How would you describe teaching courses for students in the online system: pleasant, useful or impersonal?
I think, in this pandemic moment, teaching courses for students in the online system is useful now. We have no option of online class.
What i have noticed so far that some structural issues can prevent students in developing countries from accessing online courses are technology and internet connectivity, language barriers and the cultural relevance of the coursework. From my angle of understanding, winning the long game will require protecting—and even continuing to increase—education financing from domestic and international sources. The coronavirus will impact budgets, but it will not change this basic demographic fact: Education systems must continue to grow and improve in low- and middle-income countries, whose young people will profoundly shape the world.
On-line teaching is the best alternative during the Covid-19 pandemic situation. My experience is both students and lecturers are getting use to on-line teaching more and more.
My opinion is still the traditional teaching is advance than the on-line teaching method, even though there are benefits.
My suggestion is during Post Covid-19 educational institutes can introduce a mix of both methods i.e. on-line and traditional method when providing a module.
Teaching online courses is Useful not only for lecturers but also the students. Online is the only method of teaching during Covid-19 pandemic that force lecturers to learn and adapt the use of different online platforms. Students get more exposure to different tools.
Online system is definitely useful when it is not possible to hold regular classes. I will not be able to say whether it is pleasant for the students or not, it is not a very pleasant experience for me. I don't think it is impersonal because one is aware of the presence of students and several times they ask questions and the teacher provides explanation.
At first and foremost, classroom teaching is something that we are practicing for centuries, and has been trial and tested for acquiring knowledge across time and space. So it is not easy to replace this system with online teaching. But, no connect with the teacher during the entire pandemic period is also undesirable. In this situation, teaching in any alternative means has immense value. See, learning has no boundaries, the only thing needed is the way it is presented. A good effort in teaching online will benefit the students (even if it is not as efficient as a classroom teaching)
On-line teaching is an excellent method of helping student who are unable to live near a campus. There will be challenges for the student but the if the student is persistent in his avenue to seek his/her degree, nothing is impossible. There must a connection with the faculty to enrich the students on-line learning, and create the knowledge needed to acquire for their degree.
Dear Laura,
Although I am still working in the private sector, I am now retired from university after some 34 years, in which I've seen all colours; and I can say that teaching online mathematics & statistics (my two specialities) is a bad idea. The teacher needs to be among his students, to see their reaction, what's working and what's not working, to add & comment (especially) what not written of the board/screen, to gain trust and make students confident. All of these can be done in flash and bone, human contact cannot be mimicked successfully. In addition, all the online teaching promoters, that I know of, were lazy-type teachers; unfortunately, their students did not waste a second in "reading" their true purpose. No offense, I hope there are many exceptions to this statement, and I am waiting to read about their successes - if shared in your post.
All the best,
George
I see from my experiences this semester that the teaching courses for students in the online system are very interesting and useful, and the learning outcomes are achieved satisfactorily, but they must take place within the framework of a scientific and tried.
From my observation, learning process, be it in classrooms or outside, is not so much enhanced by a classroom or environment, as much from the incitement and stimulus a teacher can provide to thinking about the concept/subject. In other words learning process is less impacted by external surroundings and more impacted by interest and engagement with the subject. I therefore argue that mere transposition of teaching/learning to online mode SHOULDN'T influence effectiveness of teaching or learning, but the "FACTORS" that complement teaching/learning process do impact effectiveness (or unpleasant/dissatisfaction to teachers or students or both).
I recently delivered Faculty Development Program for about 100 professors/lecturers of Engg. studies. In view of pandemic situation, Program was ONLINE with each participant joining remotely. The program was focused on Modern Educational Tools and Pedagogical Practices for Online Teaching. My session was focused on how game-based-approach adds FACTORS that complement learning process and raise effectiveness of the process. The Program was for 2 hours and participation levels did not dip throughout the program. I had conceived the structure/sequence of the program with variety and engagement enhancing factors, such as quiz, survey, discussions, panel discussion.
I wish to add that ONLINE mode shall become part of the new-normal and therefore focussing on factors that can make teaching/learning pleasant is the only way forward.
Some more thoughts are expressed in my response to another question (about a week ago) Refer link --> ...https://www.researchgate.net/post/COVID-19_pandemic_and_teaching_learning_process_what_teaching_methods_are_recommended/5ef0c02968809c1a9e273563/citation/download
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Dear Laura Bulgariu ,
I think it can be useful and pleasant if we teach how. I mean, students need capacitation to learn how to make it useful and pleasant .
In my opinion, online system of teaching should be a support to the classroom method of teaching.
From my experience in the field of online education over 10 years of practice, I see that the online education courses offered for students are pleasant and very useful. This attractiveness increases with the services and features offered by the online education systems adopted/used. In addition, there are also surprises during online virtual classrooms as in face to face teaching (strange voices, unexpected behaviors, etc.).
