Online teaching is fun. Yes, if you have the necessary tools and skills for successful online engagement with students.

Let’s say you’re in the middle of your discussion and someone in your class accidentally clicked on the presentation menu. And, of course, the attention of your students will be taken away from you.

Then a minute or two will be lost because you have to attend to the matter at hand and remember that no one should be playing games on their laptop or at their desk or whatever to prevent this type of incident. happen again

Well, it was a sign that perhaps boredom was brewing among their students, and they wanted a bombastic style, especially if the hour isn’t friendly enough for them to be awake and attentive, absorbing everything that is said and spoken to them. presents.

How do we make our online engagement truly an engagement without the boredom and all? Well, read on and learn a thing or two.

1. Never spend more than 30 percent center stage. Yes, let the students have a 70 percent participation space instead of you, the teacher, talking and arguing all the time, and the like… except when you are using a Socratic approach where the lessons are addressed through probing questions.

2. Variety is key. Use presentation slides with a balanced amount of text, photos, colors, and the rest to avoid a boring presentation. Surprise them with moving objects, varied strategies, big actions if needed, let’s say little kids need big actions, lively voice and strong colors etc.

3. Keep the composition. You don’t know who among your students are naughty enough to take screenshots of you and might tease you later, instead of absorbing the wisdom of your lesson. That is why parents or guardians are present during the online class to see that everything is in order and that no one does inappropriate things while online.

4. Have the students always open the camera until the last part of the lesson. This not only gives you a chance to see how they react to your thought-provoking questions, but also make sure everyone is doing the activities, for example, answering exercises, actively participating, and not shutting down due to environmental distractions.

5. Give each student the opportunity to talk, share, and do activities to develop listening, speaking, turn-taking, empathy, and other vital skills for knowledge, good values, and all.

There you go. These few tips to ensure that online participation is fun and meaningful for all attendees, teachers should not take center stage all the time, but rather give each student a chance to shine. Yes, little effort could make them realize their value, talent and passion to achieve their goals.

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