As many of us move to online teaching for the next two weeks, here are four different points of view to help you consider and plan your strategy and approach:
In The Hidden Lives of Online Learners, Benjamin D. White (@Waldenkent) looks at the effect of online learning for different students, and discusses how we can support them as effectively as possible in this follow-up post.
Remote learning can mean much greater parental involvement. I learnt a lot from reading @profbeckyallen‘s Parental Load Theory, and will be keeping this in mind when setting work (for example, minimising the number of logins and tools required, and explicitly modelling how to use the websites chosen).
Harry Fletcher-Wood (@HFletcherWood) is an Associate Dean at Ambition Institute, and drew on his experience designing distance-learning courses to write Learning in the time of coronavirus: planning distance schooling. His follow-up post on Motivating distant learners is full of clear, succinct advice on supporting students to develop and maintain good working habits and stay involved with remote education.
Finally, Louis Everett (@LouisEverett1), Assistant Head of Teaching and Learning at West London Free School, talks about his experience of remote learning during Covid-19, supporting staff and students to move online.
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