Abstract
The learning environment of universities is changing dramatically with the coming of Covid-19. Universities were summarily evacuated and plans put in place to ensure online teaching. In some senses, this was the quickening of a trend that was already unfolding, while for others it signalled new territory. This article explores the coming of online education by highlighting the experiences of lecturers who have already taught courses while raising questions about disciplinary boundaries and knowledge production. It situates this discussion by exploring the challenges to the traditional notions of the role of universities and the changing orientations of the academy against the backdrop of the global juggernaut of privatised higher education.