Covid’s online aspect was actually a feature I really appreciated as it gave students the ability to choose where and when they attend a lecture or an activity that did not require participation. I literally was attending lectures from the gym some days and with things being recorded, if there was a section I wanted to cover twice I was able to as much as I pleased. The hybrid format of online and in person I believe is best for student attendance as less frequent mandatory attendance sessions will be attended more consistently and having non mandatory periods online will allow for schedule flexibility. Having an open mind is likely the most important quality a teacher can have during a fast paced transition period as if we are not able to shift our teaching style or evaluation methods we will be sorely disappointed when we can’t bend the situation to go in line with our previous methods. If we were to switch once again to online I would lean more onto written responses than short answer or multiple choice for biology teaching. An observational nature experiment in which a student would monitor a tendency of their family pet and write on it would be an easy assignment that could allow for learning from home. Another is Gimkit a Microsoft learning tool that allows for online learning by creating a fun game like learning space that has a reward system built in to the concept of learning and has a leaderboard that is climbed through success in class content knowledge.