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Curtin University plans to ditch in-person lectures and exams, even after coronavirus pandemic ends – ABC News
A draft proposal by Western Australia’s Curtin University would see all face-to-face lectures scrapped and replaced by three 15-minute videos a week by the end…
Western Australia’s Curtin University plans to abolish all face-to-face lectures and replace them with three 15-minute videos a week by the end of next year.
Key points:
- Under the draft proposal, face-to-face contact hours would be scaled back
- Exams would be abolished from mid-2021 except in special circumstances
- It comes as Curtin seeks to save $45 million, mainly from redundancies
A draft proposal to redefine the way the university teaches its 50,000-plus students also says that no more exams will…
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