I would describe the experience gained teaching online as useful. Many aspects of online teaching that we used to take for granted are now very crucial to our lesson delivery. For instance, some college professors who vowed not to participate in sharing their notes online found themselves doing so. They usually preferred sharing physical notes in the classroom. I found this experience of online engagement very useful for both teachers and students. Through this experience, students gain knowledge on how to interact with digital documents.
Essential principles and practices of better online teaching
1. Post a weekly announcement to provide an overview of the coming week’s topic or a recap of the previous week’s work, or both.
2. Respond to questions posted in an online question-and-answer discussion forum or sent to you by email.
3. Hold online office hours according to a schedule, by appointment, or both.
4. Post a quick video to clarify misconceptions about a class topic or assignment.
5. Grade and return students’ work in a timely fashion.
6. Talk with students in online discussions.
Through my teaching experiences, it is a good opportunity and new experiences for students to acquire, but this process must be tried in order to achieve its goals.
I find online teaching a challenge and rewarding. I try to keep the courses filled with interactive exercises, graphics, problems, research and consultant reports . The students also post their findings and can chat for more interaction. The challenge is too keep students engaged and to enlarge their creative spirits.
The best thing about online learning is that individuals can take a course from the comfort of their office or home. Even with a busy schedule, one can find some spare time to take a course or study for it.
online study is good, students able to continue their study and don"t miss the subject, for theory side is okay but when coming to practice or doing practical the lecturer has difficulty in explaining to the student. online teaching is very challenging
I agree with Jamilah jamilah Azubir,at leat we have to survive in this times
I am a fan of online learning and I think it works but not a substitute permanently. If we take care of side problems and technical issues , students and teachers will achive alot .
This qualitative study explores the process of implementing effective online teaching practices through interviews with thirty exemplary instructors. Emergent themes include providing students with constructive feedback, fostering interaction and involvement … Lewis, C. C., & Abdul-Hamid, H. (2006). Implementing effective online teaching practices: Voices of exemplary faculty. Innovative Higher Education, 31(2), 83-98.
Dear Dr. Laura Bulgariu ,
Online learning enables students to take courses on a computer from anywhere in the world. E-learning has given students freedom and customization options that make online learning a great alternative over the more traditional classroom environment. There is an increasing number of people who take courses online.
It has its advantages but still not a replacement for class teaching new skills are gained by students i Online learing teaching which is good for students
In fact, it is useless especially for practical courses...and it is a very big challenge for the students and the teachers...
I can comment about online language teaching, Language courses require more interaction between teacher and students,group and pair works.That is not possible in online courses.We are stuck on our chairs.Body language and physical response are significant in language learning.Students feel demotivated and passive in online courses.
At Batumi State University named after Shota Rustaveli on line teaching is the only option to continue teaching due to COVID.
Better to improve as to meet both students' and teachers' expectations to a greater extent...
It is impersonal because many countries educational systems is not built in that dimension. Let look at the economy value of the virtual classes, how many students have the facilities to participate in the virtual classes?
Online teaching can be used as an alternative form of teaching but according to me classroom teaching is the better option. Online does not proved good for the pratical sujects. For practical purpose hands on training and teachingf is must.
Online systems have a lot of disadvantages but we should allow it more time to evolve and mature. Conventional systems have taken decades to do so.
The online system is a very good supplement to the face to face teaching but at this pandemic situation, it is the only and useful option to complement the lost academic hours.
At this COVID19 pandemic, online teaching is not a choice, but the only option. In the recent past, I came across one of my friends who is a teacher sharing images of his online classes, I was astonished to see his efforts for making the science students understand. He was using different 3D models for describing some science chapters, and believe me, the efforts were brilliant and if I think like a student, I would really appreciate this kind of teaching.
In a nutshell, all the success relies on how honestly one is teaching, and how honestly one is learning.
Laura Bulgariu In my opinion, a teacher who takes efforts for making the students understand the concept, is the actually responsible for the success of teaching, be it be online or offline.
I think its utilities is based on the situation. In the current Coronaviruses challenging circumstances, distance learning is somewhat useful, however., there are hundreds of thousands of regions in the world with no internet and even no electricity accessibility. It has therefore devastating impacts on isolated people belonging to such areas. Also for experimental parts of Lab-based learning, we have no good solution. Online learning is sufficient for up to 30% cases only and is still not a satisfactory solution. In summary: It is as "some thing is better than nothing".
It depends on many factors. Firstly in the field of the study. It may be favorable for social fields, which do not need experiments or field studies. When we come to agriculture, medicine, or others seeking practical experimentation then it is very hard to fully adopt online learning. From a student's point of view, it may help some slow learning students, to capture every thought of their teacher as they can see online video lectures repeatedly.
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