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Dissecting honeybees via Zoom, using a glass shower door as a whiteboard and creating a virtual art gallery are a few of the ways students and faculty have adapted to remote learning, which UCF transitioned to on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Monday marked the last day of classes for the spring semester, during which UCF adjusted 5,600 classes to online learning. This includes 4,900 that were being taught in a face-to-face format and another 700 that were a mix of in-person and online instruction.<\/p>\n

To help faculty and students with the transition, UCF rolled out new websites with specialized resources, such as Keep Teaching for faculty<\/a> and Keep Learning for students<\/a>, and held a series of training workshops on effective online learning.<\/p>\n

Before COVID-19 began impacting Central Florida, more than a half million credit hours were taught online and 86 percent of students were enrolled in a fully online class or one that contained an online component<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even prior to the pandemic, the university has been considered a national leader in online learning. For the last three years, U.S. News & World Report\u00a0<\/a><\/em>has ranked UCF in the top 20 for online bachelor\u2019s programs<\/a>. In 2019, the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) \u2014 a leader in course redesign and online learning for nearly 20 years \u00a0\u2014 selected UCF to maintain its entire collection of resources<\/a> because of its strong\u00a0online learning program\u00a0and commitment to affordable education<\/p>\n

Online classes will continue at UCF through all Summer 2020 semesters.<\/p>\n

UCF will hold a Spring 2020 virtual commencement ceremonies<\/a> on May 2, with an in-person celebration to be scheduled at a later date. NFL stars and UCF alumni Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin will serve as the commencement speakers for the virtual event. No decisions have been made yet about summer commencement.<\/p>\n

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