Better, Stronger, Smarter Than Before

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was just settling in as a new reality, NOVA switched from on-campus to online learning in record time. The NOVA community stepped up and has been knocking it out of the park every day. The Office of Information Technology and NOVA Online worked to ensure there were adequate training and resources to help everyone adjust. Faculty and staff worked tirelessly to ensure that students had what they needed to finish out the semester and move smoothly into summer.

NOVA Faculty and staff were showing up in record numbers for the plethora of online training opportunities made available and facilitated by the IT department. Here are some quick statistics that should make our community proud of how we are continuing to handle this abrupt change in lifestyle.

During the last two weeks of March:
1,476 participated in CANVAS Training
2,723 participated in Zoom training

During April:

CANVAS Training:
23 workshops offered
277 registered / 208 attended

Zoom Training:
22 sessions offered
488 registered / 341 attended (including 231 in 13 30-minute sessions on Zoom Security)

NOVAOnline on Online Testing:
4 sessions offered
276 registered / 181 attended

Note: The participation figures above do not include use of self-instructional materials.