UWI CAMPUS Reports at a GlancE
OPEN CAMPUS
capacity to fully support online learning, and the facility to access the learning exchange via the Moodle App that allows students to download online material with mobile devices. • The swift move from face-to-face to online teaching of CPE courses was achieved via a CPE Learning Exchange hosted on the Moodle platform to
The 2019/2020 annual year will forever be memorable as it was swiftly and sharply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, as the leader in online education in the Caribbean, the Open Campus was perfectly positioned to respond to the challenges which the fight against a global pandemic quickly created. In addition to swiftly responding to the unprecedented challenges which arose from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Open Campus continued to work dedicatedly towards achieving the goals set out in The UWI Triple A Strategic Plan.
facilitate virtual delivery and assessment. Teaching was conducted predominantly via Blackboard Collaborate (BBC) and Zoom. Tutors were trained for the effective use of Moodle and Blackboard Collaborate. Learners received similar instructions during specially scheduled orientation sessions. Collaboration with the Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Education (ECJBTE) to provide support to academic staff at community colleges, primary and secondary school teachers and ministries of education staff to quickly move to online modes for completion of teaching and learning activities in the school year cycle. o Six hours of professional development training for stakeholders in Anguilla, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Dr. Luz Longsworth Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal
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Total student enrolment: 7,956 – up 24% Undergraduate enrolment: 6,411 – up 16% Enrolment in Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) increased by 38.6% over the strategic objective set, and an 18% growth over the previous year.
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• The effects of COVID-19 in March 2020 were preceded by Hurricane Dorian, which battered The Bahamas in September 2019. These events and their widespread implications brought to the fore the importance of the Open Campus’ hybrid online and face-to-face offerings, the technological
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