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COVID-19 delivers lessons in long-distance learningMining schools and training organizations are using virtual education to help professionals upgrade skills and credentials

Mining schools and training organizations are using virtual education to help professionals upgrade skills and credentials

By Carolyn Cooper

July 02, 2021

The new classroom: Davide Elmo, an associate professor at UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, delivers an online lecture from his office. Courtesy of Davide Elmo

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada last March, mining schools and other training organizations were faced with the immediate challenge of how to adapt in-person classes to online platforms.

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