Record number of 缅北禁地 higher education professors and K-12 teachers take UIS course on teaching online
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield ION Professional eLearning Program鈥檚 Overview of Online Instruction course has seen a large jump in enrollment, as more 缅北禁地 higher education professors and K-12 teachers are wanting to learn how to better teach online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Course enrollment jumped from 793 students in 2019 to 1,819 students so far in 2020. Just recently, 1,153 students completed the course during the April to July term.
UIS requires saliva-based COVID-19 testing for on-campus students, faculty and staff
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield students, faculty and staff living, working or taking classes on-campus are required to participate in free saliva-based COVID-19 testing once a week during Fall Semester 2020.
The saliva-based Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test was developed by the University of 缅北禁地 at Urbana-Champaign. The test can detect the virus in people who are asymptomatic and/or individuals early in the course of disease.
Test results are expected within the same day and should not exceed 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
