Lots of lecturers don’t/didn’t have the skills to make slick videos. They had never done it before and didn’t know the basics. Often the much beloved, characterful, older members of staff who engage and charm students in person have had a horrible year, but through circumstance, not through lack of care. IT and E-Learning have been amazing, but it doesn’t happen overnight. The support we get, licences available and training have all increased massively. The policies are also continually improving, particularly in regard to accessibility.
I don’t think any uni is thinking of staying fully or even mostly online. I do think most unis will continue to have increased online support though, such as additional materials, some blended modules and some asynchronous support content. Done well, this should be positive.
I absolutely stand by previous comments re good, organised teaching in an online setting being better than compromised in person teaching (reduced contact or reduced opportunities for collaboration).
My uni didn’t have marquees, or not many. You couldn’t have taken a full class and taught them as normal because apart from distancing, most lectures/seminars etc need significant AV support. There could never be enough marquee space to cover enough classes to make it meaningful (even in collegiate unis). Students still wouldn’t have been able to collaborate closely so an interactive class would have turned into a lecture. I can’t think how I could have made that work for my classes, not through laziness, just through practicality and the need to maintain teaching standards and cover the necessary material.
1:1s, yes if space is available. So that would be more likely to be a meeting between a supervisor and a student writing a dissertation. Also small group project support or an academic advice drop-in, again, if logistically possible.