Life Goes On at Takoda Institute””American Indian OIC During Covid-19

Takoda means “All Are Welcome” in Lakota Language

By Takoda Institute Staff

Life goes on at the American Indian OIC””Takoda Institute building and over the Internet. The spring term saw regular Takoda Institute class offerings in the Patient Services Specialist and Computer Support Specialist programs held entirely online with the students and staff working mainly from home and using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or other online conferencing and learning tools. This was after the instructors took crash courses and the students prepared their devices. As many schools, we have permission from the Higher Ed. Office and our accrediting agency to temporarily conduct classes online.

Classes started on April 13 and are expected to wrap up at end of June, leaving July 6 as the likely starting date for the Summer Qtr. In that quarter, if conditions permit and regulators allow, we hope to offer limited on-site training at a safe distance in our computer rooms while continuing to offer the online alternative. The actual nature of that Qtr. will depend upon both the determination of the AIOIC and of the Governor”™s decisions at that time. Looking further ahead, the MN Dept. of Health recently announced they will soon have a plan in place for Higher Ed.… Read the rest “Life Goes On at Takoda Institute””American Indian OIC During Covid-19”