Tyler Totten’s chemistry lab class at the University of Minnesota Duluth is no longer hands-on. Instead, he watches a video of his instructor doing the experiments.
Aveda Institute student Gem Russell has to practice hairstyling on a mannequin, not an actual client.
Thomas Oliphant recently looked at his 15 University of Minnesota students and saw one holding a 4-month-old and another in pajamas as the furniture design professor taught on Zoom, a remote video app.
This is the new reality for Minnesota students and teachers since higher-education classes — from Minnesota State, Mankato to St. John’s University in Collegeville — have been forced to meet virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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