Towards a Cloud-Based University Accelerated By the Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of society, and in particular of university teaching. Professors who were reluctant or unwilling to take advantage of what digital technologies offered suddenly were forced to teach with technologies. In this paper, we describe teaching during the two main phases during the pandemic at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M): the first phase during the complete lockdown and the second where students were allowed on campus with limitations. We also explain how the investment done during these two phases influences teaching in the future and how digital cloud-based technologies promote active learning at the university.

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The coronavirus pandemic has fast-tracked the digital transformation of society and university teaching, with UC3M adapting its teaching methods during the lockdown and limited campus reopening phases. Increased investment during these phases will continue to promote active learning at universities through digital cloud technologies.