Due to disruptive changes such as COVID-19, universities can achieve better student outcomes with a shift to a learner-centered strategy. During the Spring semester, colleges and universities were forced to operate remotely due to COVID-19. With that said, faculty abruptly changed their teaching method of face-to-face format to mostly online education. According to a Chronicle survey of faculty members and academic administrators, 60% of faculty and administrators said that the COVID-19 semester was much worse. With the second wave of COVID-19 predicted by some health authorities, faculty needs to shift toward learner-centered instruction for greater student outlines especially when operating remotely. This article examines how faculty can infuse learner-centered instruction and provides some best practices to create better student outcomes.
