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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS LOCAL - online semesters Portrait of Harleen Kaur, an early childhood education student at Red River College. Kaur is entering her second year in September in the program that's heavy on practicums. If things proceed online, she won't be able to get hands on experience working with children -- meanwhile, she's paying for high fees as an international student from India. VIRUS ONLINE SEMESTERS: As post-secondary schools across the province ramp up remote learning plans for fall, the future of hands-on programs and practicums remains uncertain. Red River, MITT and U of W are anticipating the majority of fall programming will be online, prompting students to question whether they want to continue their studies from afar or if their programs will even continue to exist. Reporter Maggie. May 14, 2020