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Supporting Learning Online: Perspectives of Faculty and Staff at Broad-Access Institutions During COVID-19

This Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative report examines how faculty and staff at nine institutions reconsidered students’ online learning needs in the midst of the pandemic, and it explores how supports were offered to help students strengthen their self-directed learning skills.

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Resources     Publications     Newsletters   February 5, 2026. News from the Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative As we enter the final year of our work, our team members and partners are excited to begin sharing a series of new resources, tools, publications, and events designed to strengthen postsecondary learning and instruction in online STEM courses. Read … Continue reading Newsletters

Working Toward a Definition of Self-Directed Learning and a Unifying Framework to Support Students

The term self-directed learning—as we are currently using it within the Postsecondary Collaborative—encompasses an intricate set of mindsets and intrapersonal skills that students use to manage their learning. Though educators and researchers often think of them as discrete skills, we theorize that they are more powerful together than alone.