> Is there anything you do differently, relative to in person?
Online, everything needs to be done differently from in-person:
- Lecture is a waste of time. Pre-made stuff will be higher-quality than anything you can deliver, and save a lot of time
- Grading should be automated as much as possible. Immediate feedback is powerful for students, as is being able to move at their own pace, have targeted remediation, etc.
- Automating stuff leaves waaaaay more time for 1:1 interaction, reviewing student work, etc.
- Audio isn't the only way to interact. Students can use chat, embedded surveys, forums, etc. There are many ways for having interactive engagement impossible in person.
- You should make heavy use of peer teaching: Breakout rooms, structured peer review, etc.
Online during COVID19 crashed-and-burned since people took in-person and tried to run it over Zoom. Good online can be better than in-person.
Oh, and details matter. Everyone should have a headset. Mute is generally bad. You should have good whiteboarding tools. Everyone should have a pen tablet ($40) or copy stand ($100). Etc.
NONE of this happened at most schools during COVID.
Online, everything needs to be done differently from in-person:
- Lecture is a waste of time. Pre-made stuff will be higher-quality than anything you can deliver, and save a lot of time
- Grading should be automated as much as possible. Immediate feedback is powerful for students, as is being able to move at their own pace, have targeted remediation, etc.
- Automating stuff leaves waaaaay more time for 1:1 interaction, reviewing student work, etc.
- Audio isn't the only way to interact. Students can use chat, embedded surveys, forums, etc. There are many ways for having interactive engagement impossible in person.
- You should make heavy use of peer teaching: Breakout rooms, structured peer review, etc.
Online during COVID19 crashed-and-burned since people took in-person and tried to run it over Zoom. Good online can be better than in-person.
Oh, and details matter. Everyone should have a headset. Mute is generally bad. You should have good whiteboarding tools. Everyone should have a pen tablet ($40) or copy stand ($100). Etc.
NONE of this happened at most schools during COVID.