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Tag: Zoom
Slack channels and 24/7 Zooms: A look inside TSL’s virtual newsroom
TSL editorial board, editors and writers discuss how TSL operates during a virtual semester when the staff is spread across the world.
OPINION: Mandating the use of Zoom’s camera function is detrimental to student education
Professors should allow students to turn off Zoom cameras during class for mental health and equity reasons, says Sam Hernandez PO ’24.
OPINION: We need to detach our self-worth from our grades
We are not our grades, and this format of online learning is a reminder of that, says Aarushi Phalke PO ’24.
OPINION: Pitzer should rethink its fall grading system
Pitzer’s return to traditional letter grades fails marginalized students during the coronavirus pandemic, says Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
OPINION: Zoom education should never be the new normal
Online learning is extremely lacking and should never be a long-term form of education, says Lee Enochs CGU ’22.
If you could tell your students anything about this semester, what would it be? A response from professors
TSL asked professors to respond to last week’s story, sharing with their students what they want them to know about the virtual semester.
Preview: Zoom sets the stage for 5C talent show
On Oct. 24, the Pomona Events Committee will host a virtual 5C talent show featuring acts such as singing, juggling and aerial performances.
Assorted novelties: Between the Zoom bookshelves
Book columnist Anna Solomon PZ ’23 discusses how Zoom bookshelf backgrounds have become status symbols in the coronavirus pandemic.
Zoom and crowded homes: Pomona students discuss inequities in learning environments
Pomona College students discuss their home learning environments and how the college has adapted for students for the online semester.