The COVID-19 has significantly impacted the world as we know it, especially in higher education institutions. In response to COVID-19, most colleges and universities were forced to close their doors to students and switch to online learning over Zoom. Although most students are adjusted well to this new mode of education, other students, such as individuals pursuing degrees in the sciences, have difficulty adapting to the online mode of instruction. Case-based learning (CBL) is considered one of the best strategies in teaching a course like Biochemistry in a large classroom setting. Implementing CBL in biochemistry education may increase student engagement in the curriculum. Students will connect the material they learned in class to their daily lives, promoting critical thinking. The purpose of this review was to determine the effects of CBL in biochemistry education. This integrative review will focus on the various CBL study that implored in a biochemistry class setting. The review aimed to determine the implication of CBL in teaching biochemistry and assess students' views regarding the CBL.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The application of advanced communication technology holds promise for distance learning in general and language distance learning in particular. Technology has allowed second and foreign language programs to be included in many distance learning programs worldwide. The purpose of this study was to provide an overall evaluation of an EAP writing course, taught via distance, and the technologies used in it as well as challenges and issues that could be accompanied by using these technologies. Data was collected for an EAP writing course and from a MBA course using the same technology for comparison. Interviews were conducted with instructors and students to get their feedback and help assess the course. Results indicated that there are other elements besides technology that have to be taken into account to assure the proper use of the available technology by the instructors and the students.

ELearning at the secondary level is an emerging concept educators are exploring throughout Tennessee. Educators at Tennessee High School implemented a system of eLearning that improved their graduation rate, extended the educational day, and gave administrators more tools to use in helping students achieve success. Tennessee High School's model for eLearning developed over a 3-year time span and has substantially impacted the students in Bristol, Tennessee. Tennessee High School's administration, in concert with faculty, developed an innovative method of challenging their students with a relatively new means of delivering education. By implementing a completely web based method of delivering instruction, they created an alternative approach to instructional delivery for students lacking credits for on-time graduation as well as those with discipline problems. Furthermore, they developed teacher professional development programs using this delivery system. This case study focuses on the barriers, benefits, and components of Tennessee High School's eLearning implementation. These barriers that include such items as cost, policy formation, and curriculum development were all new concepts for the educators at Tennessee High School. This case documents how the benefits reaped by eLearning have impacted the students at THS. For example, the ability to offer more courses to students that fit almost any schedule has reduced scheduling conflicts. Administrators have enjoyed having another tool to work with concerning student discipline as well.

As more college courses transition to hybrid and fully online models due to Covid-19, the classroom environment for higher education has changed and will continue to do so (Bonk, 2020). As online learning continues to grow, a challenge of not connecting with the instructor can be a concern. Success in the online classroom is possible for students who may feel they are alone in online learning (Holbeck & Hartman, 2018). With the right combination of engagement tools, student interaction with the curriculum, class, and professor result in a meaningful learning experience (Holbeck & Hartman, 2018). The history of online education, the challenges of teaching and learning in an online course as it relates to pass rates, and the tools used for engagement in online learning that result in success in an online math course will be discussed. The primary goal of this study is to compare the success rates of students that are taking online math courses in which professors use engagement tools with those that are in courses where engagement tools are not used. Another goal of the study is to track the amount of time that students spend in the course when engagement tools are used as opposed to when engagement tools are not used.

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