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Our Commitment to Education
During the Pandemic

Click here for all campus updates regarding the coronavirus

Richard Arum, Dean and Professor, UCI School of Education
To the UCI School of Education Community,

These are exceptional times that have required all of us to take swift action and make drastic changes to our professional and personal lives to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Our first priority remains the health and well-being of our dynamic community of students, faculty, staff, community partners, donors, and friends. As always, I hope that you and your loved ones remain safe and healthy.

While navigating a situation that remains fluid and uncertain, education can be an important stabilizing force for society. I am proud of the resilient community we have built together.  The road ahead may have bumps, but I am confident we will continue to make significant advances in our shared goals.

UCI, along with universities and K12 schools across the nation, is transitioning to a remote learning mode from now through at least the end of the Spring quarter. Classes, assignments, projects and exams will be conducted and administered in new ways. The breadth of resources assembled in such a short period of time, across the country, has defied any precedent.

As we make this shift, we must work to ensure that students are receiving the same high-quality instruction they would have under normal circumstances. Research from our faculty shows that students may not be equally predisposed to engage in online learning. Younger students, academically underprepared students, and students from underrepresented minority groups have been found to struggle the most in online environments.

To address this national challenge, the School of Education launched an Online Learning Research Center (OLRC), designed to provide evidence-based resources for educators, students and researchers to improve achievement and equity in online learning. The Center is led by Professors Mark Warschauer and Di Xu , both experts in the field of online learning, and is the culmination of decades of research.

The School of Education is currently leading a study — supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — that is providing insight into the value of college and creating tools that other universities can utilize to better understand their own students. The project research team is tracking UCI undergraduates longitudinally for two years, capturing students’ moods, behaviors, and attitudes inside and outside the classroom. During the week of March 16, we administered a survey designed to identify and understand UCI undergraduates' needs and concerns toward the coronavirus. As with other components of this vast project, we hope that what we learn via this survey is useful to other colleges and their students. We will be sharing our findings shortly.

The ramifications of this global pandemic will be multifaceted, and will cause us to redefine 21st century education. It is my hope that this public health crisis spurs creativity and directs resources to improve higher education, ideas I shared in a New York Times op-ed.

The School of Education, and entire UCI campus, are here to serve the Orange County community and country with best practices for professors, K12 teachers, and students. We hope that this webpage will serve as a helpful resource to you and your students. Please check back regularly for updates.

Be well,

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Richard Arum
Dean and Professor
UCI School of Education

 FOR TEACHERS & TEACHER EDUCATORS

The UCI Teacher Academy presents resources for
remote learning and instruction.
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Earth School curricula developed for world-wide youth confined by COVID-19
CalTeach Director Doron Zinger in UCI News

UCI School of Education and OCEAN support equitable, inclusive, and community-driven learning pods
Doctoral Candidate Yenda Prado in Online Learning Research Center

Speech-language pathologists urged to use remote testing to avoid potentially damaging delays in speech-language evaluations 
Professor Elizabeth Peña in ASHAWire

More than 4,500 educators participate in interactive WRITE Center webinars for latest information on hybrid & remote K-12 literacy instruction
UCI School of Education News

CalTeach mentors offer educational support, resources & inspiration to teachers through Mentor Match
Broadcom Foundation


How OCEAN, a network of research-practice partnerships, is supporting K12 education during the pandemic
June Ahn, Associate Professor and Director, OCEAN

Video and Teacher Education
UCI Center for Research on Teacher Development and Professional Practice

Creating and Orchestrating Online Instruction
Doron Zinger, Director, CalTeach Science and Math Program

School of Education alum providing free materials for kids during school closures
Daily Pilot

FOR STUDENTS

School of Education Launches Online Learning Research Center

​Surveys capture UCI students' COVID-19 concerns, informing university responses
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- UCI News

Coronavirus Updates for the UCI Community

CalFresh Basic Needs Hub operating during remote instruction
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News and Information for
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For Faculty | For Teachers & Teacher Educators
For Students
Updates from UCI Office of Research

NEWS

A ‘Covid Slide’ Could Widen the Digital Divide for Students
Professor Mark Warschauer in Wired

"Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project" & UCI featured in series “Rethinking College”
Dean Richard Arum in PBS NewsHour

School of Education study reveals students' attitudes toward COVID-19
UCI News

"Wealthy families will be far more risk-averse than others when it comes to returning to school"
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan in New York Times

Ed Tech has the potential to transform higher education
Dean Richard Arum in MSN News

Coronavirus-prompted changes could worsen disparities in academic achievement between low- and high-income students 
Professor Mark Warschauer in UCI News

COVID-19 and its impact on the K-12 educational system 
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio on YouTube

Save Our Youth is keeping American Dream alive for underserved OC youth during pandemic
Alumna Mary Cappellini in UCI School of Education News

School of Education Launches Online Learning Research Center

The coronavirus crisis will bust up and reshape higher education - for better and worse
Dean Richard Arum in Boston Globe​

As college classes move online, don't expect a tuition discount due to coronavirus
Dean Richard Arum in CNBC

Online Education Offers New Ways to Identify and Support At-Risk Students
​Associate Professor Di Xu in Diverse

What Is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus? 
Dean Richard Arum op-ed in The New York Times

The coronavirus is forcing many colleges to go online only. But will it work for everyone?  
Associate Professor Di Xu in Seattle Times

Changes in Compulsory Education in United States in Corona - Digitalization Accelerates
Professor Mark Warschauer in JiJi

School Closures Due to Coronavirus Could Widen Education Inequality Among Students
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio in Newsweek

Online Learning Research Center profiled in 
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

New Online Learning Research Center featured in Campus Technology

The Safety Net is Stronger. What Happens After the Coronavirus? 
Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan in New York Times

Online Schools: Students' performance often falls behind kids at other public schools
Associate Professor June Ahn quoted in Journalist's Resource

UCI’s graduate program in education shines in U.S. News & World Report rankings 
UCI News


FOR FACULTY

Online education helpful in early identification of struggling students and for offering targeted support
Associate Professor Di Xu in Diverse Issues in Higher Education

School of Education Launches Online Learning Research Center

Research-Based Strategies to Address Challenges and Opportunities to Online Learning
- Online Learning Research Center

Surveys capture UCI students' COVID-19 concerns, informing university responses
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- UCI News

The post-pandemic education landscape
- UCI News

What Is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus?
Dean Richard Arum op-ed in The New York Times

The coronavirus is forcing many colleges to go online only. But will it work for everyone?
Associate Professor Di Xu in Seattle Times
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