04/15/2020 10:59:13 AMIn less than two weeks, professors at the University of Houston College of Education transitioned hundreds of courses to virtual versions in response to COVID-19. 
While many professors had experience teaching online, they and their students have learned new technologies, set up makeshift home offices and found ways to make meaningful connections, all while navigating the emotional stress of the public health crisis. As many faculty said, the strength of the human spirit shines through.
“I am truly impressed at how adaptable my students are,” said Sissy Wong, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. Wong’s course, Teaching Science in Elementary School, was previously an in-person class, but she and her students have worked together to ease the transition. “They have taken this situation and made the most of it!”
Learn more about how faculty have adapted to remote teaching in the Q&A below.