09/07/2020
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐:
A recent survey found that the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for teachers, parents and students alike. Many teachers and parents are concerned about their childrenโs progress, wellbeing, and finding relevant resources. Students said their main worry was being easily distracted, less motivated, and less effective at studying. Furthermore, students were yearning for daily social interaction and struggling with absence of an in-person teacher. How can educational technology help bridge the gap between all of these concerns? Is it possible to create a distraction-free โlearning zoneโ, and find a balance between play, rest, and work each day?
1. ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐
Newly online teachers should aim to keep their teaching environment as structured and disciplined as possible, while allowing for flexibility. Let students know you have an โopen door policyโ, although they will be contacting you by email or video call instead. Not only will you as the instructor want to be actively involved with students, youโll also want to encourage peer to peer interaction so students can study online together. You can accomplish this via discussion boards, allowing students to grade each otherโs assignments, and even asking students to critique your performance. You may also want to take this opportunity to learn some more relevant than ever computer skills in your spare hours, like making educational videos, pre-recording lessons and creating self-marking assessments using tools like Google Forms!
2. ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
How do you set up a remote classroom? If your school doesnโt have one already, you will first need to select a Learning Management System (LMS) such as Google Classroom, Canvas or Docebo to share your resources online. Using a calendar app, a communications app, and a live streaming app to help organize classes and communicate with your students. Online chalkboards such as Limnu and Miro are handy too! Donโt forget to keep in touch with anxious parents and guardians during this process. Allow students to learn in fun ways with โonline scavenger huntsโ and โonline debatesโ about historical people and events. You can even allow them to create โonline graphicsโ as well.
3. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ซ
When teaching online during school closures, remember that each student has a different level of remote access โ some might have a laptop, others might only be able to access the internet on their phones. Therefore, prepare both a course syllabus and lesson plans activities with this in mind. Keep your video lessons short and to the point, and allow students to collaborate in linked forums such as a Google Classroom. Donโt forget to clarify the ground rules so these discussions remain courteous and respectful. Assign fun and challenging at-home activities and projects for students, remembering to keep safety in mind. Encourage your students to create their own content by conducting remote interviews, embedding videos, graphics and images into their assignments!
4. ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Lastly, donโt be too tough on yourself, as teachers around the world are all learning how to do this simultaneously. It will take you and your students both time to adjust to learning in this new way. You are not alone and there plenty of high-quality free teaching resources, worksheets and videos online to support you and your classes. The educational technology skills you will pick up on this journey will continue to transform and enrich learning experiences for your classes when you return to the brick and mortar school environment.
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