Fanshawe College. X FM News file photo
Fanshawe College recently announced that it will expand in-class instruction for the Fall 2021 semester. The current plan is to expand face to face delivery by up to 15%. The plan would also permit more of a return to the vibrant con-campus student experiences. This comes after we’re near the one year anniversary that saw the college shift to emergency remote delivery due to COVID-19.
With more vaccines being distributed, Fanshawe College President Peter Devlin is optimistic. However, he also says there two deciding factors that could limit that increase.
“First, space is the limiting factor. With the guidance over the health unit, inside our classrooms, there’s still a two-metre space. That’s one of the largest limiting factors that we have as we play in the fall,” Devlin stated. “But we will soon need to decide for Fall 2021, So students from around the province, some from around the world make the necessary plans that support the learning option and the program that they picked.”
The college will again have the Fanshawe Student Experience Guarantee like last Fall. Some of the guarantees will stay the same. Students can still get a refund from there tuition, ancillary fees and program fees within 10 days and be deferred to the next available intake for the program. However, Devlin pointed out two new things to the guarantee this year.
“The Signature Innovative Learning Experience is where students will have the opportunity to develop those crucial jobs skills that they need to be successful. They’ll do that through opportunities like multidisciplinary projects, live client work, applied research, entrepreneurship or global projects,” Devlin said. “The other point I’d like to make would be the Adobe Creative campus. This is brand new, we’re one of a select few campuses around the world that has full access to the Adobe Creative Cloud free of charge.”
Peter Devlin gives an example of The Signature Learning Experience
With a potential return in student activities on-campus, Devlin says that some will still be offered in a virtual format.
“So many of those student experience offerings have been virtual over this past year. Some will continue to be offered in a virtual way,” Devlin said. “But we want to add to it by having a face to face experience and an opportunity to come on to the campus, meet with your faculty, meet with your friends, meet with the staff at the college to be able to make your student experience one that is rich enriches the individual student and puts you on your path.”
Physical distancing measures will remain the core of Fanshawe’s planning for the fall semester. The college will build scenarios that would allow more students on campus while continuing to deliver certain course components online. However, Programs that were delivered fully online before the pandemic will continue online. The fall semester tentatively will start on Tuesday, September 7 to Friday, December 17.
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