After two and a half years of online learning, the ANU is now returning to predominantly in-person learning. According to a spokesperson for the University, ANU will have on-campus teaching “wherever possible” and “planning…for attendance to be in person” in Semester 2.

The University has recently made the decision to continue to offer the opt-in CRS/ CRN system, due to continued hardships faced by students. 

Notably, the demand for recorded lectures and tutorials is high, with many students unable to physically attend campus even when in-person class options are available.

Currently, the ANU is striving to re-open campus, with restrictions, to students from the 27th of July in time for semester two.

Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt announced that despite the current success of the restrictions, it is unlikely that the ANU will return to normal anytime soon.

While social distancing restrictions seem ready to ease as the weeks pass, the economic fall out of the coronavirus looms over the graduating class of 2020

The motion was put forward by General Representatives Ben Yates and Ben Wicks, after a planning day in which the GenReps discussed how they could continue their work remotely and improve structure within their roles.

The email also mentioned that ‘a small group of students are running a campaign against the use of Proctorio’ and that they have shared materials that are both untrue and unfounded.

The ANU has confirmed that they will use remote invigilation software Proctorio for Semester 1 of 2020.

The letter, which expressed the group's explicit objection to the use of Proctorio, outlined serious privacy concerns associated with using such a program.

The process of proctoring or remote invigilation will see a third party software incorporated into Wattle to monitor students activities during remote exams.