Subject: Psychology
How long have you been teaching online and with e-sgol?
I have been teaching online with e-sgol for a few months with students from four different schools. Before this, I did some online teaching during the pandemic and when teaching in Bangkok when there were floods and had to teach online for a couple months.
How did you feel when you were asked to teach through e-sgol?
Teaching online has been a learning curve, from sorting technological problems at the beginning to learning how to use new software. But the actual lesson planning has not changed. I started with long presentations and found this difficult for me and my students. As I have become more confident with the technology, I do ask the students to do more and present their work. Creating quizzes which allow students to engage is also useful. Building up a relationship with the students is different online so I work on trust and respect with the students so that they are motivated in doing their work. Sending individual feedback on tasks or commenting on excellent work is useful.
What have you learnt from teaching online?
I have learnt some valuable tech skills that I now use in a physical classroom. For example, recording oral feedback on tasks which is much quicker and more effective. Teaching online has helped made me to work smarter, for example I will give the students a task to listen to a podcast, created an online form with follow on questions which then mark themselves.
What tips would you offer teachers new to online teaching.
Don’t worry too much about the technology. Do what you can and there’s no need to go overboard. Carry on with some written tasks because students still have to write in the exam. Ask them to photograph their work and upload it for marking. Also, ask for feedback from your students about the pace of the lessons because it’s easier to gauge this during face to face lessons than when online.
