Back to the start
31 Jan 2022
Here we are again. All of us teachers sitting here in the first month of 2022, worrying about the exact same things that we were facing in the early months of 2020, 2021… (and 2023?)
How can I adapt my learning activities for online classrooms?
Can we deliver truly authentic assessment online?
How many online classes can I teach from home before my toddler breaks the computer?
Amidst all this uncertainty, there is only one thing I know for sure. The time for half-measures in online teaching has past. Teachers need to dive even deeper into the technology and skills for effective online teaching, and assume that this will be the norm going forward. I don’t make that statement lightly, and like many of you am trying to find the motivation to push ahead through this chaos.
I recently published an article on Times Higher Education: “An educator’s survival guide for online classrooms”, which walks through strategies I’ve used to troubleshoot technological issues in my teaching:
Checking internet connectivity speeds and browser compatibility for online apps;
Setting up backup devices for hotspotting and tethering when the connection drops out;
Free software to record, edit, and compress teaching videos for asynchronous delivery.
Reflecting, sharing, and connecting is how I find inspiration heading into a new teaching semester. Hopefully this is helpful for some of you, and you can find out more in the article as well as the accompanying video (linked below).
Jack.
