Sunday, March 29, 2020

Online Training from Future-Learn

Topic of this training: How to teach online.
https://www.futurelearn.com/ 

Online and offline

We are recommending you think carefully about how much you’re asking students to be online. Being always connected to the internet is demanding and unreliable, not just for live sessions. Offline can also be asynchronous which this gives the highest level of flexibility for students. Offline allows students to study at their own pace. However, it also requires study skills, personal discipline and a clear structure to follow.

 Technological issues arise such as limited bandwidth or reduced connectivity which exclude people and make learning very challenging.


Finding the right balance for everyone

You only have so many hours with your students each week - use them wisely.
For example with 20 hours (yours will vary) we recommend 1 or 2 hours for live / synchronous online sessions and to avoid scheduling single live sessions with a long duration.
“It is tough on all concerned to do much more than 1 hour of synchronous interaction online.”
The remaining should be planned as asynchronous and offline activities.

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