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Lockdown lessons—how will the pandemic change higher education?

Our monthly, future-gazing podcast series examines speculative scenarios and provocative prophecies

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THE PANDEMIC has forced universities to move teaching online. Host Tom Standage, asks if attitudes are shifting among students, and academics, towards remote learning. What could this mean for the future of higher education? How would it affect the business models of some universities? And how might online-learning tools evolve in a future, as lifelong learning becomes the new normal? Runtime: 25 min

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