Higher Ed’s New Virtual Reality

Nick Morgan, who coaches leaders on communication, explained why video flattens us: we read each other's intent through the body, so a natural eight on screen comes across as a four or five. Erin Moran, a Fairfield alum who leads Google's education team in New York, shared survey data showing 85 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds now prefer to learn online. Tomas Gomez-Arias, business dean at Stanislaus State, cautioned that online learning works differently for different students.