Four Online Learning Tips to Know If You’re Teaching This Fall
The lack of a real classroom does not have to translate into a lack of real learning.
As the fall semester approaches, many teachers are banging their heads as they struggle with the complicated transition to online learning. I myself have been preparing to teach an introductory computer science course this fall as a student instructor. This has led to various discussions with professors, students, and other teachers on how to best transition online. Based on these conversations, I have developed a list of guidelines for teachers this fall. Of course, this is only a small subset of the amazing ideas and techniques that educators can adopt to improve the online teaching experience, but it is a start. It is my hope that they maximize student learning without sacrificing the well-being of teachers.
1. Implement a Flipped Classroom
Keeping up with the pace of the teacher is often the most difficult task for students. We’re all familiar with the image of a frazzled student frantically copying down notes as the slide inevitably changes too quickly. Even before classes went online, this was an issue. It is now arguably worse, since multiple distractions (social media, text messages, etc.) combined with internet…
