Obstacles in online teaching
What is the biggest benefit of online teaching?
The first thing that comes to mind is that anyone can study or teach from any place. Actually, nobody has to leave their home to go to school.
Home environment will be a key topic in the following learning sequences indeed. However, this is also the biggest challenge. We don’t know what our students are doing during class, especially if their cameras are off… And by the way, we will tackle this subject as well - both in terms of making you feel comfortable with this situation, but especially in regards to motivating students to keep their cameras on. We will support you in becoming a better presenter.
Adapted from Trainers’ Toolbox(1), here are 4 “traps” of online lessons:
We will tackle a few of these obstacles in this Module, more in depth on how to get students’ attention and, generally speaking, fear of technology (yours and your students).
1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uIymM-wDC4, webinar by Trainers Toolbox: Make virtual meetings & workshops great! 11 tips&tricks