For online learning to be effective, a student‐centered pedagogy, which requires a shift in the role of the professor, must be adapted. Professors are no longer umpires and judges; instead, they are coaches and counselors.
The author argues that professors must engage students in problem‐solving activities across all disciplines. To ignore students' problem‐solving skills is to undermine the possibility of creating “educated individuals” through higher education.
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