Educating online: insights and advice

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ELTtime

Garnet Education

10 episodes

9 months ago

At Garnet Education, we produce ELT materials that are used in schools, colleges and universities around the world. We’ve created ELTtime in the hope that it can be a springboard for further discussions in our online community and in your staffrooms. You can expect a variety of topics, from the origins of the word capsicum to in-depth discussions of industry biases, global issues and other challenges that the ELT community faces today.

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Language Learning

Education

Educating online: insights and advice

ELTtime

36 minutes 35 seconds

5 years ago

Educating online: insights and advice

Today’s special episode of ELTtime addresses the global COVID-19 pandemic. The virus is causing unprecedented levels of disruption to education – schools are closed, students are unable to attend lessons in person, international students can’t travel overseas, and institutions are forced to reschedule courses and exams. As a result, now more than ever before, English language teachers around the world are finding themselves with an urgent need to become effective online educators.

In today’s episode, Garnet’s Digital Manager Matthew George talks to experienced English language Teacher/Teacher Trainer, Julietta Schoenmann. Julietta talks over the nuts and bolts of how to get going as an online teacher, and then offers a wide range of insights into how to manage online classes, how to make the most of the tools and resources at your disposal and how to maintain student motivation.

Let us know if you enjoyed the episode. Get in touch with any suggestions or questions – you can find us at @garneteducation everywhere!

LINKS

Hands Up charity project

Online platforms: Zoom, Adobe connect, Blackboard Collaborate

Padlet: online collaboration tool

Vialogues: dynamic video discussions

Flipgrid: video discussions and respsonses

Eaquals Webinars: Teaching live online using Zoom

CHAPTERS

0:20 – Intro
1:17 – Julietta’s background in online teaching
2:20 – The Hands Up Project
3:18 – Online platforms: Zoom
5:20 – Zoom features – breakout rooms, screen sharing, polls
7:22 – Tips for using online tools for the first time
9:44 – Green screens in Zoom
10:44 – Online tools for teachers (Padlet, Flipgrid, Vialogues)
13:26 – How do teaching styles differ online?
16:33 – Disruptive home environments
18:05 – Online breakout rooms for group work
18:59 – Activity types in the virtual classroom and encouraging student autonomy
23:22 – Motivation and keeping students engaged
26:24 – Online tools can provide more variety in activities (e.g., using Google Street view)
27:29 – Encouragement and praise
27:56 – Pitfalls of online teaching: connectivity issues
29:20 – Orientation to working online and multitasking
32:18 – Boundaries and limits
33:37 –What can institutions and teachers do to ensure a positive outcome from this move online?
36:07 – Outro