.0 GPA in The Honors College at Wolfson Campus.   But now, the 18-year old’s… Read the rest at our website.
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Visually Impaired Student Struggled Through Remote Learning: ‘I Could Not Even Sleep’

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
ACCESS Services tutor Cheryl Cook designed a normal curve graph using cardboard and coily pipe cleaners to help Florela Francois, a visually impared student, better understand her statistics class.  The visual tool served as a creative learning resource for the 29-year-old North Campus student, who was born blind.  “For… Read the rest at our website.
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My Students Taught Me The Gift Of Perseverance

Sonali Saha ,  ,  , 
In early February, I pitched an idea to The Reporter about a piece on 17-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.  As an environmental biologist, it was frustrating to see teenagers grasping the notion that human activities are causing monumental deterioration in the climatic conditions, while our policymakers are doing… Read the rest at our website.
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MDC Announces Three-Phase Plan To Reopen; Small Number Of Students To Take Classes On Campus This Summer

Heidi Perez ,  ,  , 
Miami Dade College Interim President Rolando Montoya revealed a plan during this week’s Board of Trustees meeting that allows a small number of students to take in-person classes this summer for courses that can’t be replicated virtually.  The measure coincides with a tentative three phase plan to reopen the… Read the rest at our website.
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Miami Dade College To Continue Remote Learning Through Summer Term

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  , 
Remote learning classes will continue at Miami Dade College through the summer term, the College announced this morning.  The College canceled classes due to the coronavirus on March 12. Online classes began on March 30.  “We are in this together and could not have reached the end of this… Read the rest at our website.
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What To Expect From Miami Dade College’s Transition To Online Classes

Heidi Perez ,  ,  ,  ,  , 
Now that Miami Dade College’s classes will move online, here’s what to expect:   On March 30, students will begin taking classes through a number of different communication and video-conferencing platforms such as Blackboard, Zoom, email, among others.   Classes will continue online at least until the end of the spring… Read the rest at our website.