A professor at Mount Royal University has crafted a way to bring a backcountry course indoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, institutions were asked to take their classes online as the virus forced the closure of schools across the province, but that didn’t stop associate professor Ian Sherrington from creating a virtual avalanche program for his students.
As part of a winter backcountry travel course at MRU, students are required to complete an outdoor avalanche training session, and Sherrington made that possible by fashioning an interactive lesson using Playmobil figurines. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “I decided to see this as an opportunity to find creative ways to engage students