virtual learning – Pima Post

By Troy Hutchison For the past seven months, the world has been affected by the ongoing pandemic due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19). With business closing and schools moving to online only, it is clear that the effects are still being felt today. In the state of Arizona, numbers have jumped up and down for months. At the beginning of the pandemic the numbers were low, with only 1,681 confirmed cases according to the Arizona Department of Health (ADH) at the start of the pandemic for the month of March. However, fast forward to June confirmed cases spike to 76,926 and continue to increase moving forward into July with 79,871 confirmed cases. These numbers have caused schools at every level to take action and come up with new ways of learning, moving classes from in-person to online virt...

Photo courtesy Drug Addiction Clinic Vita By ELLIANA KOPUT Speculation of Pima Community College’s potential closure began to brew prior to spring break, about March 10. This came following an uproar of campus closures throughout the United States, including announcements from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. “While I definitely think the measures PCC has taken are with our best interests, and theirs, in mind ... it definitely hasn't been smooth,” said Vin Solewin, a cyber security and cyber forensic major. “It’s doubly hard as I’m a student tutor, so I have had two aspects of my life switched from in-person to on-computer.” Omar Martinez, a business entrepreneurship major, agreed with Solewin. “I think the local community communi...

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