{"id":174282,"date":"2022-02-23T08:09:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/?p=174282"},"modified":"2022-02-23T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:37:11","slug":"all-covid-19-restrictions-lifted-universities-take-to-hybrid-teaching-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2022\/02\/23\/all-covid-19-restrictions-lifted-universities-take-to-hybrid-teaching-models\/","title":{"rendered":"All Covid-19 restrictions lifted, universities take to hybrid teaching models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Franklyn-Garcia-Fermin-MESCYT-e1645618168244.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174283\"\/><figcaption>Superior Education Minister Franklin Garc\u00eda Ferm\u00edn\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>President Luis Abinader announced on 16 February 2022 the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions. The Ministry of Superior Education (Mescyt) has called for universities to return to face-to-face teaching. Yet, several universities announce many of their courses will continue online. The largest in the country, the state UASD university, says face-to-face programs will not be incorporated until the academic period in September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNPHU is now into a hybrid teaching model, with virtual and semi-presential subjects. &#8220;In this period we increased the face-to-face mode. In the next, we will integrate to the new normality,&#8221; Miguel Fiallo Calder\u00f3n, the rector of the UNPHU, told Listin Diario reporter. He concurs that virtuality is &#8220;a learned subject,&#8221; as the Ministry of Superior Education initially stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Franco Baez of the O&amp;M university told the Listin that 45% of its courses are virtual and 55% face-to-face, including laboratories. &#8220;As of the next May-August 2022 term, face-to-face classes will be increased and thus comply with the new regulations,&#8221; stressed the O&amp;M vice-rector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of the UASD, Rector Emma Polanco of the UASD says this semester that ends in June will continue mostly virtual. Only lab practices will be face-to-face. In September, students will resume classes in the face-to-face mode. The UASD has over 200,000 students enrolled in campuses all around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 21 February 2022, the Ministry of Superior Education issued a note saying that universities that want to continue virtual programs need to request the approval of the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/listindiario.com\/la-republica\/2022\/02\/22\/710018\/algunas-universidades-siguen-en-la-virtualidad\">Listin Diario<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/actualidad\/nacional\/2022\/01\/06\/uasd-seguira-impartiendo-clase-de-manera-virtual\/1570523\">Diario Libre<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mescyt.gob.do\/mescyt-llama-a-universidades-a-la-presencialidad\/\">MESCYT<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23 February 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Luis Abinader announced on 16 February 2022 the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions. The Ministry of Superior Education (Mescyt) has called for universities to return to face-to-face teaching. Yet, several universities announce many of their courses will continue online. The largest in the country, the state UASD university, says face-to-face programs will not be &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2022\/02\/23\/all-covid-19-restrictions-lifted-universities-take-to-hybrid-teaching-models\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[293,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174282"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":174320,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174282\/revisions\/174320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}